Shakespeare's First Folio is one of the great wonders of the literary world. Published in 1623, it was the first printed edition of Shakespeare's collected plays (without it, we would have lost half of his dramatic work...) Join us throughout 2023, as we celebrate #Folio400 🎉

A timely message from our Emeritus Professor John Jowett: “Today is First Folio day. The first recorded sale of the completed book was on 5 December 1623, when Sir Edward Dering bought not one but two copies for £2.”

The first ever collection of William Shakespeare's plays was published 400 years ago in 1623 – but how much do you really know about the First Folio? 🤔 Test your knowledge with the @bbcarts quiz: https://t.co/YsuRpvzwEN #Folio400

An honour to work alongside such amazing actors for @The_Globe 's 400th Anniversary First Folio Gala. What a magical experience to perform at @StationersHall , the very place where Shakespeare's Folio was published. A night I will never forget! #Folio400

It was 400 years ago that Shakespeare’s first folio, a collection of 36 of the bard's famous plays, was published. 5 News’ @simonvigar5 has been finding out just how much of an impact his work continues to have, centuries on. @ShakespeareBT | @TheRSC | #Folio400

#FirstFolio #Folio400 First Folio memorial in London dedicated to its editors John Hemminges and Henry Condell. City of London. 1895/96 Shakespeare by C.J. Allen combines Droeshout and Shakespeare on tomb in Stratford with stone First Folio.

We’re marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio with a special episode of You’re Dead to Me with @greg_jenner so here are a few facts you may not have known! You’re Dead to Me Shakespeare special | Listen on BBC Sounds #bbcshakespeare

Happy 400th to the First Folio! Celebrate with our new First Folio Digital Reader. Flip through one of our First Folios, zoom in to read more closely, and use the table of contents to jump directly to your favorite play. #Folio400

To mark 400 years of Shakespeare’s First Folio, we’ve produced a limited edition 𝘓𝘙𝘉 print replicating the processes used to print 𝘔𝘳. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, & 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴. Get it here:

#OnThisDay 400 years ago, Shakespeare's First Folio was published! 🪶 We're proud to have a First Folio on display until Saturday, on loan from @britishlibrary & supported by @KnowsleyCouncil You can also see the true story of its creation with The Book of Will! #Folio400

8 November 1623: The #FirstFolio went on sale, following its registration at The Worshipful Company of Stationers. 8 November 2023: 400 years on, we celebrate its legacy today. Because without it, we would have lost 18 of Shakespeare's plays including #Macbeth and more 📚

🎭 There's much ado about something across the BBC... Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare's First Folio on TV, @BBCiPlayer, Radio & @BBCSounds, where you can watch and listen to Shakespeare's works and learn about his life and writing Get all the info ➡️ https://t.co/ak5stI3K7R

Today marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's #FirstFolio! To celebrate, we’ve added further digitised copies to our open access resource #FirstFoliosCompared, built using our Quartex platform, enabling you to compare 54 copies side by side #Folio400 https://t.co/m0HDNcpflX

#OnThisDay 400 years ago William Shakespeare's 'First Folio' was published✍️ Curator Brett Dolman tells us more about this notable anniversary and the connections between Shakespeare and Hampton Court Palace 🏰 Read our blog to find out even more👉 https://t.co/v11kfDmpa5

📜 Today marks the 400th anniversary of the First Folio being published 🎭🎉 Without this first printed edition of Shakespeare's collected plays, we would have lost half of his dramatic work to history as many of the plays hadn't been printed before #Folio400

Today marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, the first printed collection of William Shakespeare's plays. Without this book 18 plays would be lost. The Royal Library’s copy belonged to George IV. Find out more: https://t.co/b72kTWNj3W #Folio400

It’s #Folio400 day! 🥳 How will you be celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio?

#OTD 400 years ago the book that became known as The First Folio was first published, 7 years after the death of William Shakespeare. Learn more about the continued impact of the First Folio: https://t.co/5RSBcsPI5z

“He was not of an age but for all time!” This week marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio – will you be watching the BBC’s star-studded documentary tracing the life of the Bard? #Folio400 https://t.co/35MwjNKsVD via @ft

though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in worse case of woe — #Cymbeline #ShakespeareSunday