The Selfridges’ Live + Loud festival, Shakespeare ReFashioned champagne launch reception was held at the store’s Balcony Bar.

Guests were later treated to Shakespeare-inspired performances, including an exclusive presentation from Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Birmingham Conservatoire.

The festival, which ran for five days at the end of September, was a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and a theatre was built in the Moor Street car park.

There were performances by mac Birmingham in partnership with the Autin Dance Theatre, The Old Rep Theatre took to the stage in a collaboration with Birmingham Ormiston Academy and a unique performance of Kill Bill Shakespeare was performed by the Birmingham School of Acting.

Pictures by Dale Martin