To honour the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare, The Festival Players Theatre Company is bringing one of the Bard’s most famous plays, Hamlet, to Powderham Castle on Wednesday 17 August.
Thought to have been first performed in 1600, Hamlet is considered the greatest tragedy in the English language. The gripping production will be performed in the atmospheric courtyard of Powderham Castle, by The Festival Players Theatre Company, a professional theatre company from Gloucestershire who have been touring Shakespeare’s plays for 30 years. For this production, musical...
This summer, three laugh-out-loud performances will entertain the crowds at Killerton near Exeter. The evening theatre shows will be brought to life by Heartbreak Productions and The Lord Chamberlains Men against the backdrop of the National Trust hillside garden. The entertainment kicks off on Thursday 14 July, 7.30-10pm, with Heartbreak Productions adaption of Oscar Wilde’s classic ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. Expect hilarious mistaken identities as everyone learns the vital importance of being earnest. On Tuesday 2 August, 7-10pm, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men reimagine Shakespeare’s...
Valentine loves Silvia and Proteus loves Julia – but Proteus is fickle, and falls for Silvia too. When Valentine plots an elopement, Proteus betrays him and Valentine is banished and joins some outlaws in the forest. What are the chances that he’ll be pursued by Silvia, and Silvia by Proteus, and Proteus by Julia, and that all will be waited upon – after a fashion – by their servants Speed and Launce and even Launce’s dog, Crab?
This riotous new production is led by a joyful ensemble of players who will delight with songs, romance and chaos, and hurl Shakespeare’s anarchic comedy...
Hamlet Tue 14 - Sat 18 June 2016 book now Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 7.30pm Wed Schools’ matinee 1.30pm
By William Shakespeare Directed by Andrew Hilton
Hamlet turns a new face to every decade. So many elements – realpolitik, madness, sex, murder – are all brought together in a drama that is both a thriller and the profoundest meditation on our human condition.
Hamlet is presented in repertoire alongside All’s Well That Ends Well, to celebrate ‘Shakespeare 400’ – four centuries since the great playwright died on April 23 1616.
Cygnet Theatre is performing a playful and accessible production of one of Shakespeare’s late masterpieces: a magical evening of tragedy averted and love redeemed.
Whilst Leontes and Hermione are expecting their second child they entertain Leontes’ childhood friend, Polixenes. At Leontes’ request, Hermione begs Polixenes to extend his stay. Observing her persuasive powers, Leontes’ sees a spark of affection between his wife and his friend.
Consumed by jealousy, Leontes destroys his family and seeks to kill his friend. However, Time and Reason heal deep wounds and True Love’...
A University of Exeter expert will describe his fascinating work to unlock the secrets of Shakespeare’s grave at an event held to mark 400 years since the playwright’s death.
Professor Philip Schwyzer has been trying to solve the mystery of the curious forbidding curse on the writer’s tombstone. He will share information about his quest during a public lecture at Exeter Cathedral next week.
Visitors will also be able to view an early collection of Shakespeare’s plays which is held in Exeter Cathedral Library. This rare book is known as the ‘second folio’. The engraved...
Shakespeare's Second Folio Edition Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd April 2016 (during normal visitor hours)
The Cathedral Library's copy of Shakespeare's Second Folio Edition will be on display in the Cathedral for a limited time only to mark the anniversaries of William Shakespeare's birth and death (baptised 26th April 1564, died on 23rd April 1616).
This copy of the second edition of 'Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies; published according to the true originall copies' was printed in 1632.
Ticket information No tickets required; included...
Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th November 2015 in the Chapter House
Monday 9th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tuesday 10th November at 19.30: Hamlet
Wednesday 11th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream
After hugely successful tours in the summers of 2013 and 2014, described by none other than Sir Ian McKellen as 'uproariously funny', the HandleBards are back on their bikes for their most diverse season to date. Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream are touring the country as we speak - and they think they may just be...
Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th November 2015 in the Chapter House
Monday 9th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tuesday 10th November at 19.30: Hamlet
Wednesday 11th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream
After hugely successful tours in the summers of 2013 and 2014, described by none other than Sir Ian McKellen as 'uproariously funny', the HandleBards are back on their bikes for their most diverse season to date. Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream are touring the country as we speak - and they think they may just be...
Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th November 2015 in the Chapter House
Monday 9th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tuesday 10th November at 19.30: Hamlet
Wednesday 11th November at 19.30: A Midsummer Night's Dream
After hugely successful tours in the summers of 2013 and 2014, described by none other than Sir Ian McKellen as 'uproariously funny', the HandleBards are back on their bikes for their most diverse season to date. Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream are touring the country as we speak - and they think they may just be...
