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the tempest
stroud shakespeare festival
“A hey can’t you see, the storm clouds a-gathering? Haul away Joe!” 11 fisherman in oilskins and jumpers are preparing for a storm. To while away...
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£10 / £8 Concessions
impromptu
shakespeare
impromptu shakespeare
Bursting with love, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between, Impromptu Shakespeare bring you an entirely new ‘Shakespeare’ play inspired by audience suggestions...
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£9 / £7 Concessions
shakespeare
pick 'N' mix
rats stroud
A kaleidoscopic modern take on the bard!
A company striving to making Community drama more Professional and more accessible. A modern medley of Scenes and speeches from the Bard!
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£5
sounds and sweet airs
sorelle singers
Sorelle, a new all-female operatic group, celebrate the music of Shakespeare. From Purcell’s ‘Fairy Queene’ to Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Sorelle will embark on a journey through the very best of musical tributes to Shakespeare...
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£8 / £6 Concessions
right proper barding
fire springs storytellers
Fire Springs storytellers will be bringing the Bard's tales to life with their bardic arts of storytelling and music. Shakespeare drew his tales from many sources, and we’re going back to his bardic roots
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£8 / £6 Concessions
where there's a will, there's a play
stroud shakespeare festival
Shakespeare has inspired a whole host of new writing – from ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ to ‘Bill’. Hear some new bard-inspired short plays, written by local and national playwrights...
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FREE (BY DONATION)
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make a flower crown
leonor zavala platt
Find Leonor in the Courtyard to make your own festival flower crown!
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£3
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Costume box
cotswold costumes
Cotswold Costumes are coming with a costume box full of things to try on! Take a selfie in a ruff or a doublet.
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the comedy of errors
downpour theatre company
The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s shortest, yet wittiest, plays. Downpour Theatre Company is no stranger to open air theatre...
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£10 / £8 Concessions
making up shakespeare workshop
impromptu shakespeare
Get to grips with Shakespeare in a very different way – by making it up! Improvisers from critically acclaimed Impromptu Shakespeare will teach you...
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£10
shakespeare 101
shirley halse &
howard butcher
Brace yourself and get yourself some braces for a smart AND silly show about Shakespeare. Roll up to receive a highly comic lesson on the Bard, from unconventional educators: Shirley Halse and Howard Butcher...
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£5
the shakespeare heptet
the shakespeare heptet
Blending many influences, The Shakespeare Heptet’s distinct sound is alluring and wholly contemporary, providing a stunning soundtrack to the sonnets. Beautiful vocal harmonies, compelling rhythms...
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£7 / £5 Concessions
the tempest
children's workshop
drama adventures
All aboard for this tempestuous adventure across stormy seas to the island where magic happens! Loosely following the plot of The Tempest, adventurers will use movement, music and imagination...
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£5
the britons
rory blincow & rosie lewis
This Winchester based singer-songwriter duo perform a mix of original songs and covers in an indie-folk style, with some Shakespeare inspired music in-between!
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FREE
face painting
ella babbage
A splash of festival colour! Find Ella in the Courtyard - for the young and young at heart!
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From £1
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Children's trail
space productions
Follow a trail around the gardens and museum to find the quote and win a badge!
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much ado about
nothing (Abridged)
stormcloud arts and theatre
A fresh 1940's modern language adaptation of the beloved romantic-comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’!...
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£7 / £5 Concessions
autolycus!
derekk ross
In a one-man play about one man's quest for freedom, Derekk Ross presents a fondly irreverent comic dig at Shakespeare - in the role of one of his own rogues...
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£5
macbeth
space productions
Students from the UAL Performance for Stage and Screen course at SGS College are proud to present a site-specific Macbeth. Led by the mercurial Porter, the audience will witness the rise and fall of the ambitious politician Macbeth...
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£7 / £5 Concessions
twelfth night
or the search for the common language
international actors ensemble
Viola and Olivia engage in a sparkling battle of wits in this scene by the IAE. The IAE is dedicated to bringing multi-cultural and multi-lingual productions to global audiences
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FREE (BY DONATION)
make a tudor rose brooch workshop
kristine raw
Come and make your own Tudor Rose brooch! Using natural felts, buttons, and a little bit of stitching, come away with a little of the history that inspired many of Shakespeare’s plays!
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£3
shakespeare on film
stroud shakespeare festival
Come and watch some adaptations of Shakespeare's work on Film!
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FREE
visual arts
various
An exciting display of local bard themed art and crafts people! Including printmaker Phillip Kingsbury, letterpress artist Dennis Gould, and Sculpter Jim Pilston, among others. Items for sale!
Sonnet tree
stroud shakespeare festival
Calling poets of every age! Write your very own sonnet and share it with us!
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