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“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

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

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

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

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

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)

Find Leonor in the Courtyard to make your own festival flower crown!

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£3

Cotswold Costumes are coming with a costume box full of things to try on! Take a selfie in a ruff or a doublet. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

A splash of festival colour! Find Ella in the Courtyard - for the young and young at heart!

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From £1

Follow a trail around the gardens and museum to find the quote and win a badge!

A fresh 1940's modern language adaptation of  the beloved romantic-comedy, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’!...

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£7 / £5 Concessions

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

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

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)

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

Come and watch some adaptations of Shakespeare's work on Film!

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FREE

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!

Calling poets of every age! Write your very own sonnet and share it with us!