SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE ON TOUR RETURNS TO RIPLEY

12th - 13th July, 2010. 7.30pm

After bringing us their production of Comedy of Errors last year we welcome back The Globe with their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Those who have seen the work of Raz Shaw's (director) work will know what a treat this will be and we'd love to see even more of you along than last year. Ticket discounts are available for thos of you who book for both As You Like It as well as this. If you don't know the story then read on.

Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia. When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods outside the city, and walk into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies. But they are not alone. So, too, does a group of amateur actors rehearsing a play. Between the angry fairies, the bumbling players and the dazed lovers, flies Puck armed with a love juice capable of making anyone fall for the first person they set eyes upon – no matter how unsuitable.

Performed on an Elizabethan-inspired stage, asmall troupe of travelling players breathe new life into this amazingly inventive play. Dreamlike, funny and beautiful, eight talented actors reinvent renaissance touring theatre for the 21st century with Shakespeare’s greatest comedy.

'Summer is all the sweeter for a Shakespeare road trip'.
The Daily Telegraph

'Wonderful stuff, conveying the very best in energy and sheer theatrical joy that alfresco theatre can provide'.
Venue Magazine, Bristol

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