Shakespeare and the Classics
 | A Midsummer Night's Dream Danger penetrates A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare’s enduring story of young love. more
Danger penetrates A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare’s enduring story of young love. As worlds real and unreal merge, romance struggles to survive and unlikely unions are forged.
Featuring the Open Air Theatre's celebrated fusion of original music, movement and unique setting, this magical, comedic and seductive tale is set to be one of the theatrical highlights of the year.
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 | Antigone Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's more
Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies his edict. Creon condemns the young woman, his niece, to be buried alive.
The people daren't object but the prophet Teiresias warns that this tyranny will anger the gods: the rotting corpse is polluting the city.
Creon hesitates and his fate is sealed. The gods never move faster than when punishing men with the consequences of their own actions.
Jodie Whittaker plays Antigone and Christopher Eccleston plays Creon.
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 | Much Ado About Nothing Actress, comedienne, writer and singer, Meera Syal stars, playing Beatrice. Much Ado About Nothing is more |
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 | Richard III Following a sell out season at the Globe Theatre, Shakespeare's Richard III transfers to the Apollo more |
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 | The Duchess Of Malfi Eve Best returns to The Old Vic in March 2012, in John Webster's great Jacobean tragedy, The Duchess more |
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 | Twelfth Night Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry star in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. more |
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