Shakespeare's Birthday Bash!
Our annual celebration before the season gets into full swing. We’re hoping to start the year in a blaze of glory and beautiful sunshine. Come along to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved with Shakespeare Link and the Willow Globe. Join us in our usual medley of ad hoc performances (any contributions are welcome) - the bar will be open along with plenty of delicious home made cake! Admission is FREE!
Edward Derbyshire - Shakespeare Between the Sheets
Shakespeare Between The Sheets
The timeless words of Shakespeare, interspersed with piano classics, told and played live in this one-person show.
New to Willow Globe, Edward Derbyshire presents new takes on the words of some of Shakespeare's most famous characters, performed with live piano music as part of each character's journey.
Nicholas Bottom has always dreamt of being a performer. At Nick’s insistence, when just eleven years old, his father grudgingly bought Nicholas an old keyboard, and he taught himself the fundamentals before attending lessons with a purple-haired grandmother down the lane (you know, the one with the Afghan hound called Baboushka). Always in the background and spurned by his peers, who considered him rather ridiculous and certainly no scholar, Nick put his desire to take to the stage on hold for many years…until now. But, just as a peascod will expand and finally burst when exposed to the sun, so has Bottom at last come forth into the light of day (and moonlight) to share his story with you. With more than generous help from a very famous playwright, Nicholas also explores the nature and environment that surrounds us all, using several of said playwright’s most beloved characters and moments to highlight what we town-dwellers see, yet do not see, in a passionate invocation of the need to save our planet.
Much of this is a story you may know. Join Bottom on his journey as he narrates how it all began, muses upon the environment, falls into a daydream, and finally brings his masterpiece, hidden for all these years in the bole of an oak tree in the forest, to fruition at last. Though, as we all know, the fairies at the bottom of the garden might have the last say…
At your gracious pleasure, as part of his story, Bottom would like to play you many pieces, including:
Prelude in C, J.S. Bach
Round and round the garden, N. Bottom
Abendsblume (with a naughty twinkle), B. Heller
The ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, L. van Beethoven
The Ousel Cock, N. Bottom
You Spotted Snakes, N. Bottom
O for the wings, F. Mendelssohn
Prelude in C, D. Shostakovich
Starry Dome, G. Nevada
Give Glimmering Light, N. Bottom
Of course, Nicholas wasn’t the only one to think of such a sequence of events. The Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi fell asleep in his garden and dreamt he was a beautiful butterfly. He flew here and there, then, as a butterfly fell asleep. In his dream, the handsome butterfly dreamt that he was the philosopher Zhuangzi, before falling into slumber. The philosopher Zhuangzi then woke up. However, he did not know whether he was the Zhuangzi who has dreamt of the butterfly, or the Zhuangzi in the butterfly’s dream.
Perhaps Bottom will write a play about this one day…
Running time 90 minutes plus interval
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Edward Derbyshire - Shakespeare Between the Sheets
Shakespeare Between The Sheets
The timeless words of Shakespeare, interspersed with piano classics, told and played live in this one-person show.
New to Willow Globe, Edward Derbyshire presents new takes on the words of some of Shakespeare's most famous characters, performed with live piano music as part of each character's journey.
Nicholas Bottom has always dreamt of being a performer. At Nick’s insistence, when just eleven years old, his father grudgingly bought Nicholas an old keyboard, and he taught himself the fundamentals before attending lessons with a purple-haired grandmother down the lane (you know, the one with the Afghan hound called Baboushka). Always in the background and spurned by his peers, who considered him rather ridiculous and certainly no scholar, Nick put his desire to take to the stage on hold for many years…until now. But, just as a peascod will expand and finally burst when exposed to the sun, so has Bottom at last come forth into the light of day (and moonlight) to share his story with you. With more than generous help from a very famous playwright, Nicholas also explores the nature and environment that surrounds us all, using several of said playwright’s most beloved characters and moments to highlight what we town-dwellers see, yet do not see, in a passionate invocation of the need to save our planet.
Much of this is a story you may know. Join Bottom on his journey as he narrates how it all began, muses upon the environment, falls into a daydream, and finally brings his masterpiece, hidden for all these years in the bole of an oak tree in the forest, to fruition at last. Though, as we all know, the fairies at the bottom of the garden might have the last say…
At your gracious pleasure, as part of his story, Bottom would like to play you many pieces, including:
Prelude in C, J.S. Bach
Round and round the garden, N. Bottom
Abendsblume (with a naughty twinkle), B. Heller
The ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, L. van Beethoven
The Ousel Cock, N. Bottom
You Spotted Snakes, N. Bottom
O for the wings, F. Mendelssohn
Prelude in C, D. Shostakovich
Starry Dome, G. Nevada
Give Glimmering Light, N. Bottom
Of course, Nicholas wasn’t the only one to think of such a sequence of events. The Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi fell asleep in his garden and dreamt he was a beautiful butterfly. He flew here and there, then, as a butterfly fell asleep. In his dream, the handsome butterfly dreamt that he was the philosopher Zhuangzi, before falling into slumber. The philosopher Zhuangzi then woke up. However, he did not know whether he was the Zhuangzi who has dreamt of the butterfly, or the Zhuangzi in the butterfly’s dream.
Perhaps Bottom will write a play about this one day…
Running time 90 minutes plus interval
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Unversed - Beckis Cooper
UNVERSED …
Written & Performed by Beckis Cooper
Directed by the award-winning Rachel Fowler.
Unversed … An eager young actor in the city of London has got her hands on a discarded copy of Shakespeare’s first folio. Newly printed and the hottest publication in town, all the plays exist together for the very first time. There's only one problem: the parts are all too out of reach for women to play on the public stage. Come along and be part of the rehearsal as Antonia gives herself permission to speak the verse and explore the profession of being a woman - both onstage and off.
UNVERSED was commissioned and created for the 400TH anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio for Keats House in Hampstead where it premiered to great reviews and has since toured to Doctor Johnson’s House in Fleet Street, John Clare Cottage and The Painted Room in Oxford and will go to Stratford in 2025.
Praise for ‘Unversed’ …
“Marvellous concept with incredible characters - a treat for any Shakespeare fan."
“Just been to Unversed: what a brilliant, passionate, intimate and thoughtful exploration of Shakespeare’s well versed ladies. From Desdemona to Lady Macbeth, I thought Beckis was utterly captivating."
" Brilliant! I loved every minute of it! What a joy it was tonight - to hear Shakespeare acted so truthfully and with such beautiful expression.”
"Superb acting and wonderfully interactive with the audience."
"An outstanding performance from an outstanding actor."
Tickets:
Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Twelfth Night - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
Twelfth Night - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
Twelfth Night - one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays and sunniest comedies. Twelfth Night is full of music, merriment, misconceptions and madness - set in fairytale Illyria, a ship is wrecked but love is in the air….
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Twelfth Night - The Willow Globe Theatre Company (Copy) (Copy)
Twelfth Night - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
Twelfth Night - one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays and sunniest comedies. Twelfth Night is full of music, merriment, misconceptions and madness - set in fairytale Illyria, a ship is wrecked but love is in the air….
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Twelfth Night - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
Twelfth Night - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
Twelfth Night - one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays and sunniest comedies. Twelfth Night is full of music, merriment, misconceptions and madness - set in fairytale Illyria, a ship is wrecked but love is in the air….
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
The School of Night
The School of Night returns to the Willow for another evening of high-wire antics and interactive word-juggling. Amazing feats of improvised poetry, much silliness and of course, tea cosies. A lost Shakespeare play via Dr. Seuss, Pinter or Chaucer - you choose! A magical combination of wit and tomfoolery.
“Trains of whimsical thought are ignited like trails of gunpowder” Heathcote Williams
There will be an interval in this show
Tickets:
Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Supported by Arts Council Wales Night Out scheme
King Lear Retold - Debs Newbold
Willow Globe’s favourite storyteller returns with King Lear Retold
With a passionate command of Shakespeare’s verse and startlingly powerful physicality, Debs Newbold’s storytelling will catapult you deep into the world of Shakespeare's epic tragedy in King Lear Retold.
Tell me my daughters, which of you...doth love us most?
An old king, afraid to be old. A daughter abandoned for speaking plainly. Two sisters warped by ill-treatment. A kingdom in turmoil. When Lear resigns his position by dividing his kingdom in three, he puts an outrageous test to his daughters. Their answers are not all that he expected. What he discovers about himself he does not wish to know.
Deeply felt and often uproariously funny; King Lear Retold makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone in a bold and compelling performance that has all the power and grace of the original text, presented in a charismatic, thoroughly modern style. Created for a sell-out show at Hay Literary Festival, toured internationally and performed to acclaim at Shakespeare’s Globe, this is a thrilling, compelling solo performance.
“Spellbinding and wonderful” – Hay Literary Festival
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Newbold is a master of words and space” – Views From the Gods
★ ★ ★ ★ “she pulls down the spirit of Shakespeare” - StageTalk Magazine
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
Dauntless - Grace O’Malley, pirate queen - Debs Newbold
★★★★ “energising and entrancing” - Hector Gilchrist, eFestivals
Dauntless: Grace O’Malley, Pirate Queen
Debs Newbold gleefully delivers the boisterous, remarkable and inspirational story of her hero: Grainne ni Mhaille – Grace O’Malley – legendary Irish clan chief and queen of the sea.
Stowing away aboard her father’s ship aged 8, Grace became a 16th century force of nature. A multilingual, seafaring weapons expert, leader of 2000 men, rebel, politician, kingmaker and slayer, prodigious lover, avenging hero and notorious pirate. Best of all, she was real.
From the west of Ireland to the court of Elizabeth I, from wild youth to even wilder old age, Dauntless is an epic celebration of uproarious storytelling, high drama and one fascinating 16th century feminist. No knights in shining armour need apply.
Running Time: 75 -80 mins straight through
Age Guidance: For adults and children 12+.
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
The Winter’s Tale - Sun and Moon Theatre
Sun and Moon Theatre - The Winter’s Tale
From the wintry cool courts of Sicilia to the summer sun festivities of Bohemia, experience seasonal change and the passage of time in this spectacular comedy drama. The Winter's Tale combines the best of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies and histories to make for an entertaining evening or afternoon at the theatre - controlling kings, a courageous queen, kind princes, a lost princess, courtroom drama, storms, shipwrecks, festivals, runaway couples, a rogue-ish trickster, disguises, mistaken identities, emotional reunions and a spellbinding final act!
Considered to be one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, this vibrant production will be a delightful and gripping feast of ensemble action, comedy, drama, trials, love, romance, live music, puppetry and magic. Suitable for all ages, this enchanting and exciting play - with one of theatre's most famous stage exits (involving a bear ...) - is the perfect way to spend a summer's afternoon or evening with family, friends, loved ones or solo. Book tickets to experience a winter's tale in summertime - don't miss the magic!
Sun & Moon Theatre are thrilled to be returning to the Willow Globe for a 3rd time having performed Romeo and Juliet in 2023 and Much Ado about Nothing in 2022.
Reviews and feedback from Sun & Moon Theatre’s previous shows:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Sun & Moon Theatre’s work is marked with emotional intelligence and passionate intensity. I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
★ ★ ★ ★ “Such a talented cast!”
★ ★ ★ ★ “Shakespeare at its best. I highly recommend you catch this dynamic theatre company, whether you are a fan of Shakespeare or not … you soon will be!”
★ ★ ★ ★ "Delightful, charming and funny"
About Sun & Moon Theatre: Based in the South West, Sun & Moon Theatre specialise in Shakespeare and their ethos is making Shakespeare for all, focusing on producing accessible and entertaining productions for a wide range of audiences, always asking ‘Why this play now?’. They work with original text, using Quarto and First Folio scripts. They produce open-air and indoor productions, workshops for schools, universities, and community groups, and one-to-one coaching sessions. They adapt their show to every audience and performance space and their goal is always to entertain and invite their audiences to share in brilliant stories, text and characters that have stood the test of time.
Running time: 100 minutes plus interval
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
The Winter’s Tale - Sun and Moon Theatre
Sun and Moon Theatre - The Winter’s Tale
From the wintry cool courts of Sicilia to the summer sun festivities of Bohemia, experience seasonal change and the passage of time in this spectacular comedy drama. The Winter's Tale combines the best of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies and histories to make for an entertaining evening or afternoon at the theatre - controlling kings, a courageous queen, kind princes, a lost princess, courtroom drama, storms, shipwrecks, festivals, runaway couples, a rogue-ish trickster, disguises, mistaken identities, emotional reunions and a spellbinding final act!
Considered to be one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, this vibrant production will be a delightful and gripping feast of ensemble action, comedy, drama, trials, love, romance, live music, puppetry and magic. Suitable for all ages, this enchanting and exciting play - with one of theatre's most famous stage exits (involving a bear ...) - is the perfect way to spend a summer's afternoon or evening with family, friends, loved ones or solo. Book tickets to experience a winter's tale in summertime - don't miss the magic!
Sun & Moon Theatre are thrilled to be returning to the Willow Globe for a 3rd time having performed Romeo and Juliet in 2023 and Much Ado about Nothing in 2022.
Reviews and feedback from Sun & Moon Theatre’s previous shows:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Sun & Moon Theatre’s work is marked with emotional intelligence and passionate intensity. I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
★ ★ ★ ★ “Such a talented cast!”
★ ★ ★ ★ “Shakespeare at its best. I highly recommend you catch this dynamic theatre company, whether you are a fan of Shakespeare or not … you soon will be!”
★ ★ ★ ★ "Delightful, charming and funny"
About Sun & Moon Theatre: Based in the South West, Sun & Moon Theatre specialise in Shakespeare and their ethos is making Shakespeare for all, focusing on producing accessible and entertaining productions for a wide range of audiences, always asking ‘Why this play now?’. They work with original text, using Quarto and First Folio scripts. They produce open-air and indoor productions, workshops for schools, universities, and community groups, and one-to-one coaching sessions. They adapt their show to every audience and performance space and their goal is always to entertain and invite their audiences to share in brilliant stories, text and characters that have stood the test of time.
Running time: 100 minutes plus interval
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Everyman Youth Theatre - Romeo and Juliet
Everyman Youth Theatre - Romeo and Juliet
What is greater? Love for your family? Or love, so intense, so passionate, so violent that you risk losing everyone you hold dear? Your family, your friends? Or has your destiny already been determined? Romeo and Juliet is the classic tale of boy meets girl, but whose families are so entrenched in hate and loathing for one another that when their worlds collide all is irrevocably lost.
Following sell out performances of Macbeth at last year’s Cardiff Open Air Festival and Willow Globe, the award-winning Everyman Youth Theatre (Winners of National Theatre Connections) return to perform Shakespeare’s classic tale of the two star crossed lovers and their tragic demise.
“Professionalism, dedication and meticulous attention to detail” Entertainment South Wales
The award-winning Everyman Youth Theatre (Winners of National Theatre Connections) return to perform Shakespeare’s classic tale of the two star crossed lovers and their tragic demise. What is greater ? Love for your family? Or love, so intense, so passionate, so violent that you risk losing everyone you hold dear?
Running time: 90 minutes
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
Everyman Youth Theatre - Romeo and Juliet
Everyman Youth Theatre - Romeo and Juliet
What is greater? Love for your family? Or love, so intense, so passionate, so violent that you risk losing everyone you hold dear? Your family, your friends? Or has your destiny already been determined? Romeo and Juliet is the classic tale of boy meets girl, but whose families are so entrenched in hate and loathing for one another that when their worlds collide all is irrevocably lost.
Following sell out performances of Macbeth at last year’s Cardiff Open Air Festival and Willow Globe, the award-winning Everyman Youth Theatre (Winners of National Theatre Connections) return to perform Shakespeare’s classic tale of the two star crossed lovers and their tragic demise.
“Professionalism, dedication and meticulous attention to detail” Entertainment South Wales
Much loved at Willow Globe, the award-winning Everyman Youth Theatre (Winners of National Theatre Connections) return to perform Shakespeare’s classic tale of the two star crossed lovers and their tragic demise. What is greater ? Love for your family? Or love, so intense, so passionate, so violent that you risk losing everyone you hold dear?
Running time: 90 minutes
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
The Wet Mariners - Pericles
The Wet Mariners - Pericles
The Wet Mariners are diving into the depths of Shakespeare's best-travelled play. Pericles is the ultimate adventure epic - shipwrecks, pirates, assassins, romance, heartbreak and resurrections - what more could you want from a summer holiday? So pack your swimming costumes because knowing the Mariners... there's a good chance you might get WET!
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
Folksy Theatre - As You Like It
As You Like It - Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke, falls in love with Orlando. When she is then banished from the court by her usurping uncle, Rosalind takes on the appearance of a boy, calling herself Ganymede. She, her cousin Celia and jester Touchstone, travel to the Forest of Arden, where her father and his friends live in exile. When she meets Orlando again in the forest, she devises an elaborate scheme to find out the verity of his supposed passion for her, and to further capture his heart, through the witty and mischievous façade of Ganymede. This wonderful Shakespearian comedy about life, love, betrayal, faith and death is filled with Folksy's touch of live music, bold characters, audience interaction and plenty of laughs.
Folksy Theatre are a not-for-profit, rural touring theatre company, who specialise in Shakespeare productions and adaptations of children's literature. Folksy use a mix of live music, puppetry and audience interaction to bring their productions to life and make them accessible for all ages, cultures and backgrounds.
Tickets:
Adults £12, U16s £6, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
This show is supported by Arts Council Wales Night Out scheme
Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company - Much Ado About Nothing
Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company - Much Ado About Nothing
From Stratford-upon-Avon, Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company presents Much Ado About Nothing.
War is over. Claudio and Hero fall in love, bells toll. Benedick and Beatrice reunite, mischief ensues. Don Jon wants revenge.
Featuring hysterical eavesdropping, a raucous dance party, and disastrous deception – join our lovers as they discover who gets their comeuppance and who gets their happily ever afters.
Running time: 2 hours plus interval
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company - Much Ado About Nothing
Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company - Much Ado About Nothing
From Stratford-upon-Avon, Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company presents Much Ado About Nothing.
War is over. Claudio and Hero fall in love, bells toll. Benedick and Beatrice reunite, mischief ensues. Don Jon wants revenge.
Featuring hysterical eavesdropping, a raucous dance party, and disastrous deception – join our lovers as they discover who gets their comeuppance and who gets their happily ever afters.
Running time: 2 hours plus interval
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35
Willow Weaving Workshop
Do you ever sit in the Willow Globe and just revel in the beautiful structure that was planted 18 years ago? Every winter we prune, weave, and tie-in the vigorous growth from the previous season in readiness for the new one, and part of that includes weaving willow screens to enhance the space.
If you would like to learn how to create these, and help set up the Theatre for our 2024 season, our site manager Louise will be holding a free workshop from 11-4 on Sunday 31st March. Bring sturdy footwear, and garden gloves if you have them, plus lunch (we'll provide hot drinks) and you could spend the whole season admiring your handiwork every time you come to a show!
Booking ahead not essential, but useful in case of weather related re-scheduling.
The Merchant of Venice - The Willow Globe Theatre Company - Wyeside Arts Centre
The Willow Globe Community Company returns to the Wyeside Arts Centre to explore this minefield of preconceptions and mixed messages where everyone thinks they know best about everything. Set against a background of money-making, love, racism, revenge, the course of law, and all sorts of controls, life-changing courses are made - accompanied by magical music and some wonderful laughs. It's Carnival time and anything could happen .....
Tickets: Adults £14, U16s £7, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £35 - Available from the Wyeside website: https://www.wyeside.co.uk
Coriolanus - The Wet Mariners
To mark the 400th anniversary of the First Folio, The Wet Mariners transport you back to Ancient Rome when the world was markedly different: rising inequality, a cost of living crisis and leaders with thinly-veiled disdain for the people. Join our mob in this Shakespearean riot. Theatrical anarchy is waiting to whip you up!
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
Coriolanus - The Wet Mariners
To mark the 400th anniversary of the First Folio, The Wet Mariners transport you back to Ancient Rome when the world was markedly different: rising inequality, a cost of living crisis and leaders with thinly-veiled disdain for the people. Join our mob in this Shakespearean riot. Theatrical anarchy is waiting to whip you up!
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
Venus and Adonis - Christopher Hunter
Shakespeare’s first published work and the best seller of its day. A soft-focus centrefold of Elizabethan erotica? Or an exploration of sexual power and its catastrophic consequences?
A one-man dramatisation by Christopher Hunter
“... beguiles belief that this could be anything but a modern-day piece of theatre“ Theatre Weekly
“… electrifying gem of a show” The Times
Performance begins 7pm with no interval. Bar, tea and cake will be available before the show.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
Macbeth - Everyman Youth Theatre
Excited to return to this wondrous setting, the young company of actors explore the dark and treacherous path through the eyes of the unearthly witches. The company stepping in and out between characters to form one collective voice of the supernatural, representing the terrible deeds executed by the characters.
Performance begins 3:30pm and will be 90 minutes with no interval. Bar, tea and cake will be available before the show.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
Macbeth - Everyman Youth Theatre
Excited to return to this wondrous setting, the young company of actors explore the dark and treacherous path through the eyes of the unearthly witches. The company stepping in and out between characters to form one collective voice of the supernatural, representing the terrible deeds executed by the characters.
Performance begins 1:30pm and will be 90 minutes with no interval. Bar, tea and cake will be available before the show.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
Wildlife and Climate Summer Camp (with Radnorshire Wildlife Trust)
We are excited to be working with Radnorshire Wildlife Trust to host this FREE camp. It is aimed at people aged 14-18 and is the Trust’s final event from their creative workshops series. (You don't need to have taken part in previous events to be able to join the camp.) Places are limited and will be given as part of a selection process.
The purpose of the Wildlife and Climate Summer Camp is to give you a platform that allows you to share your concerns about the future of our local wildlife and climate and not only learn about nature-based solutions and positive action, but actually initiate a campaign.
This is an incredible opportunity to meet likeminded people, as well as an amazing chance to learn from the Trust’s knowledgeable staff and volunteers about nature, climate change and campaigns. You will also learn how to use art to express your feelings and thoughts.
For more information or to apply, please see the event on the trust’s website:
https://www.rwtwales.org/events/2023-07-31-wildlife-and-climate-summer-camp
The Comedy of Errors - Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company
From Stratford-upon-Avon, Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company brings you The Comedy of Errors. A family-friendly 90-minute take on Shakespeare’s classic comedy. A story of love, loss, and confusion. Featuring buffoonery leading to ludicrously improbable situations. Come and join us for some summertime music and mischief.
Performance begins 7pm and will be 90 minutes with no interval. Bar, tea and cake will be available before the show.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
For more information on Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company visit their website: https://www.sweetsorrowtc.com
The Comedy of Errors - Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company
From Stratford-upon-Avon, Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company brings you The Comedy of Errors. A family-friendly 90-minute take on Shakespeare’s classic comedy. A story of love, loss, and confusion. Featuring buffoonery leading to ludicrously improbable situations. Come and join us for some summertime music and mischief.
Performance begins 3pm and will be 90 minutes with no interval. Bar, tea and cake will be available before the show.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
For more information on Sweet Sorrow Theatre Company visit their website: https://www.sweetsorrowtc.com
Romeo and Juliet - Sun and Moon Theatre
Sun & Moon Theatre are returning to The Willow Globe after last year's sold-out 'Much Ado About Nothing' with a vibrant, emotional, and bold production of Shakespeare’s most popular drama of star-crossed lovers and warring families. The feud between the Montagues and Capulets has been reimagined as a rivalry between two family-run movie studios in the 1930s.
Touted as the studio’s latest ‘Golden Couple’, Juliet, the current ‘Girl Next Door’ has been matched up with matinee idol, Paris. Former child star, Romeo, is initially besotted by studio ‘It Girl’ Rosaline, until he falls for Juliet at the Capulets’ premiere after-party. Their lives controlled by this turbulent industry and period, Juliet and Romeo find joy, solace and excitement in their hasty romance, a desire for something true in an artificial world, and most of all, a hope for a better future.
But comedy meets tragedy as fate has other ideas for them; behind the glitz and glamour of the film industry lies dark secrets and insecurities, and when their defiant union faces great opposition, it leads to violence, chaos, and despair.
Suitable for all ages, join us on a summer’s night for the world’s most famous love story, featuring live music, fights, humour, and tears, as we explore the love and conflict between friends, families, and couples, that still rings true today.
Reviews and feedback from Sun & Moon Theatre’s previous shows:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Sun & Moon Theatre’s work is marked with emotional intelligence and passionate intensity. I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
★ ★ ★ ★ “Such a talented cast!”
★ ★ ★ ★ “Shakespeare at its best. I highly recommend you catch this dynamic theatre company, whether you are a fan of Shakespeare or not … you soon will be!”
“So accessible and relevant to all!”
For more information on Sun and Moon Theatre visit their website: www.sunandmoontheatreuk.com or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sunandmoontheatre/?locale=en_GB
Supported by Arts Council Wales’ Night Out scheme
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare Circus
Tremendous fun! Not to be missed. This eight man version of Shakespeare’s most popular play will sure to have you in fits of laughter as well as enchanting you with the magic and mystery of the forest. Please join the Shakespeare Circus and escape from the real world just for a few hours. Suitable for all the family.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
To find out more about Shakespeare Circus visit their website https://www.theshakespearecircus.com
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare Circus
Tremendous fun! Not to be missed. This eight man version of Shakespeare’s most popular play will sure to have you in fits of laughter as well as enchanting you with the magic and mystery of the forest. Please join the Shakespeare Circus and escape from the real world just for a few hours. Suitable for all the family.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
To find out more about Shakespeare Circus visit their website https://www.theshakespearecircus.com
Faith I Branko Romani Quartet
This dynamic foursome returns by popular demand, with sensational, authentic and passionate Roma music. Fiery and spirited straight from Serbia, don’t miss their electric performance – your feet won’t be able to keep still.
Serbia's leading Roma violinist Branko Ristic and UK accordionist Faith Ristic perform high-energy original Roma/Jazz influenced music with their International Quartet. 'Moving, breathtaking and virtuosic’ [BBC Radio 3]
Combining tabor pipe, double bass and guitar with the accordion and violin, Faith i Branko take audiences on a journey from melancholy Roma violin laments to storming Kolos and explorations into jazz improvisation, swing, Gypsy Rumba and Turkish and Indian influenced songs.
Expect a sensational, authentic experience of Roma music straight from the village of Gornja Grabovica, Serbia in these passionate, fiery and spirited performances!
Their albums feature on The Rough Guide to World Jazz; they have played multiple tours of Australia, New Zealand and Europe; have an International Award Winning Documentary that opened Aljazeera Film Festival, and have statues erected in Serbia in honour of their outstanding cultural contribution. It all began 15 years ago - without even a joint language - in a small village in Serbia.
Beat the Winter Blues and join us in The Barn at the Willow Globe - Sunday 26th February, 3pm - 5:30pm including interval.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
For more information on Faith I Branko Romani Quartet visit their website: https://www.faithibranko.com
Supported by Arts Council Wales’ Night Out scheme
Macbeth Retold - Debs Newbold
We are thrilled to be welcoming Debs Newbold back to the Willow Globe for the third year running. Debs Newbold is a multi-award winning performance storyteller who creates fresh, playful work that gets deep under the skin.
Debs is a passionate and skilled performer with a gift for bringing the epic out of the everyday. She has made and performed work for the Royal Opera House, the BBC, Hay Festival and the RSC as well as Shakespeare's Globe where she has a long association. She also takes her work to theatres, festival stages and community spaces all over the world.
Debs’ work spans myth, legend and new writing and has seen her described as “a master of words and space” (Views From the Gods) and “sublime, a consummate performer” (Sam Lee). Her genre- defying collaborations with renowned director John Wright (Told by an Idiot) have helped re- define contemprary storytelling, resulting in two highly acclaimed shows; the award winning Lost In Blue, and Under Her Skin. Her one-woman re-tellings of Shakespeare’s tragedies have toured internationally and helped create an entire strand of storytelling work within Shakespeare’s Globe, where Debs trains new tellers.
★★★★★ “the atmosphere was incredible...one unfeasibly talented woman” - Views From the Gods
Come and be pulled deep into the world of The Bard's darkest tragedy with this alchemic solo performance from theatre artist and storyteller Debs Newbold.
From worthy warrior to marked man, from hero to murderer; Macbeth's fate is set from the start in this tense and gripping re-telling of Macbeth, the third in Debs Newbold’s trilogy of re-imagined Shakespeare stories.
Originally commissioned by the Hay Literary Festival, a sell-out at Shakespeare's Globe and the talk of festivals both in the UK and abroad, this is an unforgettable, shimmering work of performance storytelling that will haunt you for a very long time to come.
5★ Review of Macbeth Retold, by Views from the Gods, can be found here: http://viewsfromthegods.co.uk/story-night-macbeth.shtml
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
Running Time: 75 mins straight through
Age Guidance: For adults and children 13+
The Merchant of Venice - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
The Willow Globe Community Company explores this minefield of preconceptions and mixed messages where everyone thinks they know best about everything. Set against a background of money-making, love, racism, revenge, the course of law, and all sorts of controls, life-changing courses are made - accompanied by magical music and some wonderful laughs. It's Carnival time and anything could happen .....
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
The Merchant of Venice - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
The Willow Globe Community Company explores this minefield of preconceptions and mixed messages where everyone thinks they know best about everything. Set against a background of money-making, love, racism, revenge, the course of law, and all sorts of controls, life-changing courses are made - accompanied by magical music and some wonderful laughs. It's Carnival time and anything could happen .....
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
The Merchant of Venice - The Willow Globe Theatre Company
The Willow Globe Community Company explores this minefield of preconceptions and mixed messages where everyone thinks they know best about everything. Set against a background of money-making, love, racism, revenge, the course of law, and all sorts of controls, life-changing courses are made - accompanied by magical music and some wonderful laughs. It's Carnival time and anything could happen .....
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
Julius Caesar - The Factory Theatre
“Are not you moved, when all the sway of earth Shakes like a thing unfirm?”
The Factory return with a lean and hungry look at Shakespeare's tragedy of political and personal conflict. Contemporary parallels abound in this forensic tale of honour and hubris, ambition, conspiracy and betrayal.
A fresh Factory take on this story for our times, thought to be the first play performed at the Globe Theatre, and one of those that would have been lost without the First Folio.
Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
The Factory’s Twelfth Night at the Willow Globe September 2022
Supported by Arts Council Wales’ Night Out scheme
Julius Caesar - The Factory Theatre
“Are not you moved, when all the sway of earth Shakes like a thing unfirm?”
The Factory return with a lean and hungry look at Shakespeare's tragedy of political and personal conflict. Contemporary parallels abound in this forensic tale of honour and hubris, ambition, conspiracy and betrayal.
A fresh Factory take on this story for our times, thought to be the first play performed at the Globe Theatre, and one of those that would have been lost without the First Folio.
Tickets: Tickets: Adults £15, U16s £7.50, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £37.50
The Factory’s Twelfth Night at the Willow Globe September 2022
Supported by Arts Council Wales’ Night Out scheme
The School of Night
For the third year running, The School of Night are delighted to be making their pilgrimage to the Willow Globe, to improvise another of Shakespeare’s lost plays. High-wire verbal pyrotechnics and literary tomfoolery with middle-aged men who should know better - expect anything, and expect to get very involved! From a fresh Chaucer tale to multi-corpse climaxes, literally anything could happen.
For more information on The School of Night visit their website: www.theschoolofnight.com or their Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/100054410232553/
Supported by Arts Council Wales’ Night Out scheme
Shakespeare's Birthday Bash!
Our annual get together before the season gets into full swing. We’re hoping to start the season in a blaze of glory and beautiful sunshine.
Come along for tea and cake and to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved with Shakespeare Link and the Willow Globe. There will be our usual medley of ad hoc performances and plenty of delicious home made cake! Bar available. Admission is FREE!
Imagining The Real
With funding from PAVO’s Powys Social Value Forum Development Fund, and following on from a successful pilot weekend in October, Shakespeare Link is pleased to announce the continuation of our exciting new project:
Imagining the Real is an entirely free opportunity for adults and young people to meet together, play together, talk together and engage in an interactive, drama based exploration, rooted in some of the most universal stories ever told.
It will take place in the beautiful environment of Penlanole, home of the Willow Globe - and the theatre, the fields and woods, will be the backdrop to the story world we create and inhabit together.
Do you love stories?
Do you remember the joy of playing outdoors and the worlds created in your imagination?
In these past times have you felt sometimes a little lonely or isolated…?
Do you want to try something new; something fun and empowering in a safe, friendly space?
We are inviting families and individual adults and young people – eight years and older – to join us at Penlanole and as co-creators, Imagine the Real:
Sunday 11am to 4pm
Bring clothing suitable for the outdoors and a packed lunch
To register your interest and to learn more about Imagining the Real please contact: info@shakespearelink.org.uk
Feedback from previous sessions:
“It was great to work with a mix of ages together. It felt festive and helped me being in a space with others after the pandemic.”
“...fascinating and rewarding.”
“Enjoyable, creative and thought provoking.”
“...Quite unique and fun for all the family.”
“It taught me so much.”
“I am more sociable.”
“So far I have found it very fun and entertaining.”
“A great initiative. Wonderful to have a range of ages working together and to have children learning and devising ideas with adults and alongside them.”
“Thank you so much, it made me find my voice.”
We look forward to meeting you
Imagining The Real
An elderly man in a once fine coat, braces himself against the wind.
In his right hand a battered suitcase. With his left he holds tightly to the right hand of his granddaughter. He feels her shiver.
What stories does he carry? What stories will she live to hear?
Lowering the suitcase he stoops to tighten the woollen scarf around her neck. Then grasping their lives by the worn leather handle once more, they take the first of many, many steps into our future.
We invite you to join us at Penlanole once again to Imagine the Real.
Sunday 5th March - 11am to 4pm
It's a good time to be human
Imagining the Real - is an interactive, multigenerational drama workshop. We are inviting families, individual adults and young people to join us.
Bring clothing suitable for the outdoors and a packed lunch
To register your interest and to learn more about Imagining the Real please contact: info@shakespearelink.org.uk
Feedback from previous sessions:
“It was great to work with a mix of ages together. It felt festive and helped me being in a space with others after the pandemic.”
“...fascinating and rewarding.”
“Enjoyable, creative and thought provoking.”
“...Quite unique and fun for all the family.”
“It taught me so much.”
“I am more sociable.”
“So far I have found it very fun and entertaining.”
“A great initiative. Wonderful to have a range of ages working together and to have children learning and devising ideas with adults and alongside them.”
“Thank you so much, it made me find my voice.”
We look forward to meeting you
Faith I Branko Romani Quartet
Serbia's leading Roma violinist Branko Ristic and UK accordionist Faith Ristic perform high-energy original Roma/Jazz influenced music with their International Quartet. 'Moving, breathtaking and virtuosic’ [BBC Radio 3]
Combining tabor pipe, double bass and guitar with the accordion and violin, Faith i Branko take audiences on a journey from melancholy Roma violin laments to storming Kolos and explorations into jazz improvisation, swing, Gypsy Rumba and Turkish and Indian influenced songs.
Expect a sensational, authentic experience of Roma music straight from the village of Gornja Grabovica, Serbia in these passionate, fiery and spirited performances!
Their albums feature on The Rough Guide to World Jazz; they have played multiple tours of Australia, New Zealand and Europe; have an International Award Winning Documentary that opened Aljazeera Film Festival, and have statues erected in Serbia in honour of their outstanding cultural contribution. It all began 15 years ago - without even a joint language - in a small village in Serbia.
Beat the Winter Blues and join us in The Barn at the Willow Globe - Sunday 26th February, 3pm - 5:30pm including interval.
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U16s) £30
For more information on Faith I Branko Romani Quartet visit their website: https://www.faithibranko.com
Supported by Arts Council Wales’ Night Out scheme
Imagining The Real
With funding from PAVO’s Powys Social Value Forum Development Fund, and following on from a successful pilot weekend in October, Shakespeare Link is pleased to announce the continuation of our exciting new project:
Imagining the Real is an entirely free opportunity for adults and young people to meet together, play together, talk together and engage in an interactive, drama based exploration, rooted in some of the most universal stories ever told.
It will take place in the beautiful environment of Penlanole, home of the Willow Globe - and the theatre, the fields and woods, will be the backdrop to the story world we create and inhabit together.
Do you love stories?
Do you remember the joy of playing outdoors and the worlds created in your imagination?
In these past times have you felt sometimes a little lonely or isolated…?
Do you want to try something new; something fun and empowering in a safe, friendly space?
We are inviting families and individual adults and young people – eight years and older – to join us at Penlanole and as co-creators, Imagine the Real:
Sunday 11am to 4pm
Bring clothing suitable for the outdoors and a packed lunch
To register your interest and to learn more about Imagining the Real please contact: info@shakespearelink.org.uk
Feedback from previous sessions:
“It was great to work with a mix of ages together. It felt festive and helped me being in a space with others after the pandemic.”
“...fascinating and rewarding.”
“Enjoyable, creative and thought provoking.”
“...Quite unique and fun for all the family.”
“It taught me so much.”
“I am more sociable.”
“So far I have found it very fun and entertaining.”
“A great initiative. Wonderful to have a range of ages working together and to have children learning and devising ideas with adults and alongside them.”
“Thank you so much, it made me find my voice.”
We look forward to meeting you
As You Like It - Willow Globe Community Theatre - on Tour!
The Willow Globe Company are going on tour! On Sunday January 29th, they will present their production of As You Like It at Wyeside Arts Centre - Builth Wells.
Information about the venue can be found on their website: https://www.wyeside.co.uk
Willow Globe Company welcome you to Arden.
Love, laughter, music and philosophy join hands under the greenwood tree in this sunniest of Shakespeare’s comedies.
"We loved the commitment of all the cast and how well you all told the story. We laughed a lot and we laughed out loud. Over the past few days, we've really enjoyed recalling moments from the production and have enjoyed how our talk about the production has led us into reflecting on the world and our talk about the world as taken us back to the production.”
“There was a directness and authenticity to the acting and to the production as a whole which allowed it to resonate powerfully. The question of whether we embrace humanity or whether we reject and suppress it was strikingly shown and given added poignancy by the music - particularly the singing - which was so beautiful."
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket £30
For more information please email info@shakespearelink.org.uk
Tickets available on line or in person from Wyeside Arts Centre - Telephone 01982 552555 https://www.wyeside.co.uk/events/asyoulikeit
As You Like It - Willow Globe Community Theatre - on Tour!
The Willow Globe Company are going on tour! On Saturday January 14th, they will present their production of As You Like It at Mid Border Arts - Presteigne Assembly Rooms.
Information about the venue can be found on their website: https://www.midborderarts.com
Willow Globe Company welcome you to Arden.
Love, laughter, music and philosophy join hands under the greenwood tree in this sunniest of Shakespeare’s comedies.
A treat for winter!
Tickets: Adults £12, U16s £6, Family ticket £30
For more information please email info@shakespearelink.org.uk
Tickets available here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/563828
Imagining The Real
With funding from PAVO’s Powys Social Value Forum Development Fund, and following on from a successful pilot weekend in October, Shakespeare Link is pleased to announce the continuation of our exciting new project:
Imagining the Real is an entirely free opportunity for adults and young people to meet together, play together, talk together and engage in an interactive, drama based exploration, rooted in some of the most universal stories ever told.
It will take place in the beautiful environment of Penlanole, home of the Willow Globe - and the theatre, the fields and woods, will be the backdrop to the story world we create and inhabit together.
Do you love stories?
Do you remember the joy of playing outdoors and the worlds created in your imagination?
In these past times have you felt sometimes a little lonely or isolated…?
Do you want to try something new; something fun and empowering in a safe, friendly space?
We are inviting families and individual adults and young people – eight years and older – to join us at Penlanole and as co-creators, Imagine the Real:
Sunday 2pm till 7pm
Bring clothing suitable for the outdoors and snacks
To register your interest and to learn more about Imagining the Real please contact: info@shakespearelink.org.uk
We look forward to meeting you
Imagining The Real
With funding from PAVO’s Powys Social Value Forum Development Fund, Shakespeare Link is pleased to announce an exciting new project:
Imagining the Real is an entirely free opportunity for adults and young people to meet together, play together, talk together and engage in an interactive, drama based exploration, rooted in some of the most universal stories ever told.
It will take place over a weekend in the beautiful environment of Penlanole, home of the Willow Globe - and the theatre, the fields and woods, will be the backdrop to the story world we create and inhabit together.
Do you love stories?
Do you remember the joy of playing outdoors and the worlds created in your imagination?
In these past times have you felt sometimes a little lonely or isolated…?
Do you want to try something new; something fun and empowering in a safe, friendly space?
We are inviting families and individual adults and young people – nine years and older – to join us at Penlanole and as co-creators, Imagine the Real:
Saturday 10am till evening (possibly with a campfire from 6pm - to be confirmed)
Sunday 10am till 5:30pm
Bring clothing suitable for the outdoors and a packed lunch
To register your interest and to learn more about Imagining the Real please contact: info@shakespearelink.org.uk
We look forward to meeting you