In Elizabethan England, women were seen as the chattels of men – yet the woman who sat on the throne was hailed as one of the greatest rulers of history. No actresses appeared on the stage – yet Shakespeare’s plays contain some of the greatest female roles ever written. This unique open-air presentation, designed to complement our 2008 playbill, uses drama, song, dance and more to explore the many-faceted and sometimes paradoxical role of women in Shakespeare’s world.
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An outdoor theatre experience written by Peter Hinton
Previews begin: Jul 22
Opens Jul 25
Closes: Sep 28
Director
Carolyn M. Smith
Designer
Laura Burton
Composer
Lawrence Haegert
Choreographer
John Stead
Fight Director
Paula Danckert
Dramaturges
Eight performances weekly at 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., July to September, in our new Festival Pavilion located on the Discovery Centre grounds adjacent to the Festival Theatre. Each performance lasts approximately 75 minutes, leaving you free to attend afternoon and evening performances at any of our theatres.
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