What's on at the Dell
20 June 2008
During the summer month weekends, the Royal Shakespeare Company's outdoor theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, The Dell, will play host to a range of lively student and non-professional productions. Performances kick off on Saturday 28 June, and continue until Sunday 24 August.
The Dell is situated in the Theatre Gardens on Southern Lane, just across the road from The Courtyard Theatre.
Entrance is free, and blankets are available for members of the public to sit on. Members of the public can find out more at www.rsc.org.uk/thedell
Mark Ball, RSC Head of Events and Exhibitions said: “We're delighted that more companies than ever before applied to take part in The Dell, which provides an opportunity to see some of tomorrow's talent in the lovely setting of our theatre gardens. Bring a picnic and enjoy our annual outdoor theatre throughout the summer.”
Further information
For more press information, please contact:
Dean Asker
RSC Press Office
01789 412660
dean.asker@rsc.org.uk
A photo of The Dell is available on request from the RSC Press Office.
Listings information
Saturday 28 June
11am - The Pantaloons - The Taming of the Shrew (1hr 50mins)
He's a boorish fortune hunter, she's a hot tempered shrew - sparks fly as this 5* Edinburgh Fringe ensemble puts a hilarious contemporary twist on Shakespeare classic battle of the sexes.
3pm - Full Tilt - The Comedy of Errors (1hr 30mins)
Join us on our Greek holiday island of Ephisisos. Then when you've had your fill of feasting and games, enjoy the calamitous chaos of mistaken identity, confusion and madness.
6pm The Pantaloons The Taming of the Shrew (1hr 50mins)
(details as above)
Sunday 29 June
10.30am - Leamington Spa Stagecoach - Romeo and Juliet (40mins)
Stagecoach Leamington Spa and Warwick students perform Romeo and Juliet, a story of love, death and other cool stuff adapted by Geoff Bamber. The cast of 37, all aged between 6 and 16, have taken this 30 minute adaption and produced a hilariously funny, Monty Python styled take on the Shakespeare classic.
11.30am - The Pantaloons - The Taming of the Shrew (1hr 50mins)
(details as Saturday 28 June)
3pm - Bristol University - Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost follows four men who swear to study and not see ladies for three years, but Cupid has other plans for them when four ladies pay a visit.
6pm - Bristol University - Love's Labour's Lost
(details as above)
Saturday 5 July
3pm - Vanguard Theatre - Pericles (2hrs)
Come join us (and bring a picnic blanket or folding chairs!) for this story packed with love and loss, loyalty and betrayal, comedy and pathos, and much more.
6pm - Centralised - Liaisons (1hr 15mins)
Liaisons is a modern adaptation of As You Like It, set in a pub with the likes of Rose, Pheobe, Celia, Orlando, Freddy, Charlie and Jack as its regulars! Love grows as the beer flows! ....doesn't everyone look a damn sight more attractive after a few?
Sunday 6 July
11am - Vanguard Theatre - Pericles (2hrs)
(details as Saturday 5 July)
3pm - Centralised - Liaisons (1hr 15mins)
(details as Saturday 5 July)
6pm - Vanguard Theatre - Pericles (2hrs)
(details as Saturday 5 July)
Saturday 12 July
11am - Yarborough School - A Midsummer Night's Dream
An abridged version of the summertime tale, performed by students of Yarborough School, Lincoln.
3pm - Spongecake Theatre - As You Like It (50 mins)
Spongecake Theatre Company presents an abridged version of As You Like It, previously performed in Newcastle at The Round theatre and most recently at the Cavern Club in Liverpool as part of the Capital of Culture 08 celebrations. The company is made up of current students and set up by recent graduates of Northumbria University Performing Arts Division.
6pm - Spongecake Theatre - As You Like It (50mins)
(details as above)
Sunday 13 July
11am - Spongecake Theatre - As You Like It (50mins)
(details as Saturday 12 July)
Saturday 19 July
11am - No Pigeons Theatre - The Taming of the Shrew (1hr 30mins)
The No Pigeons Theatre Company presents a slightly skewed production of The Taming of the Shrew, complete with a tranny Tranio, musical Baptistas, and multiple Katherinas. This show aims to shed new light onto a play laden with misgivings of misogyny, wife beating, and submissiveness.
3pm - BMH Productions - Macbeth (1hr 25mins)
Oxfordshire-based theatre company BMH Productions bring their fast-moving version of Shakespeare's classic, Macbeth to The Dell.
6pm - No Pigeons Theatre - The Taming of the Shrew (1hr 30mins)
(details as above)
Sunday 20 July
11am - BMH Productions - Macbeth (1hr 25mins)
3pm - No Pigeons Theatre - The Taming of the Shrew (1hr 30mins)
(details as 19 July)
6pm - BMH Productions - Macbeth (1hr 25mins)
Saturday 26 July
3pm - Gloucestershire Young Players - Twelfth Night (2hrs 30mins)
Gloucestershire Young Players invites you to a world which is never as it seems. Witty and disconcerting, wistful and romantic, surreal and yet exposing our very real follies, this interpretation appeals to all ages.
Sunday 27 July
11am - Gloucestershire Young Players - Twelfth Night (2hrs 30mins)
(details as Saturday 26 July)
3pm - Oxford University Drama Society - Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's classic tale of tragic love, presented in a fresh and powerful new production. Oxford University Dramatic Society's annual tour to Japan kicks off with this special Gala Performance. In association with Thelma Holt.
Saturday 2 August
3pm - Gloucestershire Young Shakespeare Theatre - The Tempest
Gloucestershire's only amateur young persons' theatre group dedicated purely to Shakespeare visit The Dell to perform Shakespeare's last play.
Sunday 3 August
3pm - Gloucestershire Young Shakespeare Theatre - The Tempest
(details as Saturday 2 August)
Saturday 9 August
3pm - Hammerpuzzle Theatre Co - Measure For Measure (1hr 30mins)
6pm - Hammerpuzzle Theatre Co - Measure For Measure (1hr 30mins)
Fusing music, visual imagery and the power of Shakespeare's poetry, Hammerpuzzle's Measure For Measure is sure to seduce any audience with its sheer vibrancy.
Sunday 10 August
11am - Downe House School - Romeo and Juliet (max 2hrs)
Set in medieval gothic Italy, the all female student ensemble fuse live contemporary music with the poetic Shakespearean text to create a beautiful and at times sinister tale of woe.
3pm - Hammerpuzzle Theatre Co - Measure For Measure (1hr 30mins)
(details as Saturday 9 August)
6pm - Downe House School - Romeo and Juliet (max 2hrs)
(details as above)
Saturday 16 August
3pm - Shooting Stars Theatre Co - Romeo and Juliet
6pm - Shooting Stars Theatre Co - Romeo and Juliet
Shooting Stars Theatre Company returns to The Dell for the third year running, performing their musical version of the classic Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet. Get ready to laugh as much as you cry, whilst you enjoy this fantastic tale of conflict, romance and tragedy with a modern twist!
Sunday 17 August
3pm - Shooting Stars Theatre Co - Romeo and Juliet
(details as above)
Saturday 23 August
3pm - BMH Productions - The Merchant of Venice (1hr 25mins)
Tensions are high on the Venice council estate, while over in the beautiful suburb of Belmont suitors vie for the hand of Portia. It is the 1980's and while songs of freedom fade, greed, revenge and power corrupt all.
6pm - Vox Humana Theatre Co - Coriolanus (1hr 30mins)
Adaptation by Bertolt Brecht
War, Tyranny, Terror A 21st century production of this rarely performed Brecht adaptation, inspired by Jan Kott's Shakespeare Our Contemporary.
Sunday 24 August
11am - BMH Productions - The Merchant of Venice (1hr 25mins)
(details as Saturday 23 August)
3pm - Vox Humana Theatre Co - Coriolanus (1hr 30mins)
(details as Saturday 23 August)
