WHAT'S ON
It is with great regret that the Coronavirus has forced us to CANCEL our events for 2020.
But we hope 2021 will be a bumper year. Do click on Contact and complete the form for prior notification for next year's performances.
SHAKESPEARE'S WEEKEND 2020
Debate at Mells:
“Does the History Matter?”
6.30pm for 7.00pm, Friday 28th August 2020
Mells Tithe Barn
Mells, Somerset, BA11 3PN
Join author Clare Asquith, Cyril Kinsky QC and
scholar Professor Gerard Kilroy in debating the dark side of Shakespeare's best loved comedy
Theatre at Corsley:
Much Ado About Nothing
2.30pm for 3:00pm, Saturday 29th August 2020
The Playhouse
Manor Farm, Corsley, Wiltshire, BA12 7QE
Performed by Illyria
Award Winning Theatre Company
Introduction by Professor Gerard Kilroy
Tickets include Supper at Mells and Champagne Tea in the Manor at Corsley, and more besides…
£20 for the Mells Event, £30 for the Corsley Event, or £45 for both Events
For The Elizabethan Evening’s open air performances click: www.theelizabethanevening.com
Proceeds to Mells Community Village Shop, and The Shakespearean Authorship Trust
Tickets from Claire da Costa, 01373 832113,
THE PLAY - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
AT THE PLAYHOUSE
Performed by Illyria as part of Shakespeare's Weekend
Claudio loves Hero, and Benedick hates Beatrice. This is just as well, because Hero loves Claudia and Beatrice hates Benedick.
Everyone laughs when Don Pedro plays a trick on Benedick and Beatrice, letting each think that they are secretly loved by the other. But it is no laughing matter when Don John plays a trick on Claudio and Hero, deceiving Claudio into thinking that Hero is not faithful to him.
Murderous rage is unleashed, and death can be the only solution...or can it?
Perhaps one last trick may resurrect the innocent dead, restore broken relationships- and even create an unlikely union of Benedick and Beatrice!
Now in it's 29th year, Illyria has delighted audiences the length and breadth of the UK, and in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and the United States and Canada performing some of the most well-loved productions on offer.
The company has won 4 international "Best Performance" awards and attracted numerous '5-star" and 'Critics' Choice" reviews for the lively clarity of its approach to Shakespeare's plays and other performances.
Tickets from Claire da Costa, 01373 832113, or office@theelizabethanplayhouse.com
Places are limited to 130, so please book early
PAST EVENTS
SHAKESPEARE'S WEEKEND 2019
Debate at Mells:
“Shakespeare, Prospero
and The Island"
6.30pm for 7.00pm, Friday 7th September 2019
Mells Tithe Barn
Mells, Somerset, BA11 3PN
Join a discussion between: Clare Asquith,
Professor Gerard Kilroy and Cyril Kinsky QC
Chaired by Professor Gerard Kilroy
Theatre at Corsley:
The Tempest
2.30pm for 3:00pm, Sunday 8th September 2019
The Elizabethan Playhouse
Manor Farm, Corsley, Wiltshire, BA12 7QE
Performed by Illyria
Award Winning Theatre Company
Introduction by Professor Gerard Kilroy
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
performed by
CHAPTERHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY
7:30pm, Thursday 6th December 2018
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On Christmas Eve, the most magical night of the year, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is whisked away on a journey through the past and into the future, accompanied by three fearsome ghosts determied to show him the true meaning of Christmas. This Winter, Charles Dickens' classic ghost story is brought alive in a traditional production, complete with beautiful period costume, song, dance and a magnificent musical score. Join critically-acclaimed theatre company Chapterhouse and see whether Scrooge's frozen heart will melt in time for Christmas Day...
SHAKESPEARE'S WEEKEND 2018
Debate at Mells:
“Who Was Shakespeare?”
6.30pm for 7.00pm, Saturday 15 September
Mells Park
Mells, Somerset, BA11 3QB
Between Oxfordian Alexander Waughand
Stratfordian Clare, Countess of
Oxford and Asquith
Chaired by Professor Gerard Kilroy
Theatre at Corsley:
The Merchant of Venice
2.00pm for 2:30pm, Sunday 16 September
The Elizabethan Playhouse
Manor Farm, Corsley, Wiltshire, BA12 7QE
Performed by Illyria
Award Winning Theatre Company
Summary by Professor Gerard Kilroy