Shakespeare in the Barn : As You Like It
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
We are delighted to welcome The Festival Players back to Winterbourne Medieval Barn to perform Shakespeare's entrancing romantic comedy As You Like It, directed by Michael Dyer, with music by Johnny Coppin.
Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled duke, is banished from the court by her uncle. Disguised as a young man calling herself Ganymede, she flees into the Forest with her cousin Celia. Orlando, who is already in love with Rosalind, does not recognise her in disguise, and a shepherdess falls in love with Ganymede who she thinks is a young man. The Forest is also inhabited by a colourful array of other folk looking for love, and of course chaos and confusion ensue in this delightful tale, full of comedy and music.
The Festival Players Theatre Company is a professional theatre company in their 39th year of touring, delivering the best in open-air Shakespeare, committed to presenting the very best in touring theatre. As in the Bard’s day, Festival Players International will be performing with an all-male company of skilled professional actors, and invite you to share in the fun of this amazing play.
Free parking at the Barn. Full details will be sent in the pre-event email a few days before the show. No parking on Church Lane as this obstructs the road for other users and emergency vehicles. There is plenty of parking for bicycles at the Barn, and space for drop off / collection if you would like to arrange this.
The performance is in the Medieval Barn starting at 7pm. Doors and bar open from 6.30pm.
