We embark on a tour across Buckinghamshire every July, bringing a brand-new Shakespeare production to all manner of beautiful venues around the county.
Then let us try and change your mind! We're passionate about winning over people who've had a bad experience with the Bard, which is why we offer free performances.
Yes! We hold auditions at the start of the year for the production, so keep an eye out for news of how to gent involved in next year's festival tour.
After tackling a tragedy in 2022 and a comedy in 2023, this year's festival turns its attention to Shakespeare's history cycle, with a brand-new production of one of the Bard's most incendiary plays.
King Richard II has held the throne of England since he was a child - ordained, he belives, by God Almighty to lead and rule.
However, unrest in the country is mounting and Richard's popularity is waning. Having recently banished his cousin Henry Bolingbroke following a dispute in the royal court, Richard seizes his family lands.
Seeking revenge, Bolingbroke returns to England and begins rallying an army, whilst plotting to challenge the unchallengable - the divine right of kings...
A gripping thriller exploring the politics of leadership, and the nature and abuse of power, Richard II is the play that almost got Shakespeare arrested, when it was used as part of a plot to overthrown Elizabeth I...
Tickets £10 | £8 conc
Two evening performances in our home venue - Queens Park Arts Centre's Limelight Theatre. A chance to see the production with full set, ligh...
Tickets £10 | £8 conc
Tickets £5 | £4 conc
Bringing theatre to the villages! Join us in this fantastic open barn in the heart of the Bucks countryside. Be sure to bring a picnic blank...
Tickets £5 | £4 conc
Tickets £5
Join us in the beautiful idyllic hideaway of the museum gardens. There's plenty to see and do at the museum itself before the show begins!
Cl...
Tickets £5
FREE ENTRY!
Our first free-to-view performance takes place in the garden of this historic pub. Always a highlight of the tour, with a fantastic food and...
FREE ENTRY!
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If you're worried about the weather, then book to see an indoor performance! We're thrilled to be returning to a truly literary backdrop for...
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Free with grounds entry
One of the most popular stops on the tour, we're headed back to the grounds of the stunning Waddesdon Manor estate. The play is free to view...
Free with grounds entry
Tickets £10 | £8 conc
Another new venue for the tour sees us perform in the gardens of Ascott House. Where better to perform Shakespeare than a picturesque Englis...
Tickets £10 | £8 conc
FREE ENTRY!
Our second free-to-view performance brings us to another historic Buckinghamshire pub. We love performing in the courtyard of the King's Hea...
FREE ENTRY!
Unbound's first foray into the Bard's work coincided with the 400th anniversary of Shakesepare's death, with a celebration of his work covering solilopquies, scenes, soonets and songs at Queens Park Arts Centre
The first full production was 'Macbeth', which ran for four performances at QPAC's Limelight Theatre, and starred Alistair Sanderson and Joanne Rothery as Lord and Lady Macbeth.
Our production of 'Twelfth Night' was the first to venture out and about, with a performance at the Discover Bucks Museum, and an abridged performance for Aylesbury Town Council's St George's Day event.
Next came an ambitious new adaptation of 'Antony & Cleopatra', which visited QPAC, the Discover Bucks Museum, St Mary's Church, and the King's Head pub in Aylesbury.
With stage work placed on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, we adapted our stage projects into films - 'As You Skype It', and 'A Mid-Zoom-er Night's Dream.' - and also presented 'A Sonnet A Day' as part of our online programme.
The pandemic once again curtailed our stage plans for Shakespeare, and so we focused our efforts on kick-starting our 'Sounds & Sweet Airs' project - an ambitious mission to bring the Bard's Complete Works to audio.
As well as 'Sounds & Sweet Airs' launching with two new audio series, the Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival officially launched, as the tour extended across the county for the first time.
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