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UPCOMING THEATRE PROJECTS
Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival 2024 - 'Richard II'
5-28 July
Countywide Tour
The Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival returns with a brand-new production of one of the Bard's most incendiary plays.
King Richard holds the throne of England, but opposition to his rule is mounting. When he banishes Henry Bolingbroke over a dispute with his ally Lord Mowbray, the exiled noble vows to take revenge. Soon he returns to England to raise an army, with his sights set firmly on challenging the divine right of kings...
This production will also be headed across the county on tour throughout July.
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'The Hay Wain Heist'
Wed 31 July - Elmhurst Family Centre, Aylesbury
Thu 1 August - Hope Church, Chesham
Wed 7 August - Mapledean Family Centre, High Wycombe
Join us at Buckinghamshire Council's WhizzFizz 'Treasures & Tales' tour, as we celebrate 200 years of the National Gallery.
Come and meet the world's worst art thieves, as Doreen and Derek prepare to pull off the greatest heist of their careers – robbing Constable’s ‘The Hay Wain’ from the National Gallery. It’s no mean feat (not least because, up to now, their biggest blag has been pinching postcards from the local tourist centre), and soon they find themselves dealing with a very different type of constable – for the police are on their tale…
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'Wessex Tales'
Sat 17 August - Middle Row Market, Dunstable
We'll be headed to Dunstable Council's Ashton Square Day for another delve into the pages of history...
It's the same old story - you finally get over the Roman Occupation... and then the Saxons turn up! Come and hear the stories of the Wessex kings and queens in this fast, funny (and - occasionally - furious half-hour chronicle of English history. Expect murder, mayhem, and monikers...
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'The Great Vegetable Plot'
Sun 18 August - Waddesdon Manor
Sat 24 August - Vale Park, Aylesbury
Mon 26 August - Headstone Manor & Museum
A brand-new half-hour family show, touring to various venues in August 2024.
Nellie and Neville take their duties as garden gnomes very seriously. Whilst the humans in the wide world succumb to slumber, they patrol the flower beds and vegetable patches, determined to keep the peace. Or should that be peas?
However, trouble is afoot. Cartwright the Caterpillar and his lackies are out to destroy this year’s harvest. Soon a fiendish scheme unfolds; one that will not only out Nellie and Neville’s skills as garden guardians to the test, but might also mean the end of their partnership altogether…
An hilarious (and a little bit heartwarming) tale of horticultural adventure, this special family show is a must-see for all ages.
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'Myrninerest: The Outside/Inside Life of Madge Gill'
27 August - 1 September - Art in the Docks, London
Unbound is proud to partner with The Newham Plays on this stunning new play from James Kenworth.
Madge Gill (1882-1961) was one of the foremost British Outsider artists.* She felt an instinctive compulsion to create, resulting in an outpouring that flowed effortlessly and spontaneously from an altered state of consciousness. Working under the control of Myrninerest, her spirit guide, Madge Gill’s art remains an enigma.
This site-specific performance is performed at Art in the Docks in Newham.
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