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AUDIO: 'RICHARD II'
5-part audio series
Weekly episodes from 23 March
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dario Knight
It’s 1398. England is in disarray as King Richard II struggles to unify the warring factions of the royal household. A botched attempt at keeping the peace soon leads to years of open rebellion, as Henry Bolingbroke dares to challenge the divine right to rule…
This brand-new audio adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most incendiary plays features the cast of our award-winning stage production from July 2024.
Part of our epic 'Sounds And Sweet Airs' project to bring the complete works of Shakespeare to audio. Discover the plays we've produced so far by clicking here.
THEATRE: 'AN UNBOUND HISTORY OF ENGLISH MYTHOLOGY'
27 April | 11.45am, 12.45pm, 1.45pm
Friars Square Shopping Centre, Aylesbury
Written by Dario Knight & Gareth Johnson
Directed by Gareth Johnson
Prepare for a whistle-stop tour of English myths and legends, as we explore some of the most famous tales ever known in this family-friendly thirty-minute sketch show.
Meet the mighty monster slayer known as Beowulf, hear the story of the life (or should that be "lives"?) of the noble King Arthur of Camelot, discover the facts and the fiction of famous outlaw Robin Hood, and delve in the story of England's patron saint - St George.
Commissioned and performed as part of Aylesbury Town Council's St George's Day Historical Fayre and Parade - a free family event including this year's parade of uniformed youth. Click here for more event info.
FREE EVENT
THEATRE: 'EVERYTHING WRONG WITH POLITICS'
3 May | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
After a short seven year break, our improvised comedy panel game is back! Our two intrepid teams are about to become the leaders of new political parties – whose names are chosen by the audience!
The rivals then compete in a series of improv games – covering everything from scandals to spin doctors – before heading into a general election.
We'll be joined by special guests 'Carried Away Improv'.
Tickets: £10 | £8 conc
Click here to book now
THEATRE: 'THE ATA GIRLS'
5 May | Times TBC | Headstone Manor, Harrow
10 May | Time TBC | Queens Park Arts Centre
Written & Directed by Dario Knight
A new half-hour play commissioned as part of the VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations.
Inspired by the female pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary - who helped ensure that aircraft were ferried to wherever they were needed during the Second World War - this hilarious and heartening new tale of aviation and espionage is perfect for all ages.
Click here for Headstone Manor event info.
Queens Park Arts Centre: Free Entry as part of venue Open Day
AUDIO: THE UNBOUND SKETCHBOOK
6-part audio series
Weekly episodes from 11 May
Written by Gareth Johnson, Brian Murray & Dario Knight
Directed by Gareth Johnson
Our sketch comedy troupe are back with a plethora of pages from their mighty book of comic skits. Blending favourites from the extensive Sketchbook archive with brand-new linking material, this new series is sure to raise a smile.
Catch up with the previous volumes of the Sketchbook's audio outings by clicking here.
THEATRE: 'LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN' (STAGED READING)
24 May | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Andrew Faber
Throughout 2025 we'll be presenting 'Wilde Words' - a season of projects celebrating the life, work, wit, and wisdom of Oscar Wilde, on the 125th anniversary of his death. We begin with a stage reading of one of his famous drawing room society comedies.
As Lady Windermere prepares for her birthday celebrations, a society rumour reaches her concerning her husband and a mysterious woman named Mrs Erlynne. When she uncovers evidence of her own, she confronts him...
Tickets: £10 | £8 conc
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THEATRE: 'A ROYAL NIGHT OUT'
14 June | Times TBC | Priory Gardens, Dunstable
Written & Directed by Dario Knight
Our second new half-hour play commissioned as part of the VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations.
On the night of VE Day, there were revellers in the streets of London. Little did they know that princesses Elizabeth and Margaret had slipped away from Buckingham Palace to join the crowds. This is the imagined tale of what might have happened on this extraordinary royal night out...
Part of the Dunstable Town Council Classic Motor Rally. Click here for event info.
THEATRE: 'MYRNINEREST: THE OUTSIDE/INSIDE LIFE OF MADGE GILL'
20 June | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
21 June | 2.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Written by James Kenworth
Directed by Dario Knight
The sixth instalment of James Kenworth's acclaimed Newham Plays comes to the Painting Studio at QPAC as part of the 2025 Bucks Art Weeks event.
This superb play explores the truly extraordinary life and work of Outsider Artist Madge Gill, and the spirit she claimed originated her work - the mysterious and mercurial Myrninerest...
Unbound originally worked as a production parter on the play's debut in Newham during Summer 2024.
Tickets: £10 | £8 conc
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THEATRE: 'STUART TALES'
28 June | Times TBC | The Kingsbrook School, Aylesbury
Written by Gareth Johnson & Dario Knight
Presented as part of Kingsbrook Live - a special event for local residents - the next instalment of Unbound's 'History of England' series explores the Stuart dynasty.
This half-hour family-friendly sketch show introduces you to the monarchs who shaped their age, including a chronicle of the English Civil War, wherein Charles I discovered that the divine right of kings can't always save your neck...
Click here for event info.
THEATRE: 'THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH'
4-20 July - county-wide tour
Fri 4 Jul | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Sat 5 Jul | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Tour dates and venues TBC
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Rhydian Sendall
The award-winning Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival returns with a band in 2025, with two plays on tour and all manner of exciting projects. We begin with the timeless tragedy in which supernatural solicitings lead Lord and Lady Macbeth to commit a terrible crime...
Click here for QPAC tickets. Tour info announced soon!
THEATRE: 'GERTRUDE & DOROTHY - THE SINISTER SEASIDE'
6 July | Times TBC | Vale Park, Aylesbury
Written & Directed by Dario Knight
Our very own crime-fighting duo are back in action! Based on real life heroes Gertrude Jekyll (celebrated horticulturalist, garden designer, and artist) & Dorothy Levitt (record breaking driver and keen racer), our intrepid pair are all set for a day out at the seaside, where they soon find that murder is afoot...
Commissioned and performed as part of Aylesbury Town Council's 'Aylesbury on Sea' event.
Free event. Click here for event info.
AUDIO: 'HENRY IV, PARTS 1 & 2'
10-part audio series
Twice-weekly episodes from 7 July
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dario Knight
The Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival continues with an epic ten-part audio adaptation of Henry IV, featuring one of the best-loved characters in all of Shakespeare's work: the loveable rogue Sir John Falstaff.
Part of our epic 'Sounds And Sweet Airs' project to bring the complete works of Shakespeare to audio. Discover the plays we've produced so far by clicking here.
THEATRE: 'AS YOU LIKE IT'
25 July - 10 August - county-wide tour
Fri 25 Jul | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Sat 26 Jul | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Tour dates and venues TBC
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dario Knight
The second touring production of this year's festival is a riotously funny new adaptation of iconic comedy As You Like It, in which Rosalind finds herself lost in the woods, schooling her wooer Orlando in the ways of true love.
Click here for QPAC tickets. Tour info announced soon!
FILM / THEATRE: 'HAMLET' (SCREENING)
Sat 2 Aug | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dario Knight
A chance to revisit our acclaimed 2022 production of Hamlet, starring Kati Herbert as the Price of Denmark. This special screening of Fernando Productions' film of the show is followed by a Q+A with some of the cast and crew.
Click here to book now.
AUDIO: 'DE PROFUNDIS'
Three-part audio series
Online from 11 August
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Andrew Faber
TJ Lea performs Oscar Wilde's iconic essay, written during his imprisonment following the shattering trial that devastated his life and career. A virtuoso reading of Wilde's attack on his former lover, and meditation on the themes of Christianity and art.
More information available soon.
THEATRE: 'SENSIBLE SHAKESPEARE'
Sat 9 Aug | 7.30pm | Queens Park Arts Centre
Based on the works of William Shakespeare
A brand-new comedy show exploring how some of Shakespeare's plays might have panned out if his heroes were a little more level-headed.
What if King Lear had better anger management skills? What if Titania and Oberon had gone to marriage counselling? What if Hamlet had just called the police?
Click here to book tickets.
THEATRE: 'HANOVER TALES'
16 August | Times TBC | Middle Row Market, Dunstable
Written by Gareth Johnson & Dario Knight
The next instalment in our 'Unbound History of England' explores the legendary reign of the Hanover Dynasty, starting with a quartet of Georges and ending with the iconic Queen Vic (not that one).
Commissioned and performed as part of Dunstable Town Council's free-to-attend Ashton Square Day event.
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THEATRE: THE STORYTELLER ROADSHOW
County-wide tour, August 2025
As part of our grant from the Rothschild Foundation, we're headed out and about to all manner of great community venues this summer, providing free storytelling shows and writing activities for audiences of all ages.
More info and tour dates to be announced soon!
AUDIO: 'OLD MA MALLARD'S FLOCK'
8-part audio series
Twice-weekly episodes from 18 August
Written & Directed by Dario Knight
These are the adventures of Old Ma Mallard and her flock, who keep the peace on the Grand Union Canal. Prepare to fall in love with this plucky band of feathered friends, in a brand-new full-cast audiobook series.
More info announced soon.