Love Midlands Theatre

Stafford Festival Shakespeare Production To Take Local Inspiration

4/5/2015

 
Picture
The organisers of Stafford Festival Shakespeare have revealed that this year’s production of Much Ado About Nothing will be set in Stafford, at the close of World War 1.

Director, Peter Rowe, says:
“The show will open in 1918 as Leonato welcomes the troops back home from the Great War for music, dancing and romance. As war gives way to peace and Edwardian propriety unbuttons into the Jazz Age, Shakespeare’s much loved comedy will weave its magic in the dusk.”

Production Design will be by Dawn Allsopp, who is new to the Stafford Festival Shakespeare creative team. Dawn is a set and costume designer with impressive experience of over 23 years working in venues throughout the country. 

“We’re thrilled to welcome Dawn to the Stafford Festival Shakespeare team this year” commented Producer Derrick Gask. “She is exceptionally talented and has some wonderful ideas for this year’s show. As it’s our big 25th anniversary I can’t think of a more appropriate setting than Stafford”.

Stafford Festival Shakespeare organisers recently announced that this year’s catering partnership will be with Sugnall Walled Gardens offering range of options to satisfy all appetites, from restaurant dining to take away snacks.

Much Ado About Nothing is the twenty fifth production staged as part of the annual Stafford Festival Shakespeare at Stafford Castle produced by Stafford Gatehouse Theatre in conjunction with Stafford Borough Council Leisure and Culture. The casting is due to be announced this month. 

Tickets for Much Ado About Nothing are on sale now and start from as little as £12. To book tickets click here or call the box office on 01785 619080. The show opens at Stafford Castle on  Thursday 25 June and runs until Saturday 11 July 2015.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Love Midlands Theatre

    Sharing the latest theatre news and reviews around the Midlands.

    Picture

    Subscribe to our mailing list

    * indicates required
    Tweets by @midlandstheatre

    Archives

    May 2017
    April 2017
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015

    Categories

    All
    Amateur
    Auditions
    Birmingham
    Burton
    Cannock
    Casting
    Coventry
    Family
    Lichfield
    Love Midlands Theatre
    News
    Opera
    Professional
    Redditch
    Reviews
    Semi Professional
    Solihull
    Stafford
    Stourbridge
    Sutton Coldfield
    Theatre
    Walsall
    Warwickshire
    West Midlands
    Wolverhampton
    Yardley

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Contact