2004
May 24 - 28 l May 31 - June4 l June 7 -11 l June 14 - 18 l June 21 - 25
June 28 - July 2 l July 5 - 9 l July 12 - 16 l July 19 - 23 l July 26 - 30 l Aug. 2 - Aug.6
Aug. 9 -13 l Aug. 16 - 20 l Aug. 23 - 27 l Aug. 30 - Sept. 3 l Sept. 6 - 10 l Sept. 13 - 18
MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING (William
Shakespeare)
Theatre production performed by: Westcountry Theatre Company
May:
24, 25, 26, 27, 28 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on May
26, 28 at 2pm.
Westcounty Theatre Company add their unique clarity and energy to create a perfect evening of superb open air theatre that will make you laugh and cry, and smile all the way home. Funny romantic and beautiful, this production is guaranteed to entertain and engage all ages.
INTO
THE WOODS
(James Lapine and
Stephen Sondheim)
Theatre production performed by: The Barnstormers
May:
31, June:
1, 2, 3, 4 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on June
2, 3 at 2pm.
An
assortment of familiar Grimm's fairy-tale characters come to musical life in
this magical story where wishes come true and good prevails,
but that's only the beginning - will it be happy ever after?
With wit, melody and sentiment, "Into The Woods" celebrates choices
and companionship, as appealing to adults as it is to children.
QUASIMODO
Theatre production performed by: Miracle Theatre
June:
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, evenings at 8pm and
matinées on
June 9, 11 at
2pm.
'Quasimodo' - a gripping and witty adaptation of Victor Hugo's 'Notre Dame de Paris'. The company weaves it's unique mix of humour and music into this powerful melodrama and brings to life some of fiction's most compelling characters. Miracle's version is over the top, improbable and funny while remaining intensely human.
THE
QUEST
Theatre production performed by:The Central School of Speech and Drama
June:
15, 16, 17, 18 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on June
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, at 1.30pm.
An anarchic mad musical adventure where characters have to confront a bizarre nursery-verse world to complete an unusual quest.
ALICE
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (Lewis
Carroll)
Theatre production performed by: Illyria
June:
21, 22, 23, 24, 25 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on June
21, 22, 23, 24, 25 at 1.30pm.
What
would you expect to find inside your mirror?
Inside hers Alice finds bossy chess pieces, singing oysters, Tweedledum and
Tweedledee in bitter conflict over a rattle...
Join Illyria on an adventure full of bad behaviour, utter nonsense and timeless
fun.
THE
MERRY WIDOW (
Franz Lehàr )
Theatre production performed by: T.A.O.D.S.
June:
28, 29, 30 July:
1, 2 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on June
30, July
2 at 2pm.
This gorgeous production is filled with can-can girls, elegantly-dressed party guests, heart-throbbing waltzes and tune after memorable tune. We are in Paris for the dawn of the 20th Century. The wealthy widow Anna must wade through a sea of suitors to winnow out the greedy from the sincere.
AS
YOU LIKE IT (William
Shakespeare)
Theatre production performed by: Mad Dogs and Englishmen
July 5,
6, 7, 8, 9 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on July
7, 9 at 2pm.
This
award winning company is back and romance is in the air, if not nailed to
numerous trees in the forest of Arden. Mad Dogs present this comedy with its
love sick sheperds, melancholy poets, crafty clowns and a cross dressing
heroine...
Oh, and abit of wrestling thrown in.
More
of THE CANTERBURY TALES (Adapted
from Chaucer)
Theatre production performed by: Ad Hoc Theatre Company
July: 12, 13, 14,
15, 16
evenings at 8pm and
matinées on July 14,
16 at 2pm.
Chaucer's
characters and stories are brought vividly to life in this medieval romp: full
of morality and bawdiness, the tales of the Knight, Wife of Bath,
Merchant,
Friar and Shipman provide full-bodied entertainment.
TRISTAN
AND YSEULT
(Directed by Emma
Rice)
Theatre production performed by: Kneehigh Theatre
July:
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on July 21,
23 at 2pm.
Based
on the Cornish legend, packed with spectacle and live music, this show brings
the 'celebrated lovers' world crashing into the 21st Century.
"a staggeringly outstanding piece of theatre"
- Cornish Guardian
THE
OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT WENT TO SEE...
(Wood and Ruskin)
Theatre production performed by: The Abbots Company
July:
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on July 28,
30 at 2pm.
A musical play based on the adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, who in Edward Lear's poem went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat; of the pig with a ring in its nose; of the villainous Plum Pudding Flea, the mad jumblies and others.
BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST (A Fairytale thriller) (Laurence
Boswell)
Theatre production performed by: The Miller Centre Players
Aug: 2,
3, 4, 5, 6 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on Aug
4, 6 at 2pm.
You may think you know the story, however there are many surprises in store in this exciting fairytale version. It is pur theatre which combines mystery and physicality to create a tale of entchantment and suspense. For children from 5 to 95.
ROMEO
AND JULIET (William
Shakespeare)
Theatre production performed by: Winchester College Players
August:
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on August
11, 13, at 2pm.
After
Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Nights's Dream, Winchester
College Players turn to Shakespeare's tradgedy of young love, promising a pacy ,
passionate production,
with Jacobean costumes and original music.
This story needs no introduction.
THE
HUNTING OF THE SNARK
(Lewis Carroll/Music
and lyrics by Mike Batt)
Theatre production performed by: The Mitre Players
August:
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, evenings at 8pm and
matinées on
August 18,
20 at 2pm.
The
world amateur premiere of this spectacular and lavish family musical.
Join the ship's crew on their escapade searching for the elusive Snark, a
mythical creature. Relationships develop, tensions rise and the Baker's worst
nightmare comes true...
A
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (William
Shakespeare)
Theatre production performed by: Hertfordshire Players
August:
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on August
25, 27 at 2pm.
A lavish and ambitious production, staged with an original score and costumes specially designed for the Minack. Shakespeare's finest comedy, set in an age of Edwardian elegance, where the dignified behaviour of the court disintegrates during the course of one hot summer night into a riotous physical comedy.
THE
MAGIC FLUTE (Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart)
Theatre production performed by: Surrey Opera
August:
30, 31, Sept.
1, 2, 3 evenings at 8pm
matinées on Sept.
1, 3, at 2pm
Mozart's last opera overflows with spellbinding music, and the story bubbles with infectious charm and enchantment. Surrey Opera brings this magical work alive with a vivacious and amusing new production, set in the swinging 60s.
JANE
EYRE
(Charlotte Bronte)
Theatre production performed by: Tavistock Rep. Co. (London)
September:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on September
8, 10 at 2pm.
This fast moving version brings vividly to life the dramatic tale that is still a favourite after 150 years. Will strong-willed young Jane find happiness with the moody and brooding Mr. Rochester at last and what is the dark secret in the attic?
UTOPIA
UNLIMITED
(W. S. Gilbert & A. Sullivan)
Theatre production performed by: Cambridge University G. & S. Society
September:
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 evenings at 8pm and
matinées on September
15, 17 at 2pm.
Though among the least well known Gilbert & Sullivan works, Utopia Unlimited is an accomplished stage work in the tradition of the best of the Savoy Operas. Though set in the south seas it involves a rather British royal scandal. The tropical utopia is of course, based on Victorian England!