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Love's Labour's Lost
by William Shakespeare
25 September - 10 October
Love and lust
**** 'Dominic Dromgoole’s zestful production succeeds in captivating the audience to a degree that I would not have thought possible… It’s a treat' The Independent
'Sends its audience out in a mood of high exultation' Observer
'As dewy as a morning in May… this production lands every joke' New York Times
'With a delightful design and jaunty music it has abundant charm… Entirely enchanting' The Times
The King of Navarre and his courtiers have forsworn every kind of pleasure. But a visit from the Princess of France and her lovely entourage soon has this all-male ‘academe’ tearing up its own rulebook.
Shakespeare’s celebration of the claims of young love is a festive parade of every weapon in the youthful playwright’s comic arsenal – from excruciating cross-purposes to silly impersonations, drunkenness, bustups and pratfalls. It’s also his most joyful banquet of language, groaning with puns, rhymes, bizarre syntax, grotesque coinages and parody.
2009 Theatre Season
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Please note: whilst all seats are covered, the theatre is open to the elements and performances continue whatever the weather. Ticket holders are advised to come prepared for rain, sun and hot or cold temperatures. Water is available for purchase, and a free drinking fountain is available.
Directed by Dominic Dromgoole
Designed by Jonathan Fensom
Composed by Claire van Kampen