Calderstones Park will be the setting for a series of Shakespeare plays this summer.
The Reader will bring Shakespeare Globe on Tour to the much-loved Liverpool park this June.
There will be a programme of four outdoor performances over three days and the plays that will be staged are: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It and The Tempest.
Following the traditions of an Elizabethan theatre ensemble, the tour will involve a small group of actors who have learnt all of Shakespeare’s plays.
The ensemble will have performed them for the Globe audience, and will then leave London to set out on the road with the plays.
As a tradition, the choice of play will be put into the hands of the audience who will be asked which play they want to see.
The performances will be the first to take place in the Garden Theatre since the Calderstones Mansion House reopened in September 2019, following a £5 million refurbishment.
Founder and Director Jane Davis said: “Shakespeare has been bringing people together at The Reader since our first ever Shared Reading group started nearly two decades ago in Birkenhead.
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"His work gets to the heart of the human experience in a way that continues to have a powerful impact on many of our groups across the UK and Calderstones, who read his work aloud together each week.
“We can’t wait to welcome people of all ages to our newly opened Garden Theatre space this summer to experience the same feeling and we’re delighted to be working with Shakespeare’s Globe to make this happen.”
Ticket holders will be invited to bring along their own deck chairs, blankets and cushions.
When are the performances?
The performances take place on the following dates:
- Thursday, June 4
- Friday, June 5
Saturday June 6
Doors open one hour before show, performance starts 7pm running time two hours 20 minutes.
There will be a 2pm matinée on Saturday.
How much do they cost?
Adults cost £16; Under 18s cost £10; Under 10s go free. For tickets click here.
There are a limited number of concessions available for those receiving Universal Credit.
The plays are suitable for all ages.
