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VenueGielgud Theatre
TownWest End
CountyGreater London
From8th July 2006
Opened13th July 2006
To4th November 2006
PricesFrom £11.00. To £41.00.
Gielgud Theatre (V395)
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Canterbury Tales - Tales 2

Canterbury Tales

Work:: Canterbury Tales (S01350863546)

Canterbury Tales is a bawdy classic written 700 years ago, it centres on a group of pilgrims who entertain one another with stories as they ride to Canterbury Cathedral. But despite the apparently holy purpose of their journey these travellers reveal themselves as sinners rather than saints. The pilgrims contrasting and colourful backgrounds offer many different stories, from the serious and moral to the farcical and bawdy, proving that like Shakespeare after him, Chaucer was 'not for an age but for all time' .
Author Chaucer

Production:: Tales 2 (T01792929462)

Part II consists of The Wife of Bath and Other Tales. As the colourful characters near Canterbury, perhaps the most famous of the pilgrims, the worldly-wise Wife of Bath, regales her fellow travellers, with tales of unfortunate and downtrodden husbands. In contrast, the Franklin tells of his romance of Arveragus, Aurelius and Dorigen, steeped in the lofty ideals of chivalry and courtly love.
Producer Royal Shakespeare Company
Adapted by Mike Poulton
Director Gregory Doran
Director Rebecca Gatward
Director Jonathan Munby
Design Michael Vale
Performer Paola Dionisotti (Prioress)
Performer Claire Benedict (Wife of Bath)
Performer Michael Jibson
Performer Nick Barber
Performer Daon Broni
Performer Dylan Charles
Performer Lisa Ellis
Performer Christopher Godwin
Performer Mark Hadfield
Performer Michael Hadley
Performer Anna Hewson
Performer Edward Hughes
Performer Michael Matius
Performer Barry McCarthy
Performer Chu Omabala
Performer Ian Pirie
Performer Joshua Richards
Performer Christopher Saul
Performer Katherine Tozer
Performer Darren Tunstall

Listing:: L139149150




Tales 2

Part II consists of The Wife of Bath and Other Tales. As the colourful characters near Canterbury, perhaps the most famous of the pilgrims, the worldly-wise Wife of Bath, regales her fellow travellers, with tales of unfortunate and downtrodden husbands. In contrast, the Franklin tells of his romance of Arveragus, Aurelius and Dorigen, steeped in the lofty ideals of chivalry and courtly love.

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