Performance

Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	23rd November 2005
Opened	8th December 2005
To	4th February 2006
When	Nov 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, Dec 1, 2, 6, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, Jan 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, Feb06 1, 4 at 19:30. Dec 8 19:00. Dec 3, Jan 7, 25 Mats 13:30
Prices	From £10.00. To £34.00.
Swan Theatre (V136)
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Canterbury Tales - Tales 2

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:: L1776649485

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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Special Performances

21 Jan 06 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
28 Jan 06 Audio Described

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