Performance

Venue	Open Air Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	6th June 2001
Opened	15th June 2001
To	22nd August 2001
When	Jun 6, 7, 13, 14m, 14, 15, 16m, 16, 18, 19, 29, 30m, 30, Jul 2, 3, 4m, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12m, 12, 13, 14m, 14, 16, 17, Aug 18m, 18, 20, 21, 22 E20:00, M14:30.
Prices	From £8.50. To £23.00.
Open Air Theatre (V403)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Love's Labour's Lost

Work:: Love's Labour's Lost (S4071)

Self-denial is in fashion at the court of Navarre where the young king and three of his courtiers solemnly forswear all pleasures in favour of serious study. But when the Princess of France and her entourage arrive, it isn't long before the all-male ?academe' have broken every one of their self-imposed rules. Shakespeare's boisterous send-up of all those who try to turn their back on life is a dazzling parade of every weapon in the youthful playwright's arsenal, from excruciating cross-purposes and impersonations to drunkenness and bust-ups. It's a banquet of language, groaning with puns, rhymes and grotesque coinages.

Author

Shakespeare

Production:: (T0404436001)

Company	New Shakespeare Company
Director	Rachel Kavanaugh
Design	Kit Surrey
Music	Terry Davies
Choreographer	Linda Dobell
Lighting	Jason Taylor
Sound	Simon Whitehorn
Performer	Christopher Godwin (Don Armado)
Performer	Adrian Schiller (Berowne)
Performer	Rebecca Johnson (Rosaline)
Performer	Rebecca Callard (Maria)
Performer	Lottie Mayor (Katherine)
Performer	Candida Benson (Princess of France)
Performer	Benedict Cumberbatch (King Navarre)
Performer	Gideon Turner
Performer	Daniel Crowder
Performer	Martin Turner
Performer	Philip York
Performer	John Conroy
Performer	Mark Roper
Performer	Tim Kightley
Performer	Paul Kemp
Performer	Richard Frame
Performer	Howard Ellis

Listing:: L0991545986

Reviews

UK Theatre Web: 19Aug01:
A somewhat over wordy play that althought takes word play to over the top. With many good performances. But does not hold the people.

User Reviews

USER: UK Theatre Web (19Aug01): A somewhat over wordy play that althought takes word play to over the top. With many good performances. But does not hold the people.

Special Performances

19 Jul 01 Sign Interpreted

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.