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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' . Phil Woods has updated the 600 year old Chaucer to recreate for a modern audience the spectacle, humour and bawdiness of the fourthteenth century original

Cast/Performers

Arthur Bostrom

Creatives/Company

Author: Chaucer
Adapted by: Phil Woods

Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01103577240. Details of all Canterbury Tales archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01350863546

Archive Listings

21 Sep 98 to 26 Sep 98	Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
14 Sep 98 to 19 Sep 98	Fairfield Halls Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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