Details

Set in eighteenth century London and Stratford-Upon-Avon, Jubilee mischievously satirises the founding of the whole Shakespeare industry. In 1769, when David Garrick staged the first theatre festival to celebrate the life of Statford's most famous son, little did he realise the impact this would have on the future livelihood of the small and irreverent new comedy dissects the cult of the theatrical personality from Shakespeare to Garrick and with a few recognisable modern-day characters thrown in.

Cast/Performers

Paul Bentall, Wayne Cater, David Collings, Amanda Drew, Joseph England, Geoffrey Freshwater, Mark Hadfield, David Hinton, Kelly Hunter, Elizabeth Hurran, Carol Macready, Trevor Martin, Michael Mears, Drew Mulligan, Stephen Noonan, Owen Sharpe, Barry Stanton, James Telfer, Angela Vale

Creatives/Company

Author: Peter Barnes
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Gregory Doran
Design: Robert Jones
Lighting: Tim Mitchell
Sound: Martin Slavin
Choreographer: Sian Williams