Details

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.

Cast/Performers

Alex Parkinson (Berowne), Denholm Spurr (Dumain), Jonathan Akingba (Longaville), Lucas Livesey (King Ferdinand), Alex Bedward (Rosaline / Dull), James Swanton (Katherine / / Holofernes), Loren O'Brien (Boyet), Robert Nairne (Don Adriano), Boris Mitkov (Costard), Nicola Fox (Maria / Jaquenetta), Andrew Green (Princess / Sir Nathaniel), Matthew Cavendish (Moth / Mercade)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Siobhan Daly (for Grassroots Shakespeare London - in associatioon with the Old Red Lion Theatre)