Shakespearean tale coming to Buckden
AN outdoor production of a Shakespearean tale is to be presented in Buckden in Venetian carnival-style dress with the music of Mozart played on a harp.
AN outdoor production of a Shakespearean tale is to be presented in Buckden in Venetian carnival-style dress with the music of Mozart played on a harp.
This year the UK’s longest-established outdoor touring Shakespeare company, Theatre Set-Up celebrate their 34th anniversary with a production of The Merchant of Venice.
The play is being performed in the Walled Knot Garden at Buckden Towers on Friday, 16 July at 7.30pm.
The play follows Bassanio, a young Venetian who has squandered his estate and who wishes to travel to Belmont to woo a beautiful heiress named Portia.
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He approaches Antonio, a merchant of Venice to lend him the money to pursue his love interest.
Antonio’s money is tied up overseas so he borrows the money from a Jew in return for a pound of flesh if it is not returned within a fixed time.
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The scene is set for an intense drama in which Portia and her maid take on male disguises to solve all the problems and trick their wayward husbands.
INFORMATION: Tickets cost �12/�10 on door (subject to availability) or in advance from 01480 810344.
