Shakespeare in The Collector Earl's Garden at Arundel Castle

Open air theatre at Arundel Castle, West Sussex
Thursday 25th, Friday 26th & Saturday 27th August

GB Theatre Company are delighted to be performing William Shakespeare's most famous love story Romeo & Juliet and the ever popular Twelfth Night in The Collector Earl's Garden at Arundel Castle, West Sussex. Starring Gabriel Thomson (BBC1's My Family) and introducing Lucy Wray, with a cast of the finest professional actors.

Arundel Castle
Set high on a hill in West Sussex, this great Castle commands the landscape with magnificent views across the South Downs and the River Arun. Built at the end of the 11th Century it has been the family home of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for over 900 years.

The Collector Earl’s Garden
The garden has been conceived as a light-hearted tribute to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), known as 'The Collector'. The grand centrepiece is the rock work 'mountain' planted with palms and rare ferns to represent another world, and supporting a green oak version of 'Oberon's Palace', a fantastic spectacle designed by Inigo Jones for Prince Henry's Masque on New Year's Day 1611 - only five years after A Midsummer Night's Dream was first presented. The garden is an evocation of a Jacobean garden, not a re-creation. In the words of its brilliant and original designers 'it aims to stand alone, to be pleasing, timeless and memorable'.

ADDITIONAL VENUE INFORMATION
www.arundelcastle.org
www.arundelfestival.co.uk

For more information visit http://www.gbtheatre.com/arundelcastle.html