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Outdoor Shakespeare at the Commandery
The Tempest
9th July – 21st July 2013 at 7.30pm
(Excludes Monday 15th)
Sunday 14th and 21st at 3pm only.
Join the Worcester Repertory Company on a turbulent journey of mystery, magic and revenge in another of Shakespeare’s fantastical plays, The Tempest.
When Prospero is usurped from his position as Duke of Milan and cast away to a remote island with his daughter Miranda, he seizes the opportunity for revenge by creating a magical tempest that shipwrecks his enemies. However, when Fernando survives the storm and finds himself wandering the island, he falls instantly in love with Miranda and Prospero is taken on a journey of acceptance and compassion that unexpectedly restores his own happiness.
Another must-see production from Worcester’s premiere professional company.
All tickets £10 (if booked before 6th July 2013)
Flexi-tickets £15.
Tickets after 6th July £12.50 (Sunday performances £10)
Shakespeare at the Cathedral
The Merchant of Venice
The Lady Chapel, Worcester Cathedral
15th – 18th October at 7.30pm
Tickets £17.50
Plus Thursday and Friday 1.30pm Matinees (Tickets £12)
Also touring to Malvern Priory
25th and 26th October at 7.30pm
Tickets £15
Saturday 2pm Matinee (Tickets £12)
Join the Worcester Repertory Company in the stunning surroundings of Worcester Cathedral for one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic comedies, The Merchant of Venice; a tale of love, greed, faith and mistaken identities, where great friendship ultimately conquers all.
Follow noble Venetian, Bassanio, on his quest to win the hand of wise and wealthy heiress Portia. Desperately in need of money to court Portia, Bassanio turns to his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice. Agreeing, but unable to make the loan himself, Antonio suggests that Bassanio secure the loan from one of the city’s moneylenders and name Antonio as the loan’s guarantor – a suggestion that leads the pair to Shylock, the Jewish money-lender with a long-standing grudge against Antonio and his anti-Semitic tendencies. Intent on revenge, Shylock imposes a fearsome condition on the loan - timely payment or a pound of Antonio’s flesh. The play unravels to its dramatic end as Antonio defaults on his loan and Shylock attempts to enforce his gruesome penalty.
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