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Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale in a unique
setting performed by a unique theatre companyJune 21-28 (excluding June 23, 24)
If the idea of seeing Shakespeare’s late masterpiece The Winter’s Tale in aunique setting performed by a unique theatre company appeals to you, then don’tmiss the latest production by in situ:.
Cambridge’s leading experimental theatre company is providing theatregoerswith a chance to see the Bard’s mysterious drama of loss and redemption, deathand rebirth, at one of the city’s oldest buildings, The Leper Chapel.
The performance takes place both inside the 12th-century building and in itsbeautiful wooded surroundings. This was the site of the ancient Stourbridge Fair
– one of the largest in medieval Europe – and is perfect for the play’s suddenleap into the world of Bohemia.
With the audience sometimes seated, sometimes on the move, and often upclose to the performers, in situ: offers a truly three-dimensional experience of Shakespeare’s fascinating play.
Leontes, King of Sicilia, becomes possessed by a motiveless and terrifying jealousy. It engulfs his kingdom and family, leaving his wife and son dead, andhis baby daughter cast out.
Sixteen years pass. Winter turns to summer. Tragedy turns to comedy andan anarchic summer world unfolds, full of fun, fairs, song-and-dance men,romantic liaisons and truly terrifying bears that eat people.
In situ: director Richard Spaul explained why those who have yet to see thecompany’s productions should not miss this opportunity.
“By using such evocative sites for our performances, and combining that withimaginative use of voice and movement, in situ: offers its audience a type of theatre that is more complex, more intimate and more atmospheric than mostother theatregoing experiences.”
The Winter’s Tale runs from Saturday June 21 to Saturday June 28 (noperformance on Monday June 23 and Tuesday June 24). 8pm, The Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road, Cambridge. Tickets are available from The Junction,01223 511511, or on the door, at £11 (£9 cons). Suitable for 16+
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
In situ: has been presenting site-specific productions for the past eight years invenues as diverse as houses in Cambridge, The Leper Chapel and Wandlebury,on the Gog Magog hills.
Productions have ranged from Psycho and War of the Worlds to The CherryOrchard, The Canterbury Tales, Hedda Gabler and The Decameron.
The Leper Chapel is cared for by Cambridge Preservation Society, which looksafter a number of historic buildings in the area, and is celebrating its 80th birthdaythis year. The last night of the production will be a benefit performance for CPS.
For more information, or to arrange an interview with Richard Spaul, contact
Richard on 01223 211451 or email [email protected] , or Cyrus
Pundole at [email protected] or 07973 515332.
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