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Love's Labour's Lost (2009) |
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Love's Labour's Lost
25th-29th August 2009
The Riverside Players are returning to
Heythrop Park
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Four young men try to do the right thing, and set self-denial and self-improvement above self-indulgence – but they are young men, and, confronted by four pretty young women, they find themselves compromised by love.
Set in the beautiful grounds of Heythrop Park, the Riverside Players’ production of Shakespeare’s charming early comedy, Love’s Labour’s Lost, brings the young King of Navarre and his friends out of their splendid Georgian palace to study amongst the trees and lawns, and brings the lovely young Princess of France and her ladies to visit them – while the locals look on in amazement and amusement.
With a delightful variety of characters – the self-important schoolmaster, the sycophantic curate, the extravagant Spanish nobleman, the precocious page-boy, the good-natured yokel and the saucy country wench – this promises to be the perfect setting for a summer’s evening of gentle and witty entertainment.
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KING OF NAVARRE - Ben Baxter
BEROWNE - Alan Madrell
DUMAINE - Sam Prior
LONGAVILLE - David Sturgess
DON ADRIANO DE ARMADO - Nick Quartley
MOTH - Ben Smith
HOLOFERNES - Michael Furness
SIR NATHANIEL - Colin Macnee
COSTARD - Paul Stephenson
BOYET - Colin Burnie
CONSTABLE DULL - Andrew Pitman
FORESTER - Tom Burnie
MARCADE - Mike Harding
PRINCESS OF FRANCE - Fleur Yerburgh-Hodgson
ROSALINE - Jess Bridge
MARIA - Isobel Burnie
KATHARINE - Alice Evans
JAQUENETTA - Alex Hedges
The Riverside Players have been performing Open Air Theatre since 1951 and this year will be returning to Heythrop Park for just 5 performances.
Heythrop Park can be found on the A44 between Oxford and Chipping Norton. The postcode for SatNav equipment is OX7 4NF.
The theatre bar will be open from 7pm and during the interval.
There is plenty of car parking space and you are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy in the grounds of Heythrop Park prior to the performance. Sorry - no dogs allowed.
Performances are in the open air theatre and summer nights can get cold – so please wear suitable clothing.
All seating is unreserved and has back rests. The majority is also raked.
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So what will you be doing for your summer holiday this year?
Most people will opt for a couple of weeks on the beach, relaxing in the sun. But each year the Riverside players rise with the lark to spend their annual leave setting up a show that’s rehearsed, staged and performed in just two weeks.
The Riverside Players are no ordinary theatrical company. Each year they meet to live and breathe all aspects of mounting a production. Its a great burst of innovative energy and effort…and a race against time. We have a few precious days to build the set, make the costumes and learn the lines.
One year the set was still being painted as the audience were taking their seats! Formed in 1951 by former students of the Central School of Speech and Drama, the Riverside Players have expanded and changed over the years, members now include politicians, airline pilots, and engineers.
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