Wives may be merry and yet honest too

What: The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

Who: The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

Where: The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST), Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

When: 14th August 2018

This new production of Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor is quite perplexing in places but I found it a whole lot more enjoyable than their current Romeo and Juliet. And I think audiences in general will concur.

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Turn back, dull earth, and find thy centre out

What: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Where: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Who: Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

When: June 2018

A mid-season visit to the RSC’s latest interesting adaptation of a Shakespeare classic.

Relevance!

Relevance!

Relevance!

This is the catch word that almost every RSC production screams at you as soon as you enter their building in its quaint setting along the River Avon.

What does Shakespeare have to say to today’s world and its issues?

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