Bard in the Yard returns

Monday, 5 August 2024 07:13

Previous Bard in the Yard in the Manor House courtyard

Ilkley Playhouse's popular fringe production Bard in the Yard returns this month for its fifth consecutive year.

This year you can look forward to half-hour adaptations of Richard III and The Tempest directed by Dick Hebbert and Andrew Leggott.

RICHARD lll

Bard '24, for the first time brings you a history - and what a history it is! Richard III is perhaps the best known and bloodiest of Shakespeare's historical plays, charting Richard Duke of Gloucester's ruthless rise to the throne of England.

But what goes up must come down and by the time Richard reaches his goal, the enemies he made getting there are queuing up to get their revenge....

''And therefore since I cannot prove a lover

To entertain these fair well-spoken days

I am determined to prove a villain''

THE TEMPEST

Magician and deposed Duke, Prospero and his daughter Miranda are marooned on an island with its rightful owner, the vengeful Caliban, and the mischievous spirit, Ariel.

Fate and conjuring shipwreck their enemies on the same shore, and in half an hour, Prospero is restored, Miranda is betrothed to a handsome Prince, Caliban regains his sovereignty, Ariel is freed to the winds, and a jester and a drunken butler get their comeuppance!

Thought to be Shakespeare’s last solo play, The Tempest retains all his mastery, charm, humour and romance.

Performances will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday 24th August in the Wildman Studio and at 2pm in the Manor House Yard on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August (Bank Holiday).

Tickets are just £8 full price and £5 for students. Each play lasts approximately 30 minutes.

To book the Ilkley Playhouse performance please visit ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk

To book the Manor House performances please visit: ilkleymanorhouse.org

If the weather is inclement on the Sunday or Monday, we have the option of transferring back to Ilkley Playhouse which is less than five minutes’ walk away.

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