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Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” (Outdoor Theatre)
14th - 16th June £8.00 - £16.00
Update 15th June 2024 (14:30hrs)
Saturday: Tickets are now off sale from the online box office. A limited number of tickets are available on the door between 5.30 and 5.40pm
Saturday’s performance takes place in the Northwood House Ballroom due to the persisting windy and showery weather. Performance starts at 6pm, so please arrive by 5.45 for seating. No need to bring picnic chairs for this performance.
Sunday Sold out
Performed by AdLib Theatre in the grounds of Northwood House & Park
6pm evening performances on Friday 14th June & Saturday 15th June (Gates open at 5pm)
2.30pm afternoon performance on Sunday 16th June: (Gates open at 1.30pm)
Cambio is Lucentio; Lucentio is Tranio and Litio is Hortensio….confused yet? The merchant is – he’s apparently now Vincentio…until Vincentio arrives! Why is Katherine so quick-tempered? Why is Petruchio really looking for a wife? Is Bianca actually the sweet, mild daughter her mother thinks she is? Do any of the couples – or would-be couples – actually share a genuine love for each other? Indeed, is marriage about love…or money?! So many comedic plots and subplots you won’t believe it!
But don’t worry, all the answers are to be found in the new Ad Lib Theatre open air production of William Shakespeare’s famous comedy The Taming of the Shrew at Northwood House on Friday 14th, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June.
With the two previous Ad Lib Theatre Shakespeare productions of Hamlet and The Comedy of Errors selling out to full capacity in previous summers here at the venue, make sure you get your tickets soon for this year’s main event before they sell out again. This June’s production may just prove to be the best one yet!
Please purchase tickets in advance here online (Sorry..no ticket sales on the day)
The performances will go ahead outdoors in most conditions, so come prepared for the English weather, but if rain or high winds prevail, we will move the performance(s) inside of Northwood House…so the show will go on what ever the weather!
Standard admission tickets: £10 per person
Standard admission tickets plus a welcome drink: £16.00 (choice of a glass of house wine (175ml), half pint of Pimm’s or Mermaid G&T on arrival*)
Children/students admission tickets: £8.00 (please note this production is not recommended for under 10-year-olds)
(Sorry, but no other concessionary admission rates are available for these events)
Production notes from the Adlib Theatre team:
“After the success of our recent Shakespeare plays at Northwood, each one sold out and receiving incredibly positive feedback, we felt up for a challenge – and The Taming of the Shrew is certainly a challenge! Most productions give us a surface interpretation, with Katherine, the ‘shrew’ of the title, cruelly ‘tamed’ by husband Petruchio until she appears to believe that all women should do exactly as their husband bids…..not a sentiment we would share nowadays, and considering so many of his feisty female characters, not a belief Shakespeare seems to have upheld, at least in his maturity. We have looked deeper into the characters and what we found may surprise you – it will certainly entertain you – apart from all else it is a hilarious plot!”
More information about attending:
The production is expected to last 120 minutes, which includes a 20-minute interval.
Gates opens an hour before start of play.
Bring a picnic and folding chairs for seating. No chairs are provided (sorry).
Limited space for picnic rugs is available, but it is advised that sitting like this for a two hour play may not be very comfortable.
The event takes place in the Northwood Park Picnic area, just below the park tennis courts and next to the bowls club.
The production will move indoors to the Northwood House Ballroom in very wet and or windy weather and will not be cancelled due to inclement weather (and no refunds given). Signage/stewards will direct customers to the Rotunda entrance in this scenario and we’ll try and email ticket holders in advance to notify them if time allows.
Pay & Display Parking is available in the Northwood House Rotunda or Park Road Car Parks (sorry, limited capacity in the Rotunda car park). Parking is free after 6pm on all days.
Toilets are available adjacent to the Northwood Park tennis courts, near the performance area.
Please dress warmly (or bring extra layers), even on a nice evening.
Please note that tickets are non-refundable once purchased.
You are welcome to bring refreshments & a picnic.
The Northwood House Lawn Bar will be open on the lawns adjacent to the performance area before, during and after the event where alcoholic and soft drinks are available with bar snacks….why not come and relax for an hour before the event starts?
Hot food is also available to order from the Lawn Bar’s catering outlet…just pop in from 5pm to order yours for collection before the start of the play or during the interval. Email for a menu in advance to administrator@northwoodhouse.org
ADLIB THEATRE ARE AN ISLAND BASED COMMUNITY THEATRE GROUP.
THIS IS AN AMATEUR THEATRE PRODUCTION.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE ONLY BY ORDERING BELOW OR BY CALLING THE NORTHWOOD HOUSE OFFICE ON 01983 293642 TO PAY BY CARD.
PLEASE BRING A PRINTED COPY OF YOUR EMAIL TICKET CONFIRMATION WITH YOU TO SHOW AT THE ADMISSION GATE OR HAVE IT AVAILABLE TO SHOW ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE.
*Tickets pre-ordered with drinks:
Wine: Medium 175ml glass of house wine: Sav. Blanc/Pinot Grigio Rose/Merlot/Malbec.
Pimm’s: Half pint serving with all the trimmings.
Mermaid G&T: 25ml measure standard or pink gin, with choice of fever tree tonic.
State preference during order process.
Over 18’s only may order tickets with an alcoholic drink. Challenge 25 policy in operation.
