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Date: Thursday 3rd-5th July.

Time: 7.15pm-10.15pm.

Water Lane Theatre Company will be performing William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" on the 3rd, 4th & 5th July in the Monastery Gardens on Windhill, Bishops Stortford.
Tickets are available, in advance from the Rhodes Arts Centre (01279 651 746), or on the door: Adults £9, children U15 & students £6, family tickets £24.
Bring a chair, rug, some food & wine and make a picnic of the evening.

Day / Times: Sunday 6th July 2008

Tickets: £10.00, Concessions and Children £6.00
Your ticket entitles you to access to the gardens from 12noon (Garden closes at 6.00pm)

This comedy presented by Wadham Players recounts the adventures of Essex country girl Ann Byrd with the famous Shakespearian actor Richard Burbage’s theatre company ‘The Lord Chamberlain’s Men’ at a time when women were forbidden to “tread the boards”. Ann disguises herself as a man in order to join the company with hilarious results.
Although we cannot say that this play was the inspiration for the film ‘Shakespeare in Love’, history tells us the Bard did indeed write plays especially for Burbage!

Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

For further information on Capel Manor Gardens visit www.capelmanorgardens.co.
or www.wadhamplayers.co.uk

Date: Sunday 27th July

Time: 2.00pm to 5.00pm

Phoenix Concert Band return for another picnic concert. You can either bring your own or pre order a picnic via our website. Cream teas and homemade cakes on sale throughout the afternoon. Bring a rug or a chair to sit on. Tickets available in advance through the Shenley Park Trust Office or on the gate.

Tickets: Adults £8, children aged 5-16 £5, under 5 years old free.

More information on our website www.shenleypark.co.uk

Date: Tuesday 12th August to Saturday 16th August

Time: 8.00pm to 10.30pm

In 1947, Dorian Williams founded the Pendley Shakespeare Festival amid the Victorian finery of his magnificent ancestral home. Almost sixty years later, it remains our privilege to bring Shakespeare to new audiences in the grounds of this stunning Manor House.

From the 5th to the 16th of August, you are invited to join us for evening performances of two of Shakespeare’s most beloved works: the incomparable Twelfth Night and the electrifying The Merchant of Venice. Both plays promise to provide sumptuous costumes, dynamic set designs and plenty of laughter.

Grounds open at 6pm, so we guarantee time enough to enjoy a meal in our award winning restaurant, or to picnic within the sumptuous grounds, before the performance starts at 8pm.

"If you wrong us shall we not revenge?"
Douglas Dean returns to Pendley to play the enigmatic Shylock in Artistic Director Sarah Branston’s production of The Merchant of Venice. Romantic comedy sits with high drama, in this tale of honour, prejudice, money and love. Antonio has wronged Shylock; can Portia and Nerissa prevent him from exacting retribution?

Date: Monday 18th August to Friday 22nd August 2008

Time:
* 8 to 16 year olds - 10.00am to 4.00pm from Monday to Thursday and 10.00am to 7.00pm on Friday.
* 4 to 6 year olds - 9.30am to 12.30pm Monday to Friday.

We are now enrolling for our Summer 2008 workshop which includes drama, dance and singing. The workshop will run from Monday 18th August until Friday 22nd August at St Teresa's Primary School, Borehamwood.

Costs:
8 to 16 year olds - £135 per child and £105 per sibling.
4 to 6 year olds - £95 per child and £70 per sibling.

Please contact for further information.