The Handlebards present : Much Ado About Nothing
Wednesday 25th June
Doors at 6pm for a 7pm start
Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.
Join the troupe here at the farm (the 4th year!) for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ like you’ve never seen before. In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter.
And what’s the play about? Well - a group of soldiers return from the war to a household in Messina, kindling new love interests and re-kindling old rivalries. The parallel love stories of Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio and Hero quickly become entangled with scheming, frivolity and melodrama in Shakespeare’s famous comedy.
★★★★★- “Explodes with energy and is a genuine treat from start to finish” - The Stage, on the HandleBards’ Twelfth Night
This is an outdoor theatre production (totally off grid!). Bring blankets/chairs and a picnic. Dress for the weather!
There will be a bar with drinks and refreshments from 6pm.