WURTELE THRUST STAGE

One of Shakespeare?s best loved comedies of love and confusion, Twelfth Night tells a twisted tale of mistaken identity, transformation and deception. With a man playing a girl disguised as a boy (keep up!), illusion and reality are almost indistinguishable on this island of Illyria. Dark and delightful, the play asks "What happens when you fall in love with the wrong person?" and the answer is both beautiful and bittersweet.

 

In The Taming Of The Shrew two, disguised, competing suitors clamour for the hand of beautiful Bianca whilst gold digging Petruchio agrees to wed her viciously ill-tempered sister Kate sight-unseen. The difference between marrying for love and marrying for money, however, becomes increasingly difficult to judge. This brash, brutal and darkly comic story pulls no punches.

Both plays explore beautifully how being in love with the wrong person reveals true feeling as Shakespeare asks us to examine what makes happiness.

Dates

Opening night: 7 March 2013
Closing night: 31 March 2013

Audience

Suitable for ages 12 and above