Our 2011 season has now finished but keep an eye out for all our exciting plans for Bard in the Botanics 2012.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Directed by Gordon Barr
“The course of true love never did run smooth”
Winner of the People’s Shakespeare public vote, the Bard’s funniest comedy returns to Bard in the Botanics in a spectacular new 10th Anniversary Production.
In a 1920s nightclub, cool jazz and hot passions collide one very steamy night. As Puck and his fairies weave their magic spell, it seems no one is immune – young lovers, a troupe of amateur actors, even the King and Queen of the Fairies all find themselves tangled in a web of love and desire.
This musical version of Shakespeare’s perennial comedy takes place inside our brand new Performance Pod, sheltering audiences from the perils of the Scottish summer and transporting them to a magical world where anything can happen!
Previews: Wed 22nd and Thurs 23rd June
7.45 p.m.
(Preview tickets: £12 / £8)
Performances: Fri 24th June – Sat 9th July
(no performances on Sundays or Mondays)
7.45 p.m.
Venue: Main Botanic Gardens, inside our Performance Pod Tent
Tickets: £15 / £10 (conc.)
Box Office: 0141 429 0022
To book online: Click for "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” online booking
HAMLET
Directed by Jennifer Dick
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
The King is dead. Long live the King! Prince Hamlet’s melancholy grief seeps into the very bones of the crumbling Danish court. The ghostly apparition of his father appears to confirm his worst fears; his duplicitous uncle has murdered his brother and taken both crown and queen for himself. Who is there that Hamlet can trust? What can a man do in the face of such terrible treachery?
Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder…?
A thrilling and tragic story, “Hamlet” is one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Don’t miss this exciting new outdoors production, presented for the first time by Bard in the Botanics, as part of our tenth anniversary celebrations.
Previews: Wed 13th and Thurs 14th July
7.45 p.m.
(Preview tickets: £12 / £8)
Performances: Fri 15th July – Sat 30th July
(no performances on Sundays or Mondays)
7.45 p.m.
Venue: Main Botanic Gardens
Tickets: £15 / £10 (conc.)
Box Office: 0141 429 0022
To book online: Click for “Hamlet” online booking
PERICLES
Directed by Gordon Barr
“A man whom both the waters and the wind,
In that vast tennis-court, have made the ball
For them to play upon”
When Pericles, the young Prince of Tyre, discovers the King of Antioch’s deadly secret, he must flee for his life. And so begins an adventure that will span his entire lifetime, as he experiences love and loss, danger and excitement. Part fairy tale, part road movie, “Pericles” is truly the “journey of a lifetime”.
“The Lesser-spotted Shakespeare” is Bard in the Botanics’ opportunity to introduce audiences to plays and stories that are rarely seen in Scotland. Previous titles in this series have included “Richard III”, “Queen Margaret” and “Titus Andronicus”. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy one of Shakespeare’s most beautiful stories.
Using just 4 actors, the highs and lows of Pericles’ story is brought to life in a production that weaves together laughter and heartache, high drama and touching emotion, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Kibble Palace glasshouse.
Previews: Tues 19th July
8.00 p.m.
(Preview tickets: £12 / £8)
Performances: Wed 20th July – Sat 30th July
(no performances on Sundays or Mondays)
8.00 p.m.
Venue: Kibble Palace Glasshouse
Tickets: £15 / £10 (conc.)
Box Office: 0141 429 0022
To book online: Click for “Pericles” online booking
THE WARS OF THE ROSES
Presented in association with RSAMD
Students from the RSAMD’s MA Classical and Contemporary Text course join forces with Bard in the Botanics to produce an epic performance of Shakespeare’s history cycle.
The Wars of the Roses: Part One
(adapted from Henry VI Parts 1 & 2 by Marc Silberschatz)
Directed by Marc Silberschatz
Henry V is dead. His son, young and unprepared, is crowned Henry VI. In the ensuing chaos, England faces threats from within as discord erupts among the nobility and without as a new power rises in France...
The Wars of the Roses: Part Two
(adapted from Henry VI Parts 2 & 3 by Jennifer Dick)
Directed by Jennifer Dick
The Duke of York marches on England, determined to wrench the crown from the House of Lancaster, and Henry VI is powerless to prevent the country from descending into civil war. It is left to his wife, Margaret, to turn warrior queen and lead her army into a battle for the throne and the soul of England…
The Wars of the Roses: Part Three
(adapted from Richard III by Gordon Barr)
Directed by Gordon Barr
Civil war has ended, Edward IV is ensconced on the throne and the future looks promising but from the shadows a new threat emerges - Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Deformed, brilliant and ruthless, he will stop at nothing to gain the crown for himself…
Performances: Part One – Wed 6th July @ 8 p.m.
Part Two – Thurs 7th July @ 8 p.m.
Part Three – Fri 8th July @ 8 p.m.
Venue: Main Botanic Gardens
Tickets: This is a free performance. Tickets are only available on
the night of performance from 6.30 p.m. at our box office
in the Botanic Gardens.