Love’s Labour’s Lost and The Language of Love Festival

If you don’t currently have a love of your own we thought you’d be interested in this theatre production and festival, being staged at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, UK from tonight until 15 November.  Famous for its dazzling wit and exquisite word play, Love’s Labour’s Lost is a rare jewel that should not be missed. Wherever you happen to be in the world, it’s wonderful to see literary love celebrated. So if you’re in the area, wander along and enjoy it. If you’re at the opposite end of the world ... well, you can still enjoy reading about it and enjoy it from a distance

Four young men swear to devote themselves to uninterrupted study for three years. But when four young ladies come to visit they discover that their oaths are very hard to keep.

After the success of Uncle Vanya at the Rose earlier this year, Peter Hall, (the theatre’s Director Emeritus) returns to direct Shakespeare’s early comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost. In a directing career spanning more than fifty years, his most recent productions include The Vortex, starring Felicity Kendal, at the Apollo Theatre and Pygmalion, which enjoyed a hugely succesful run at the Old Vic this summer.

To coincide with Love’s Labour’s Lost, the Rose Theatre’s first home-grown production, there will be a festival of events, The Language of Love Festival,  in celebration of language, Shakespeare and the spoken word.

Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October
Upstage Theatre Group present
WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

“Up and down, up and down,
I will lead them up and down.
I am feared in field and town.
Goblin lead them up and down”

Magic, sprites, confusion, spells… Come and discover the secrets of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in this drama workshop. Explore some of the tricks played by the mischievous Puck and imagine how you would feel if your world was turned upside down!

Daily workshops
10am-12pm 8-10 year olds
2pm-4pm 11-14 year olds
£5 per child

Please visit the Rose to book places for the workshops, or download a form on their website. Please note that these workshops must be booked in person.

THE POETRY OF SHAKESPEARE: 

Monday 27 October, 8pm
THE RAPE OF LUCRECE
By William Shakespeare

A chance to see Shakespeare’s great narrative poem performed. Olivier nominee Gerard Logan brings emotional intensity to this account of the terrible crime and its dreadful consequences. Theatre at its purist: a
single actor, an empty stage - and the words of Shakespeare.
Suitable for ages 14 +
Tickets £5 (Studio)

Thursday 30 October, 8pm
VENUS AND ADONIS
By William Shakespeare

“I’ll be a park, and thou
shalt be my deer;
Feed where thou wilt,
on mountain or in dale”

A rare opportunity to hear Shakespeare’s seductive early love poem. Sian Robins-Grace brings to life the story of Venus, the Goddess of Love, and the huntsman Adonis. Directed by Lotte Wakeham.

To buy a copy of Love’s Labour’s Lost click here.