On the night: Adults £27.50 Children
(5-15) £16.50
Limited capacity – please book early
as performances will sell out.
GROUP BOOKINGS
Bookings of 10 or more at one time: 1 FREE ticket with every
10 booked. Please email jo.smith@arundelcastle.org
SEATING
Outdoor seating for the audience will be
provided. Furniture will not be permitted in the Collector Earl’s
Garden.
FOOD & DRINK
Adjacent picnic area in the Castle grounds
open from 5.30pm. Catering – more information to follow
shortly.
HOSPITALITY – CORPORATE
AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS
From exclusive areas to food and drinks
we would be delighted to help you organise your special occasion.
You can even have a visit from members of the cast.
On foot:
Entrance via High Street Lodge and follow signs to the Garden.
By car:
Please follow signs from London Road, to the Arundel Park entrance.
Disabled:
A designated car parking area and passenger buggy will be available.
Please follow signs from London Road, to the Arundel Park entrance
Our Weather Policy
This policy forms part of our terms and conditions.
We will make every effort to complete the
performance and reserve the right to stop and start the action
as necessary. Performances are never cancelled or abandoned before
the advertised starting time and then only in the event of very
bad weather. Refunds are not given for cancellation or abandonment
as a result of the weather.
PLEASE BRING WARM CLOTHING AS
EVEN ON THE WARMEST DAYS, IT CAN BECOME QUITE COOL LATER IN THE
EVENING.
2009 Arundel Festival -
Shakespeare in The Collector Earl’s Garden
Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex
Thurs 27th, Fri 28th & Sat 29th August 2009
“Crisp, clear, outstanding. A
wonderful show. A great performance” Sir David Frost
“The show was fabulous and
fitted beautifully into the venue” Marsha Fitzalan
"Sheer joy, one of the most
joyful productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream you will see." Yorkshire
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Following
last year's sell-out tour the British Shakespeare Company is proud
to present Shakespeare at Arundel Castle as part of the Arundel
Festival.
The Collector Earl’s Garden at Arundel Castle
in West Sussex provides a magnificent and idyllic setting for Much
Ado About Nothing and A
Midsummer Night's Dream. Performed
in beautiful Elizabethan costumes by a cast of
16 of Britain’s finest professional Shakespearian
actors the shows will include live music and hilarious comedy all set
in the stunning natural surroundings that Shakespeare intended for
his plays.
A magical open-air festival of love, laughter and amorous adventure,
performed by a company that continues to delight audiences and critics
alike.
• Date
• Show
• Time
SThursday
27th August
SMuch
Ado About Nothing
S7.30pm
SFriday
28th August
SMuch
Ado About Nothing
S7.30pm
SSaturday
29th August
SA
Midsummer Night's Dream
S7.30pm
Arundel Castle
Set high on a hill in West Sussex, this great Castle
commands the landscape with magnificent views across the South Downs
and the River Arun. Built at the end of the 11th Century it has been
the family home of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for over
900 years.
The Collector Earl’s Garden
The Collector Earl's Garden has been conceived as
a light-hearted tribute to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585-1646),
known as 'The Collector'. The grand centrepiece is the rock work 'mountain'
planted with palms and rare ferns to represent another world, and supporting
a green oak version of 'Oberon's Palace', a fantastic spectacle designed
by Inigo Jones for Prince Henry's Masque on New Year's Day 1611 - only
five years after A Midsummer
Night's Dreamwas first presented. Inspired
by Shakespeare's Dream, and designed by one of history's greatest architects
and theatre designers, it will be a magnificent and idyllic setting.
The garden is an evocation of a Jacobean garden, not a re-creation.
In the words of its brilliant and original designers 'it aims to stand
alone, to be pleasing, timeless and memorable'.
Yorkshire
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