BOOKING INFORMATION

TIMES

5.30pm Castle grounds open
6.30pm The Collector Earl’s Garden gates open
7.30pm Performances start

TICKETS - ON SALE NOW

IN PERSON: (No booking fee)

Arundel Castle Ticket Office inside the Mill Road gate is open from 10am-4pm Tuesday to Sunday and in August 10am-4pm Monday to Sunday.

ONLINE: (Booking fee/postage) www.arundelfestival.co.uk

TELEPHONE: (Booking fee/postage)
0871 472 0414

PRICES

In advance: Adults £25.00 Children (5-15) £15.00

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.

Organic Hog Roast and Vegetarian options. Crepes. Licensed Bar; Pimm’s, Mulled wine, Wines and Ales, Hot Chocolate and Speciality Tea and Coffee.

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.

For prices or to discuss hospitality please contact jo.smith@arundelcastle.org

ENTRANCE

On foot:
Entrance via High Street Lodge and follow signs to the Garden.

By car:
Please follow signs from London Road, Arundel Park entrance.

Disabled:
A designated car parking area and passenger buggy will be available.

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 FOR LATER - EVEN ON THE WARMEST OF DAYS, IT CAN GO QUITE COOL IN THE EVENING

Arundel Festival - Shakespeare in The Collector Earl’s Garden

"The British Shakespeare Company will set the new Collector Earl's
Garden alight with A Midsummer Night's Dream" The Guardian

Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex
Thursday 28th & Friday 29th August 2008

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 A Midsummer Night's Dream. Performed in beautiful Elizabethan costumes by a cast of 15 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.

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 Dream was 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'.

Additional information: www.arundelcastle.org


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Arundel Festival - Shakespeare in The Collector Earl’s Garden

"The British Shakespeare Company will set the new Collector Earl's Garden alight with A Midsummer Night's Dream" The Guardian

Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex Thursday 28th & Friday 29th August 2008