Shakespeare live
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Shakespeare Live is the largest exclusively Shakespeare based outdoor production in the South West of England
. Now entering its 20th year they have raised over £50,000 for various local charities over the years. Their vision of minimising the number of repeated productions means that they have performed a wide variety of Shakespeare plays, some rarely seen.
Although strictly an amateur production (no-one involved receives any pay for their involvement, all proceeds are donated to charity), audience figures of over 500 a night, show that the company has a faithful following, that elevates it above the usual Shakespeare in the Park production. Prince Edward
and Sophie Wessex are amongst the high profile attendees.
The annual production usually takes place in the first week of July in the grounds of Hazelbury Manor
, a sprawling Jacobean mansion at Box
near Bath.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Now entering its 20th year they have raised over £50,000 for various local charities over the years. Their vision of minimising the number of repeated productions means that they have performed a wide variety of Shakespeare plays, some rarely seen.
Although strictly an amateur production (no-one involved receives any pay for their involvement, all proceeds are donated to charity), audience figures of over 500 a night, show that the company has a faithful following, that elevates it above the usual Shakespeare in the Park production. Prince Edward
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...
and Sophie Wessex are amongst the high profile attendees.
The annual production usually takes place in the first week of July in the grounds of Hazelbury Manor
Hazelbury Manor
Hazelbury Manor is a Grade I listed manor house, parts of which date back to the 14th century, in the hamlet of Hazelbury in Wiltshire, England.- Manor :...
, a sprawling Jacobean mansion at Box
Box, Wiltshire
Box is a village located in Wiltshire, England, about east of Bath and west of Chippenham. It is quite a large parish with several settlements, apart from the village of Box, within its boundaries....
near Bath.