Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival
What's it all about? The longest running poetry festival in the UK, set in Shakespeare’s hometown in celebration of the bard himself as well as poetry past and present. A stellar line-up of actors will be performing plays and poetry
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Where? Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |AA Route Planner | multimap
When? June 11 -10 July, 2011
How much? £7-£15
Festival Website: www.shakespeare.org
2011 Programme
The 58th Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival: Saturday 11 June to Sunday 10 July
Sunday 12 June
7.30 pm
In Shakespeare's Steps, devised by Roger Pringle, with Kenneth
Cranham, Barbara Leigh-Hunt and Richard Pasco: a celebration of great
and lesser well known visitors to Shakespeare's Birthplace.
Tickets £15
Sunday 19 June
7.30 pm,
The Town Hall
Wicked Women, devised by Malcolm McKee. With Sara Coward
(Caroline) and Sunny Ormonde (Lilian) from Radio 4's The Archers
during the show's 60th anniversary year.
Tickets £15
Friday 24 June
6.00 pm
Young People's Poetry : a gathering of local and regional school students
to hear their specially selected poems read by professional actors.
Free to young people, parents and guardians; additional adults £4.
Friday 24 June
7.30 pm
Stephen Bingham and Jeremy Harmer present Touchable Dreams:
words and music following Young People's Poetry, and suitable for all
Poetry Festival goers.
Tickets £9; under 25s £3
Sunday 26 June
7.30 pm
An evening with a contemporary poet.
Tickets £10
Tuesday 28 June
7.30pm
Local Poets' Evening, hosted by Wendy Freeman. Come along and read
your own work, or a favourite poem.
Tickets £5
Sunday 3 July 7.30 pm These Our Actors devised by Stanley Wells: a celebration of Shakespeare
and actors (in support of the Actors' Benevolent Fund).
Tickets £15
Wednesday 6 July
1.00 pm
Abigail Rokison on Shakespeare's Verse Speaking.
Tickets £4, Concessions £3.50, SBT Friends £3
Thursday 7 July
7.30 pm. Guild Chapel
Poetry Mass: a celebration of Holy Communion with poetry.
Free but ticketed
Sunday 10 July
7.30 pm
Muse of Fire, devised by Paul Edmondson and including Penny Downie:
how the Bible inspired Shakespeare, this being the 400th Anniversary of
the King James I version (in collaboration with The Friends of
Shakespeare's Church).
Tickets £15
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