Shakespeare Happens
There’s nothing better than some wonderful theatre, especially when you get free theatre tickets. Here’s something even better. You don’t even have to book in advance; just turn up on the day. The venue is the Scoop, which is by the River Thames just down from London Bridge. This open air venue has played host to free professional shows throughout the summer for several years. In 2010, things kick off early with a marathon, or should that be Bardathon over three days.
April 23rd is St George’s Day, and also William Shakespeare’s Birthday. As it falls on a Friday this year, the celebrations are going to stretch through the weekend. You will be able to see rehearsed readings of twelve of Shakespeare’s plays.
Each day the first show starts at 10.00am and then there is one every three hours. On Friday 23rd April, it will be the Roman plays. That is ‘Coriolanus’, Julius Caesar’, Antony and Cleopatra’ and ‘Titus Andronicus’.
The history plays will then be presented on the 24th and 25th. On the Saturday ‘Richard II’ will be followed by both parts of Henry IV and ‘Henry V’. The Sunday sees the weekend rounded off in fine style with the three parts of Henry VI and the crookback himself ‘Richard III’ concluding the celebration.
There will be some well known faces from the world of London theatre so it’s worth popping along, even if you don’t stay for the whole 36 hours. At Concierge Desk, we love free theatre tickets and keeping you informed about special events, including those involving cheap London theatre tickets.
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