Shakespeare Festival
We hold an annual festival exploring Shakespeare from many different angles and welcoming a varied collection of contributors, from authors and academics through to psychotherapists and psychics as well as artists and performers. There are always fantastic performances of the bard’s plays (or inspired by the bard) to watch, exhibitions to explore and workshops to participate in, and you can camp on site to make the most of your weekend experience.
Every year we have a theme. In 2009 it was a midsummer celebration of the Sonnets on the 400th anniversary of their publication and in 2010 it was the family in Shakespeare.
In 2011 and 2012 we’re focusing on a young people’s project Spirit of Place as part of the Cultural Olympiad for which we’ve achieved two Inspire marks. The young people are working on site here at the Willow Globe and collaborating to produce a performance celebrating their roots and wings - heritage and aspirations in this Olympic year. For more information, click Spirit of Place.
Here are some photos of Tim Carroll and his fantastic Factory Theatre Company performing As You Like It along the Nature Trail (photos by Factory Theatre member Faye Thomas).
