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Gordon Barr on Bard in the Botanics 2012

Gordon Barr on Bard in the Botanics 2012

The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It to be staged in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens

15 May 2012

This season, for us as we move into our second decade, is all about discovery, exploration and new horizons so we were looking for plays that tied in to those themes. The link to The Tempest is fairly clear but As You Like It covers some similar ground…

Theatre critic Mark Fisher casts his eye over the Shakespeare productions planned for 2012

Theatre critic Mark Fisher on the Shakespeare productions planned for 2012

Alan Cumming, David Hayman and more to stage the Bard next year

13 Dec 2011

In 1964, the Polish critic Jan Kott published Shakespeare, our Contemporary. The book caused a stir for framing a long-dead playwright through the lens of 20th century totalitarianism. Director Peter Brook was delighted to find a commentator who could…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Botanical Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 9 Jul

A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Botanical Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 9 Jul

Gordon Barr's outdoor production retains its Shakespearean sparkle

(4 stars)8 Jul 2011

First things first: it is a bit of a shame that this year’s opening production for the 10th anniversary programme of Bard in the Botanics has been consigned to a small corner at the rear of the Kibble Palace. While the cast work as hard as ever and the…

Bard in the Botanics - 10 years of Glasgow’s outdoor Shakespeare festival

Bard in the Botanics - 10 years of Glasgow’s outdoor Shakespeare festival

Artistic director Gordon Barr on 2011 anniversary programme

27 May 2011

Artistic director Gordon Barr reminisces about ten years of Glasgow’s outdoor Shakespeare festival and looks ahead to the anniversary programme with Steve Cramer It seems a little odd that we should think of Shakespeare played outdoors as a peculiar…

King Lear

King Lear

Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 10 Jul

(3 stars)2 Jul 2010

As is so often the case with outdoor performances, an audience’s ultimate enjoyment of this first show in Bard in the Botanics’ 2010 season might be more a matter of projection than performance. While some of the parts require – and are afforded – a…

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Romeo & Juliet
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Shakespeare's most famous love story is retold in the atmospheric setting of the Botanical Gardens by the Bard in the Botanics team under director Gordon Barr. Part of the West End Festival.
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21 Jun 8pm
Preview show. 		Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
22 Jun–20 Jul Tue–Sat 8pm Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
As You Like It
Date Location
An enjoyable woodland comedy completes the Bard in the Botanics programme for 2012, but not one without some good old-fashioned heartache, as Rosalind and Orlando chase each other around the Forest of Arden and learn a few life lessons along the way.
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11 Jul–12 Jul Wed & Thu 7.45pm
Preview performance. 		Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
13 Jul–28 Jul Tue–Sat 7.45pm Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
The Tempest
Date Location
Journey to Prospero's enchanted isle for the first of this year's Bard in the Botanics adventures, which are all linked by the theme of 'Brave New Worlds'. Directed by Jennifer Dick. Part of the West End Festival.
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20 Jun–21 Jun Wed & Thu 7.45pm
Preview performance. 		Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
22 Jun–7 Jul Tue–Sat 7.45pm Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow