Montgomery Castle will be host to an open-air theatre performance next month.
IIlyria theatre group return to Montgomery Castle on 15 Aug 15th for a performance of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
The play is organised by Montgomery Town Council and supported by the Laura Ashley Foundation, Arts Council of Wales’ “Night Out” scheme and Hanratty’s Solicitors Newtown.
Organiser Cllr Mike Mills said" “I am thrilled to be involved with this project; last year’s play was a great success. Hopefully, people will come along with their picnics and enjoy a superb night of outdoor theatre at one of the most dramatic venues in Montgomeryshire. There are only 180 tickets available and they are selling quickly already.”
The play is based on magician Prospero who is marooned on an island with his daughter Miranda. With the assistance of a powerful air spirit he keeps in servitude, he conjures up a storm to shipwreck his enemies on the shore of the island.
Inexorably, they are driven towards the centre of the island to answer to
Prospero – until Prospero learns that, in spite of everything, Miranda has met and fallen in love with Ferdinand, the son of his enemy. Which is greater – his thirst for revenge or his aptitude for forgiveness?
In their 28th open-air touring season, and renowned all over the world for their clarity, quality and ingenuity, Illyria return to Montgomery with this Shakespearean comedy.
The play, believed to be the last that Shakespeare wrote single-handedly, is lyrical, thought-provoking and raucously funny. More than 400 years after it was written, it still has the capacity to surprise!
The event will be accessible for wheelchair users, and there will be limited seating only. Due to the Castle’s location there is only limited parking; audience members who are able to do so are requested to park in Montgomery and walk up to the venue.
Tickets at £15 for adults and £9 for children are available at Bunners, Arthur Street, Montgomery or on telephone 01686 668442.
