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Listen Again
Listen Again… Here’s a list of most of the music we used during The Winter's Tale in June 2023, with ...
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Folk Music in The Winter’s Tale
FOLK MUSIC IN THE WINTER’S TALE By Brian Ford Several people have asked me about the song Click go the ...
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Lord Sebastian, and Mopsa, the shepherdess
LORD SEBASTIAN, AND MOPSA, THE SHEPHERDESS ‘Indicate your dream part(s) in The Winter’s Tale,’ said the audition form. I hesitated, ...
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On the Book
Being on the book in theatrical terms means an actor who has not learned their lines, and needs to rely ...
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Twinned Lambs that did Frisk in the Sun
I’ve been involved with Wivenhoe Open-Air Shakespeare since 2019; I’m playing Polixenes, the King of Bohemia, in this year’s production ...
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A Day in the Life
Early on in the rehearsal process, the cast were encouraged to think about what their character may have been doing ...
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The Winter’s Tale – June 2023
Here I stand, poised on the brink - the same as three years ago, only with a different play. We ...
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Winter’s Tale: tickets available soon
THE WINTER’S TALE 20th - 24th June 2023, in St Mary’s Church and churchyard. Tickets available from mid-May, Wivenhoe Bookshop ...
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Popping Up
We enjoyed 'Popping Up' in front of a small, supportive and mainly masked audience (for which thank you all very ...
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