For the seventeenth year, C theatre gives festival-goers the chance to start the day with a croissant, coffee and a boisterous but brilliant slice of the Bard.
In a parallel universe, Wills best-loved characters chill out at Camp Shakespeare. The poet himself gives us the tour, pointing out facilities such as the badminton courts where Macbeth and his fearsome lady challenge the pedantic Malvolio to a malicious match. Elsewhere, characters argue over the rules of Twister, while Romeo and Juliet profess their saccharine love over a round of mini-golf. However, the idyllic peace of this spa-like camp is disrupted when one of Prosperos spells goes awry and the characters are transported to the world of TV sin. Lady M. is pitted against the vicious Ann Robinson, Romeo finds himself in an M&S advert and Prospero must take on Sir Alan Sugar to save the day.
Packed with one-line hilarity, this silly but charming show is the perfect way to start a day of drama. Vanessa Hammicks energetic Malvolio will certainly make you grin, while Faye Billings Lady Macbeth will force you to gulp your complimentary coffee in fright. Slapstick cheese at its best, this is well worth waking up for.
