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Comedy of Errors

Bard in the Yard for 2012 was Comedy of Errors directed by Florence McFarlane. Watch on YouTube Publicity 2012 Set in Brisbane with the rancour of World Rugby Cup loss still ringing in the ears of the locals. Rivalry, mistaken identity, lost family, a shipwreck, and lots more take you through this hilarious action filled comedy at breakneck speed. Performed on the Muritai School Yard stage, Muritai Road, Eastbourne (in the Hall if wet) 7:30pm. Watch this production on YouTube

Measure for Measure

Bard in the Yard 2010 was Shakespeare's 'problem' play Measure for Measure directed by John Marwick. Watch YouTube extracts of this production Extracts on YouTube of scenes from this production Act II Scene 4 Act III Scene 1 Act IV Scene 3 Act V Publicity 2010 Corruption, Comedy and Confusion in Full Measure Do you enjoy a good laugh? Like to see theatre that makes you think, that’s full of tension and surprise?  Fancy a night out where after a good meal you can sit back with a glass of wine and be entertained under the stars by a troupe of talented actors? This summer you

The Taming of the Shrew

From 17 - 21 February 2009 we put on a highly successful outdoor Summer Shakespeare production of The Taming of the Shrew as part of 2009 FringeNZ with an all-female cast. This was the Troupe’s 13th annual Shakespeare production. John Marwick, who had then directed 10 of these productions, was intrigued by the challenge of putting on a contemporary version of a comedy that, on the face of it, is about a man who ‘tames’ an unruly wife by starving her and depriving her of sleep. He had originally toyed with the idea of gender-reversal as a way of bringing a new perspective: perhaps if Kate was played