Comic Bard a joy for all; REVIEWS: A Midsummer Night's Dream WESTON PARK.Byline: JUSTINE HALIFAX WESTON Park Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (4 km²) of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton, close to the border with Shropshire. proved to be the perfect setting for a comic Shakespearean classic to be played out in the open air. After taking our places, with picnic and chairs, in the grounds of this magnificent 17th Century House, on the Staffordshire Shropshire Shropshire (shrŏp`shĭr, –shər), county (1991 pop. 401,600), 1,348 sq mi (3,491 sq km), W England. It is also sometimes called Salop. The county seat is Shrewsbury. border, Quantum Theatre performed A Midsummer Night's Dream. With tales of fairies and magic, this updated family adaptation was designed to appeal to young and old, and it did just that for an audience of around 300. Performed by just five actors - Aidan McCarthy, Alice Tranfield, Frank Teale, Stephen Reynolds and Helen Partridge partridge, common name applied to various henlike birds of several families. The true partridges of the Old World are members of the pheasant family (Phasianidae); the common European or Hungarian species has been successfully introduced in parts of North America. - it proved an enjoyable evening for all, including my four-yearold son. It was a very pleasant and relaxed evening - more of the same please, Weston Park. VERDICT: HHHHI JUSTINE HALIFAX |
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