Details

Thought to be Shakespeare's last play - inspired by Chaucer's Knight's Tale. Close cousins Palamon and Arcite have made a vow of friendship and loyalty to each other but have not reckoned on catching sight of the beautiful Princess Emilia. Their new obsession drives them to fight each other in a tournament presided over by King Theseus. Before the comedies there was The Two Gentlemen of Verona. After the tragedies there was The Two Noble Kinsmen. Perfect Shadow Mingled Yarn presents the two plays that bookend Shakespeare's career as a playwright. Together, two fairytales unfold, two different and difficult examinations of love: one light, one dark, one young, one old, one comic, one tragic. Performing these plays in rep, Perfect Shadow Mingled Yarn will explore how much love changes across Shakespeare's career, and how much it stays the same.

Cast/Performers

Matthew Cosgrove (Pirithous), Tom Durrant Pritchard (Theseus), Laura Elsworth (Jailer's Daughter), Elliot Fitzpatrick (Palamon), Lucy Fyffe (Hippolyta), Amelia Kirk (Sylvia), Henryk Roberts (Jailer), Fraser Wall (Arcite)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): William Shakespeare, John Fletcher
Company: Perfect Shadow Mingled Yarn
Director: Matthew Monaghan
Design: Sophia Ahmed
Lighting: Drew Turner