(1593). Written by a youthful Shakespeare at the time that London's theatres closed their doors in fear of the Plague. Venus and Adonis is an epic poem of wit and sensuous beauty. It tells the tale of the sex goddess, Venus and her passionate obsession for the petulant and beautiful Adonis. He rejects her offer of love, preferring the joys of boar hunting. However, after finally succumbing to her advances, the story ends in tragedy.T1737762630William Shakespeare wrote Venus and Adonis during the Plague epidemic of 1593 when London's theatres were forced to close. He was 28 years old and his career as a playwright had barely got off the ground. Venus and Adonis was his first work to be published and was an instant bestseller, its huge popularity due in no small part to its erotic passages and vivid narrative.Presented byMarMax Theatricals Ltd. Adapted by Christopher Hunter. Director David Salt. Performer Christopher Hunter. | |
| 9 May 23 to 21 May 23 | Riverside Studios, Outer London :: V331 listing details L0451261319 |
T1549747206Company Act V Theatre Company. | |
| 3 Apr 18 to 7 Apr 18 | Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol :: V0707367604 listing details L797086777 |
T1833439865Director Gregory Doran. Company Royal Shakespeare Company. Company Little Angel Puppet Theatre. | |
| 26 Jul 17 to 4 Aug 17 | Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136 listing details L0856711336 |
T862186855From Cape Town, South Africa. The unique and much-loved Isango Ensemble from Cape Town kick proceedings off with a carnival interpretation of this great narrative poem. Isango have already enchanted audiences in the West End with their reimagining of The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso and The Magic Flute - Impempe Yomlingo. They will bring the same modern African sensibility, brimming over with song and dance, to Shakespeare s great story of seduction and loss of innocence. Performed in IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, SeSotho, Setswana, Afrikaans, South African EnglishCompany Isango Ensemble. | |
| 29 Apr 13 to 4 May 13 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L241782424 |
| 21 Apr 12 to 22 Apr 12 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L01960544066 |
T871823696Presented byThe Rose Bankside. Director David Pearce. | |
| 2 Aug 12 to 25 Aug 12 | The Rose Playhouse, Inner London :: V0290483190 listing details L1992107755 |
T0943104063Company Transition Opera. Director Netia Jones. Conductor Christian Curnyn. | |
| 11 Feb 09 to 14 Feb 09 | Wilton's Music Hall, Inner London :: V1165 listing details L01483442496 |
T01701840006Puppet versionCompany Royal Shakespeare Company (by arrangement with The Little Angel Theatre). Director Gregory Doran. Design Robert Jones. Design Lyndie White (puppets). Design Jan Zalud (puppets). Design John Roberts (puppets). Design Stefan Fichert (puppets). Design Simon Auton (puppets). Design Jungmin Song (puppets). | |
| 22 Mar 07 to 28 Apr 07 | Little Angel Theatre, Inner London :: V209 listing details L01139744606 |
| 15 Mar 07 to 17 Mar 07 | Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136 listing details L128117452 |
T0404034898Inspired by both Japanese Bunraku puppets and Jacobean Court Masque, this production tells the story of Venus and Adonis with marionettes, rod, shadow and table-top puppets. Since May 2004, an international group of Puppet makers - from the Czech Republic, Germany and South Africa, has been hard at work in the Islington workshops, whilst the miniature costumes are being made in the RSC wardrobe department in Stratford-upon-Avon.Producer Royal Shakespeare Company. Producer Little Angel Theatre. Adapted by Gregory Doran. Director Gregory Doran. Director Steve Tipland (puppetry). Design Robert Jones. Design Lyndie Wright (puppets). Design Jan Zalud (puppets). Design John Roberts (puppets). Design Stefan Fichert (puppets). Design Simon Aauton (puppets). Music John Woolf. Performer Michael Pennington (narrator). | |
| 14 Oct 04 to 6 Nov 04 | Little Angel Theatre, Inner London :: V209 listing details L01430476234 |
| 10 Oct 04 | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V135 listing details L01675270527 |
T0160723875A rare chance to see a rich and seductive staging of this mythological tale of love and loss.Director Sarah Wooley. | |
| 13 Aug 99 to 14 Aug 99 | Open Air Theatre, West End :: V403 listing details L1350652664 |
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| 10 Nov 04 to 18 Dec 04 | The Other Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V137 listing details L02087293057 |
| 24 Nov 02 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L01203423350 |
