Shakespeare's Cymbeline

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Lightbear Lane presents Wild Thyme Theatre in a rare performance of Shakespeare's Cymbeline with a full, professional cast. For the second South West Shakespeare Festival, join our company of professional actors for a script-in-hand performance of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline in the amazing surroundings of one of Exeter's oldest buildings. Arrive early to enjoy a glass of wine while exploring Dr Sarah Spencer's exhibition Memory and Mortality in the undercroft.

"Fear no more the heat o' the sun, nor the furious winter's rages." Act VI, scene ii.

Continuing in our series of lesser known Shakespeare plays, Wild Thyme's script-in-hand performance of one of Shakespeare's most overlooked classics brings the celtic King Cymbeline's rule in ancient Britain alive. A precarious power share with Rome, the action switches between Britain and Italy and focuses on both the political landscape and the intimacies of the royal family. Royal duty clashes with true love, resulting in fractious relationships, rivalry, ambition and of course a cross-gender disguise. In Imogen we meet one of Shakespeare's most forthright and inspiring heroines. In Iachimo, one of his most satisfying rakes. Find out if Cymbeline still resonates today and what the play can teach us about love and loyalty in a fractured world.

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Building on the success of Titus Andronicus, Measure for Measure and The Merchant of Venice at the inaugural South West Shakespeare Festival, Lightbear Lane is delighted to join forces again with Wild Thyme Theatre, founded by Charlie Coldfield and Micha Colombo. The Devon-based company works with professional actors to breathe new life into classical texts, giving audiences an entertaining experience of quality Shakespeare close to home, and giving performers a platform to build community and develop their classical and sight-reading skills.