Shaking up Shakespeare in Balcombe on July 1

Balcombe's community theatre group The Victory Players, together with some of the village's talented teen actors from local drama club Funtastic Tales, are joining forces to stage a seriously unserious Shakespeare shake-up on Saturday July 1.
By Jane HorrellContributor
Published 5th Jun 2023, 16:12 BST
Updated 5th Jun 2023, 16:12 BST
These dreamlike visions on the groups' publicity posters were generated by artifical intelligence, as unreal and fleeting as the Dream itself.These dreamlike visions on the groups' publicity posters were generated by artifical intelligence, as unreal and fleeting as the Dream itself.
These dreamlike visions on the groups' publicity posters were generated by artifical intelligence, as unreal and fleeting as the Dream itself.

The evening is billed as 'Two and a Bit Shakespeare plays, One Midsummer Night's Fun' as both groups put the focus firmly on comedy for their first forays into Shakespeare.

First up, the Funtastic Tales team takes on Hamlet, but things don't play out as you'd expect. Can they persuade their own performers not to go on strike? Some familiar characters from other Shakespeare plays add to the fun.

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