From the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted and Directed by Jennifer Dick ★★★★ In its history, the Glasgow Botanics has long echoed with sonnets of Shakespeare throughout the summers; until now. But in the canny decision to move and acknowledge the absence of the Bard, the Botanics instead charter the melodramatic cobbles of a … Continue reading Jekyll & Hyde – Bard in the Botanics
Directed by Jennifer Dick Written by William Shakespeare ★★★★ A touch of rowdiness in the gardens isn’t anything entirely new. Still, as audiences begin to spot the balaclava-wearing mob with their Pro-Caesar flags, well, things heat up quickly for Bard in the Botanics’ al-fresco performance of Shakespeare’s tale of ultimate betrayal and power dynamic: Julius Caesar. … Continue reading Julius Caesar – Bard in the Botanics
Adapted and Directed by Gordon Barr From William Shakespeare ★★★★ Questions of the purpose, necessity, and our perplexing obsession with the ‘God-given right to rule’ hangs on the lips of the nation once more, as in a time of austerity and wide-spread ruinous inequality - the cost of regalia and crown continues to weigh heavy … Continue reading Henry IV – Bard in the Botanics
