Cymbeline

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Play Opened 10 June 2005, Closed 3 September 2005 (presented in repertory)

Open Air Theatre Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London

Two young princes are kidnapped from King Cymbeline’s court. Twenty years later King Cymbeline wishes his remaining daughter, Imogen, to marry his stepson; but she has already secretly married her lover Posthumus, a commoner. The King drives them apart, banishing Posthumus to Rome, where he meets the scheming villain Iachimo.

Shakespeare’s late romance takes many extraordinary twists and turns before the final scene of remarkable reconciliation. This is the first time that Shakespeare's Cymbeline has ever been staged at TheOpen Air Theatre in Regent's Park.

The 2005 Season at The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park also includes: Twelfth Night and HMS Pinafore.

Please Note: This theatre is open air and there is no covering over the seating area - performances are never cancelled before the advertised starting time and then only in the event of very bad weather. If cancellation is unavoidable, ticket holders will be entitled to seats up to the face value of their tickets for any other performance in the main repertoire, subject to availability. Refunds are not given for cancellation as a result of the weather.

"The problem with this play, one of Shakespeare's last and set in Roman times, is that the plot is simply not in the same league as the writing... After a slightly stiff and rocky start, the acting (like Rachel Kavanaugh's direction) acquires vigour, sweep and a warm, sly sense of humour and magic, as well as that generous sophistication that all real fairy tales need. An evening well spent." The Sunday Times