All's Fair (in Love & War)

Shakespeare's tales told on the eve of a battle. Told through 5 condensed Shakespeare plays.

On the eve of a decisive battle, an army is encamped.

While the King & his officers plan their strategy, nurses tend the wounded & the soldiers relax & prepare for the coming combat.

Dawn will bring an end to their uncertainty, one way or another.

But all is not as peaceful & prosperous in this camp as it appears, & through the night rivalries build, resentments flare & hearts are opened to love & hate...

Now entertain conjecture of a time, when...
...All's Fair (In Love & War)

The Course:

Constructed from 5 stories taken from Shakespeare’s plays, All’s Fair (In Love & War) is the culmination of an 8 week training course. The 13 participants have tackled understanding Shakespeare’s text & using the clues left for them by that master playwright (guided by Shakespeare coach Lizzie Hughes), & also learned to bring the words alive using the skills of contemporary actors, outlined by Meisner Technique teacher Dominic Kelly.

The next Shakespeare:Bites course will be running Aug-Oct.