{"id":5037,"date":"2017-07-25T09:03:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T09:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2023-06-13T08:20:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:20:08","slug":"al-fresco-theatre-at-seven-valley-country-park-come-rain-or-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2017\/07\/al-fresco-theatre-at-seven-valley-country-park-come-rain-or-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Al fresco\u2019 theatre at Seven Valley Country park \u2013 come \u2018Rain or Shine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/advert-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5038\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/advert-image-1024x994.jpg\" alt=\"advert image\" width=\"640\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/advert-image-1024x994.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/advert-image-300x291.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/advert-image-150x146.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/advert-image-400x388.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professional theatre company Rain or Shine, hailed by \u2018The Stage\u2019 as<strong> \u201c<\/strong>one of the best companies touring open air theatre&#8221; are set to delight family audiences once again this summer with their production of Shakespeare\u2019s cross-gartered and hilarious cross-dressing comedy <strong>Twelfth Night<\/strong>, as they \u2018transport\u2019 you to a land where nothing is quite what it seems.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat country, friends, is this?\u201d<\/em> Have you ever found yourself in yourself in a strange place, surrounded by strange people, taking extraordinary measures to find your way? That\u2019s the situation Viola finds herself in when, shipwrecked and separated from her brother, she sets foot upon Illyria\u2019s sandy shore. Lost and alone, she disguises herself as a man and sets forth. Before long, chaos ensues as mistaken identity, love, pride and alcohol set a host of much loved characters on a series of hilarious adventures. Hopeless romantics, drunken knights, a pompous steward and fools galore abound in one of Mr. William Shakespeare\u2019s most celebrated comedies<em>. \u201cIf music be the food of love, play on!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5040\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-1024x766.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/4-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure to delight family audiences from 6 to 96, this is an ideal choice for an outdoor theatrical event, bringing classical theatre into the heart of local communities as they travel across the UK during June July and August from the Devon to Northumberland, and Wales to Norfolk, visiting some of the country\u2019s most picturesque castles, stately homes and gardens along the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The tour includes a performance at Severn Valley Country Park, Alveley on Friday 11th August at 7.30pm. Tickets are available in person from the venue, by ringing 01746 781192, or directly from Rain or Shine on 0330 660 0541 or go online via \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainorshine.co.uk\"><strong>www.rainorshine.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Audiences are requested to bring along low-backed seating or rugs to maximise their enjoyment of the al fresco performance. Full details of the tour and venues can be found on the Rain or Shine website and tickets can be purchased from each venue, through Ticketweb via www.rainorshine.uk, or by ringing 0330 660 0541.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5039\" src=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"malvolio_title2\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2-1024x485.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2-300x142.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2-150x71.jpg 150w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2-400x189.jpg 400w, http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/malvolio_title2.jpg 1887w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Professional theatre company Rain or Shine, hailed by \u2018The Stage\u2019 as \u201cone of the best companies touring open air theatre&#8221; are set to delight family audiences once again this summer with their production of Shakespeare\u2019s cross-gartered and hilarious cross-dressing comedy Twelfth Night, as they \u2018transport\u2019 you to a land where nothing is quite what [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[178,177],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5037"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5041,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5037\/revisions\/5041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}