Cambridge Shakespeare Festival

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival

Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is, as the name implies, a festival of Shakespeare's plays held annually in Cambridge, UK. 2007 was the 20th anniversary of the Festival which, over the course of the years, has become a significant cultural event in the region.

The festival attracts upwards of 25,000 visitors for the productions which take place over a period of eight weeks in July and August.

2007 saw productions of

*The Taming of the ShrewSt John’s College Gardens.
*HamletGirton College Gardens
*Much Ado About Nothing – King’s College Gardens
*Romeo and JulietRobinson College Gardens
*The TempestDowning College Gardens
*A Midsummer Night’s DreamTrinity College Gardens
*Twelfth Night – Robinson College Gardens
*Macbeth – Girton College Gardens

Because Cambridge attracts so many tourists in the summer months, the Festival has acquired both a national and international dimension, with the result that many visitors return again and again.

External links

* [http://www.cambridgeshakespeare.com/ Festival website]


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