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Hidden in the Bois de Boulogne, in the Pré Catalan garden, the Théâtre de Verdure du Jardin Shakespeare is one of the most beautiful open-air theatres in the world. The audience sits on a large lawn around which are planted the flowers, trees and plants which are mentioned in five of Shakespeare's plays. Since 1992 the Tower Theatre Company has performed Shakespeare during the first week of June in this delightful setting.
Théâtre de Verdure, Jardin Shakespeare
Featuring Shakespeare's most famous married couple, Macbeth is as popular today as when he wrote it 400 years ago. Dark, gothic and still shrouded in theatrical superstition, the action is set against a backdrop of war. Macbeth, an ambitious army general, meets three witches who predict a meteoric rise to the throne. The power-hungry Lady Macbeth plots with her husband to kill the King, setting them on a murderous mission that hastens their dramatic spiral into inevitable downfall.
And the Weird Sisters are ever-present, spinning their web of destiny ...
Théâtre de Verdure, Jardin Shakespeare
The play is presented in English with French sub-titles.
The performances at noon on Tuesday 7th June and Thursday 9th June are aimed particularly at
students and school parties.
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