Bard in the Botanics 2023

21st June – 29th July, 2023
Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE
JULIUS CAESAR
Glasgow Botanic Gardens 21 Jun 2023 – 8 Jul 2023
Directed by Jennifer Dick
A new version of Shakespeare’s electrifying political thriller, as terrifyingly relevant today as it has ever been. Presented outdoors, this exciting new production will put the audience in the heart of the action of this unmissable drama.
HENRY IV
Glasgow Botanic Gardens Kibble Palace 22 Jun 2023 – 8 Jul 2023
Adapted & directed by Gordon Barr
Four actors play out Shakespeare’s great historical and personal drama, bringing this powerful story and its vivid characters to life in the magnificent surroundings of the Kibble Palace Glasshouse.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Glasgow Botanic Gardens 13 Jul 2023 – 29 Jul 2023
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Gordon Barr
Bard in the Botanics makes its first foray into the hilarious world of Oscar Wilde with his much-loved “trivial comedy for serious people” performed on an outdoor stage.
JEKYLL & HYDE
Glasgow Botanic Gardens Kibble Palace 13 Jul 2023 – 29 Jul 2023
By Jennifer Dick, from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson
Directed by Jennifer Dick
A gripping new version of Stevenson’s iconic thriller in the intimate surroundings of the Kibble Palace Glasshouse.
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