Wessex Actors Company

After the great success of the professional Wessex Actors Company's (WAC's) production of Private Lives at various Dorset venues in 2014, including The Regent Centre, they're pleased to announce this year's production of Canterbury Tales - not the pure Chaucer original, but a version created by Phil Woods and Michael Bogdanov. It's extremely funny and a little bit rude at times, but nothing you can't bring your granny to!

The cast is 7 strong and these 7 will take on about 50 roles. They each take a tale to tell and then perform various supporting roles in each other's 'Tale' in this 'normal' English language version of the old classic.

Bawdy, anarchic and lots of fun, this modern version of Chaucer's medieval classic takes the form of a storytelling competition. Set in the present, with each tale as a stand-alone piece, linked by a Master of Ceremonies, the approach is deliberately un-academic with the aim still being to entertain, but with all the spirit of the original’s sense of chivalry and satire.