Up The Road Theatre, Unity Theatre

Bardolph’s Box will inspire the younger generation and make Shakespeare fun. The touring company compromises of 3 actors: one to play Bardolph, Falstaff’s sidekick from Henry IV’s, Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the other two playing a host of characters from Shakespeare’s plays.

The production will engage and include the audience by exploring the issues of each character as they visit Bardolph in search of assistance, by voting and en-masse contributions. The experienced actors will create a fun and safe atmosphere, and encourage rather than demand interaction.

The company will focus on some of Shakespeare’s lesser known plays and characters, such as The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Comedy of Errors and the Nurse from Romeo and Juliet.

Their exchanges with Bardolph will include both modern English and extracts from the plays, Bardolph himself has a quest of his own, which the characters and audience can help with.

Many young children are initially put off from Shakespeare’s complicated language, but this production utilises Shakespeare’s language in a manner that makes it easier for a younger audience to understand.