Shakespeare's Rose Theatre is being recreated at Blenheim Palace from July 8th – September 7th. 

Step back in time and experience theatre as it was in Shakespeare's day, with bloody battles, comic mayhem, gruesome murders and grand oratory!

A full-scale pop-up version of the Elizabethan playhouse is being recreated in the Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage Site's historic grounds for a nine-week season, showcasing four of the bard's greatest plays.

Inspired by the famous London Rose Playhouse which was built in 1587, 12 years prior to The Globe, Shakespeare's Rose Theatre will house an audience of 900, with 560 seated on three tiered balconies around an open-roofed courtyard with standing room for 340 'groundlings'. 

Audiences will be able to enjoy revived productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth as well as new productions of Romeo & Juliet and Richard III all performed in the 13-sided theatre. With matinee performances on selected days and a full schedule of evening performances every night throughout the summer, visitors can immerse themselves in the magic of theatre in the heart of Oxfordshire.

This uniquely immersive experience includes a lively, free-to-enter, Shakespearean village, offering an array of 'wagon' merriment, minstrels and a stunning Elizabethan garden with ornate box-edged beds of cottage flowers, roses and herbs.

There will be comic mini-plays, speeches and medieval musicians, the best Oxfordshire food and drinks, housed in the oak-framed and reed-thatched Bear Arms pub, a village pond, farm wagons and carts, and an array of vintage farming implements, evoking a bygone rural age.

Set against the magnificent backdrop of Blenheim Palace, visitors can make a full day of it combining Palace State Rooms tours, exploring the Formal Gardens and discovering the Estate's rich history and heritage on the site where Shakespeare himself is thought to have walked and Queen Elizabeth was imprisoned in the old royal palace.

• Tickets are available to book online now. For full performance schedule please visitwww.blenheimpalace.com/shakespearesRT

For more information please contact: Melodie Manners | melodie@flamingo-marketing.co.uk | 01637 873379 or 07815 709548.

What: Shakespeare's Rose Theatre at Blenheim Palace
When: 8th July – 7th September

Why Visit: Immerse yourself in a summer of Shakespeare in the Oxfordshire World Heritage Site, Blenheim Palace.
Admission: Theatre tickets vary* Adults from £15.00, Children from £12.00, free entry to Shakespeare's Village
Website: blenheimpalace.com/shakespearesRT

SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE and Shakespeare's Village are produced by Yorkshire-based Lunchbox Theatrical Productions.  The Blenheim Palace season is presented in association with Raymond Gubbay Ltd and Blenheim Palace.

@ShakespearesRT

NOTES TO EDITORS

*Tickets 

All seats in SHAKESPEARE'S ROSE THEATRE are the same – comfortably cushioned and backed, with plenty of leg room.  Groundling tickets in the courtyard are open-air, all other seats are under cover.  Visit blenheimpalace.com/shakespearesRT for seating plan and further details.

• Premium £70.00
• A Reserve £55.00
• B Reserve £45.00
• C Reserve £35.00
• D Reserve £25.00 (restricted view)
• Groundlings £15.00
• Wheelchairs - Courtyard £15.00, Premium £70.00.  Each wheelchair space includes 1 carer seat free of charge.
• Children (16 and under) £3 off all seats, £2 off Groundlings.
• Groups of 16+ receive 10% off all ticket types (excluding groundlings). Contact SEE groups on 0844 412 4650 or email groups@seetickets.com
• Schools – Eight morning performances have been set aside exclusively for schools at £10 per ticket anywhere in the theatre, seated and standing. 1 teacher goes free with every 10 children. Tickets available through SEE Tickets on 0800 852 7244 or by emailing education@seetickets.com. 

There is up to 15% off when purchasing 'combined tickets' to Shakespeare's Rose Theatre and Blenheim palace and the Formal Gardens.

Prices inclusive of booking fee. All transactions are subject to a single charge of £2 for print at home tickets and collections or £2.50 for postal orders.