The History of Stafford Festival Shakespeare…
Established in 1991, Stafford Festival Shakespeare is one of the UK's leading Open Air Productions, which is held annually between June and July at Stafford Castle. The event is the centrepiece of the Borough's popular Stafford Festival which includes live music performances showcasing local talent, family fun events and street theatre entertainment.
Previous Stafford Festival Shakespeare performances have covered the full range of the Bard's work including tragedies, comedies and histories with an individual set being produced and designed each year for specific plays. The staging of the event is completely open to the elements but all seating for the production is under cover in the impressive grandstand.
Twenty Years of Stafford Festival Shakespeare
| 2009 | Twelfth Night |
Victor McGuire (Malvolio), Jenny Platt (Viola), Eric Potts (Sir Toby Belch) |
2008 |
Hamlet |
Louise Jameson (Gertrude), Joseph Milson (Hamlet), Kellie Shirley (Ophelia) |
2007 |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Stephen Beckett (Benedick), Siobhan Hayes (Margaret), Sally Lindsay (Beatrice) |
2006 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Emma Atkins (Hippolyta/Titania), Mark Little (Bottom) |
2005 |
Romeo & Juliet |
Bruno Langley (Romeo), Scarlett Johnson (Juliet), Rachel Bell (Nurse), Freya Copeland (Lady Capulet) |
2004 |
The Comedy of Errors |
Rene Zagger (Antipholus of Syracuse), Julie-Kate Olivier (Adriana), Garfield Morgan (Egeon), Hildegard Neil (Abbess), Richard Elis (Balthasar) |
2003 |
Macbeth |
Russell Boulter (Macbeth), Glynis Barber (Lady Macbeth) |
2002 |
The Taming Of The Shrew |
Matthew Kelly (Petruchio), Julie-Kate Olivier (Katherina), Leila Birch (Bianca), Nick Conway (Grumio) |
2001 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Toyah Willcox (Titania), Paul Henry (Bottom), Paul Fox (Lysander) |
2000 |
Twelfth Night |
Jean Boht (Maria), John Challis (Malvolio), Chloe Newsome (Viola) |
1999 |
Richard III |
Ian Reddington (Richard), Maria Charles (Queen Margaret) |
1998 |
The Tempest |
Barry Foster (Prospero), Kellie Bright (Miranda), Benjamin McNair (Ferdinand) |
1997 |
Romeo and Juliet |
Judy Cornwell (Nurse), John Pickard (Romeo), Kellie Bright (Juliet) |
1996 |
Macbeth |
Rula Lenska (Lady Macbeth), Robert Beck (Macbeth) |
1995 |
As You Like It |
Russell Porter (Orlando), Richard Norton (Silvius) Nicholas Pinnock (Hymen) |
1994 |
Hamlet |
Jason Riddington (Hamlet), Hildegard Neil (Gertrude) |
1993 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Kristian Schmid (Puck), Julia Sawalha (Hermia) |
1992 |
The Wars Of The Roses |
Tom Watt (Richard III) |
1991 |
Henry V |
Robert Hardy (Chorus) |
