Visit Shakespeare’s England Warwickshire

The birthplace of the world’s greatest playwright and much more…

Stay, play, explore Warwickshire short breaks

Book a family break in Warwickshire and visit the many fantastic family friendly attractions in the area. Stay at Wroxall Abbey - a luxury family friendly hotel and explore attractions such as Shakespeare’s Family Houses, Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall, Warwick Castle, British Motor Museum and Stratford Butterfly Farm to name but a few. To find out more and to book your break today

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War of the Roses at Warwick Castle

An all NEW, heart pumping, fist thumping, live action show from 22nd July - 3rd September 2017.

It's 1455 and the House of Lancaster holds the English throne. King Henry VI's crown is challenged by the House of York. The rival houses clash in battle and the bloody war that ensues was to last over 30 years. Marvel as the legendary War of the Roses unfolds before you during an epic new live action show. Experience an amazing spectacle, complete with perilous stunt riders, fearless jousting and special effects!

Pledge your allegiance in an epic battle for the English Throne!

Julius Caesar - RSC
March 3rd
12AM - 11PM
Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling in the corridors of power. Opening the Rome season at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Angus Jackson (Oppenheimer, Don Quixote) directs Shakespeare’s epic and thrilling tragedy as the politics of spin and betrayal turn bloody and brutal.
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The Clearing - Compton Verney
March 18th
11AM - 5PM
From March 2017 Compton Verney will stage The Clearing: a new, site-specific collaborative artwork by renowned British artists Alex Hartley and Tom James, which sets out to build a vision of the future in our grounds. The project will create an evolving and exciting encampment, including a geodesic dome in the shadow of Compton Verney’s mansion house, where people can come together to learn how to live completely off-grid. Through a series of public workshops, and the opportunity to occupy the dome, The Clearing will become part school, part shelter and part future vision and will run throughout 2017.
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Vice Versa - RSC
May 11th
12AM - 11PM
Vice Versa, or The Decline And Fall Of General Braggadocio At The Hands Of His Canny Servant Dexter And Terence The Monkey. A side-splitting comedy romp, lovingly ripped off from the Roman comedies of Plautus by Phil Porter (The Christmas Truce, 2014; A Mad World My Masters, 2013). A wily servant and a pair of wronged young lovers team up to bamboozle a pompous general in this riotous new farce. Dodgy disguises, comic capers and a talking monkey create pandemonium as the tricksters try to save the girl, free the servant and live to tell the tale! Director Janice Honeyman (who directed Antony Sher in the Baxter Theatre’s 2009 production of The Tempest in association with the RSC) piles on the physical fun in this world premiere production at the Royal Shakespeare Company. £12- £45, BP £5 tickets
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Antony and Cleopatra - RSC
May 11th
1PM - 7PM
Following Caesar’s assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Torn between love and duty, Antony’s military brilliance deserts him, and his passion leads the lovers to their tragic end. Iqbal Khan returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company to direct, following his critically acclaimed productions of Othello (2015) and Much Ado About Nothing (2012).
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