We had a very lovely evening on Friday - very civilised indeed! We were watching The Tempest whilst sipping champagne and scoffing a very delicious picnic with heavy emphasis on smoked salmon products...yuuum yum! It was performed by an all-male cast, so it was Shakespeare as he would have recognised it. The production tours the country in a van, playing a different stately home every night. It was quite funny to see the cast appear in civvies about 2 minutes after they took their bows and start dismantling the stage.
Thankfully, as it was a small and intimate performance we had no issues getting out of the car park at Eastnor Castle this time! We were on the Terrace beside the castle this time - a rather smaller space than the Deer Park where we saw Jools Holland! It was delightful to sit in the garden (even more delightful when you don't have to weed or mow it!) in prime spot right before the stage. For once we didn't have to fight our way there either! As we were amongst the first to arrive we were instructed to plonk ourselves there - prime spot...which made it slightly embarrassing when I was struggling to keep my eyes open during the first 10 minutes of the performance as they were sure to be able to see! I couldn't help it! I could just feel them begin to droop and it took massive willpower not to have 40 winks!!
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