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Ros Peck · 23 February 2011
Half way through the Hobart season, the cast and crew of The Tempest are doing a great job in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, the weather is looking good for this week so audiences will be floc…
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A Storm is brewing.......The Tempest performed in the beautiful Botanical Gardens Marooned on a remote island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now,…
Read more →Ros Peck · 21 February 2010
Huge shows last week!!! This week is our last week and it's set to be...wait for it.... awe..SOME!!! AND NO WEDDING ON SATURDAY NIGHT!!!! YAH!!! This show is getting rave reviews and record crowds. Ho…
Read more →Ros Peck · 18 February 2010
Editorial Review The paths of the star-cross'd lovers have been well-trodden. This work was well-loved in Elizabethan England as it remains today. Age, it seems, has not wearied Montague and Capulet.…
Read more →Ros Peck · 9 February 2010
After ten years in the Botanical Gardens producing comedies, Directions Theatre are tackling their first Shakespeare tragedy. The strength of this production is that it tells the story clearly, simply…
Read more →Ros Peck · 5 February 2010
SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT PRICE ALL TICKETS $15 BRING A PICNIC, BOTTLE OF WINE, JUMPER AND RUG GET WRAPPED UP IN THE MAGIC THAT IS SHAKESPEARE IN THE GARDENS PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY DIRECTIONS THEATRE P…
Read more →Ros Peck · 1 February 2010
The Directions crew have been flat out in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens constructing the set for most of the last week. It's now in and the lights rigged and looking fantastic!! The ruggedness…
Read more →Ros Peck · 18 January 2010
FEBRUARY 2010 = Shakespeare in the Gardens! For the first time in the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Directions Theatre presents one of Shakespeare's most thrilling and popular plays, Romeo and Jul…
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