‘All the world’s a stage.’ Castle Theatre Company takes one of Shakespeare’s most famous sayings literally, and, for our summer tour’s sapphire anniversary, is delighted to announce our 2024 touring production of one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies: As You Like It. When a court falls into distrust and disrepair, brothers will bicker, friends will flee and shepherds will sing.

Rosalind, disguised as a fiery young man called Ganymede, along with her best friend Celia and their voracious fool Touchstone flee to the Forest of Arden to find a new home. Orlando, out of fear of his elder brother Oliver, hides in the forest where he meets Ganymede who promises to cure him of his love for Rosalind. Meanwhile the shepherd Silvius attempts to woo the shepherdess Phebe who has fallen in love with Ganymede and Touchstone uses his relationship with Audrey to taunt the hapless William. As the pessimistic Jaques questions the nature of man and Rosalind finds herself in over her head as Ganymede, will these foru couples find the liberty in their banishment?

Content Warnings: depictions of mild violence/sexual references

Tickets:

£7.50 Standard    

£6.50 Concession

£6 DST Members

£5.50 University College Students 

This event takes place at Fellows Garden, Durham Castle, Durham, DH1 3BD

Doors will open at 1.30pm, the play will start at 2pm and finish approximately at 5pm, including a 20-minute interval

Ooook! returns with its annual 'sitcom'. This year its Dr Who adapted by Harry Threapleton. The Doctor and Donna are investigating Adipose Industries and its mysterious weight loss pills, comically missing each other at every turn. They must work together to stop the Racnoss and her army of robot Santas.

Donna Noble’s life changed forever the day she met the Doctor. Years ago, on what was meant to be her wedding day, she found herself teleported into his Tardis (a bigger on the inside police box that can travel through time and space) and found herself in a battle against a creature from another world.

But then the pair parted ways and life went back to normal. Determined to do good in the world and hopeful to find the Doctor again, Donna investigates Adipose Industries and their supposedly miraculous weight loss pills. Little does she know that the Doctor is there also, and that the pair of them will have to contend with an all new, much cuter threat.

Adapted from the hilarious episodes “The Runaway Bride” and “Partners In Crime”, this play is a non-stop rollercoaster of energy, thrills and fun that traverses time and space.

Content Warnings: flashing lights/ diet culture/ sexual references/ references to and depictions of violence

Tickets:    

£7 Standard    

£6.50 Concession

£6 DST Members  

This event takes place at Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre

Doors will open at 7pm (2pm), the Show will start at 7.30pm (2:30pm) and finish approximately at 10pm (5pm), including a 20-minute interval