Welcome to The Castle Players
"Is there any other group, amateur or professional,
apart possibly from the RSC, which could fill any venue
in Teesdale for four nights with any work by the Bard?"
The Castle Players has presented high quality outdoor Shakespeare to sell-out audiences every summer since 1989. Winter tours of Teesdale's pubs and village halls have incuded new plays, adaptations of classic texts irreverent cabaret and traditional fireside tales.
As You Like It
As You Like It Summer 2012: July 10 – 14, 2012
"Do you not know I am a woman? When I think, I must speak?"
This summer, The Castle Players present As You Like It by William Shakespeare, outside, in the grounds of the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. This performance sees The Castle Players go back into the mists of time, to the 12th century; the age of Robin Hood and his merry men. The evil Duke Frederick has usurped his elder brother (who could easily be Richard The Lionheart), stolen his ducal crown and banished him to the Forest of Arden, where he has been joined by an assorted band of followers.
Duke Senior has been separated from his daughter, Rosalind, who has been permitted to remain at court because she is the closest friend and cousin of Frederick's only child, Celia. Orlando (who imagines himself to be Robin Hood) has fallen in love at first sight with Rosalind (our Maid Marion) but is forced to flee his home after being persecuted by his older brother, Oliver.
The evil Frederick becomes angry and banishes Rosalind from court, so she and Celia decide to flee the forest together accompanied by the jester Touchstone, with Rosalind disguised as a young man and Celia disguised as a country girl. What follows is a comic tale of courtly love, mistaken identity, and men in coloured tights….
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RSC Open Stages
Castle Players Selected to Participate in Amateur Theatre Project
with the Royal Shakespeare Company
 The Castle Players has been selected to participate in the RSC Open Stages - a new project that aims to embrace, develop and celebrate amateur theatre, re-forging the bond with the world of professional theatre while opening up access to Shakespeare for performers and audiences alike.
Over 2011/2012 the RSC, in partnership with a number of regional theatres and amateur theatre associations, will run a national programme of skills sharing events and showcases, with amateur societies from across the UK producing their own RSC branded Shakespeare themed productions.
The RSC wants to lead a step change in the relationship with the amateur sector; to recognise its rich traditions, open our doors to its work and collaborate with partners nationally to leave a significant legacy.
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