Clonakilty Shakespeare festival marks bard's 450th birthday
The first-ever Shakespearean festival to take place in Clonakilty features everything from a sort of human jukebox –—The Shakebox — offering a selection of 38 excerpts from famous plays on demand, to open-air theatre with a performance of scenes from As You Like It in the spectacular surrounds of the Inchydoney amphitheatre.
The five-day event, which runs from April 23 to 27, also offers a renaissance concert, movies, recitals, impromptu readings of famous plays in the library, children’s games, a ‘Bard Hunt’ and a generous sprinkling of child-friendly events — junior versions of Shakespearean stories, children’s theatre and puppet-making.
