“improvising conversations in flawless shakespearian language”

Shakespeare Begins! will take you and your audiences on a theatrical journey, in which the best bits of Shakespeare come to life around you! This walkabout show is an hilarious mash-up of the best bits of Shakespeare, ‘repurposing’ extracts from Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Macbeth and more, to create a brand-new play.

Shakespeare Begins!

Produced by the Natural Theatre Company and directed by Andy Burden, Shakespeare Begins! performed as part of Shakespeare’s First Folio at the Bullring Birmingham celebrations in 2023.

Starring Alexandra Ricou as Viola/Stephano, Jacob Aldcroft as Cesario, Charlotte Farrer as Olivia, Eamonn Fleming as Duke Antonio and Julie Black as Lady Mercutio.

Alexandra Ricou, a non-binary white actor, performs as Viola in the Natural Theatre's Company's Shakespeare Begins. They are wearing a red velvet Elizabethan dress with a matched headpiece and veil. They are performing to a crowd in the busy Bullring
Alexandra Ricou, a non-binary white actor, performs as Viola (disguised as Stephano) in the Natural Theatre's Company's Shakespeare Begins. They are wearing a dark grey woollen doublet and red Elizabethan flat-cap, adorned with a white feather. They
Alexandra Ricou (stood to the right), a non-binary white actor, performs as Viola in the Natural Theatre's Company's Shakespeare Begins. They are wearing a red velvet Elizabethan dress with a matched headpiece and veil. Opposite them is Eamonn Flemin
Alexandra Ricou, a non-binary white actor, performs as Viola (disguised as Stephano) in the Natural Theatre's Company's Shakespeare Begins. They are wearing a dark grey woollen doublet and red Elizabethan flat-cap, adorned with a white feather. Alexa
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