Returning for another year, Fuller’s Inns has announced Shakespeare in the Garden 2018, in association with Open Bar.
Bigger and better than before, this year sees Open Bar interpret two of Shakespeare’s funniest plays: Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
From Thursday, July 12, through to Thursday, August 2, Open Bar will put on 15 performances of Much Ado About Nothing across 12 Fuller’s pubs. Then, from Tuesday, July 31, until Saturday, September 15, the company will take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
This run will include 27 performances, at 17 pubs, and for the first time in Shakespeare in the Garden history, there will be a very special performance at Fuller’s Brewery, in Chiswick.
Food will be available to purchase at each pub, including gourmet bar snacks and bespoke pre-performance pub menus. Each bar will, as always, be well stocked with a great array of beers, wines and spirits.
Jonathon Swaine, managing director of Fuller’s Inns, said: “I am thrilled to be welcoming Open Bar Theatre back for another year, not for one show but two of Shakespeare’s famous plays. This is always a personal highlight in the Fuller’s event calendar. For me, nothing beats relaxing in a pub on a warm summer’s evening, enjoying a delicious pint and watching some first-class entertainment.
“It is brilliant that Shakespeare in the Garden is making its debut at our Griffin Brewery in Chiswick — our wisteria is the perfect setting for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and I cannot wait to see how creative the actors will be with this unique setting.”
