Elicit Theatre Company presents - A Merry Regiment of Women

PRESS RELEASE

A Merry Regiment Of Women

Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th July at 7.30pm

A mad and merry tribute the great Bard William Shakespeare on his 400th anniversary.

Lady Macbeth calls five of Shakespeare’s most well-known female characters to arms in order to voice their opinions about quality of their roles in his plays. However, just as Shakespeare himself intended, events do not go according to plan, as three of his popular male characters arrive to shake things up.

A Merry Regiment of Women is theatre and TV actor Terry Perkins’ directorial debut, in which he also stars as Petruchio. He says, “When I was asked if I would direct A Merry Regiment of Women, and it being the first play I have directed for an audience, of course I was eager to get started. I quickly met the cast and we’ve had great fun with this light-hearted but I think relevant take on Shakespeare’s loveable and sometimes odious characters.”

A Merry Regiment of Women is a hilarious, witty and contemporary tribute to Shakespeare and his most established characters.

Elicit Theatre Company returns to The Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham North, from Thursday 21st-Sunday 24th July with performances beginning at 7.30pm and lasting approximately 70 minutes. Tickets can be purchased online at www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/merry-regiment-of-women This is their second full-length production, following a successful run in 2015, of the original comedy play Femmetamorphosis written by Sharron Spice, who appears as Juliet’s Nurse in this production.

A Merry Regiment of Women by Rae Shirley Director: Terry Perkins Performed by: Elicit Theatre Company Cast Includes: ​Sharron Spice, Terry Perkins, Tanya Salinder, Jennifer Kingston, Ida Thomasdotter, Khadra Aden, Angharad Price, Jack Carmichael And Jamal Williams.