298: Winter Revels 2023 (plus The BIG Vote 2024)

<div>Hello! A quick update on our Winter Revels 2023 and the opening of Round 1 (ding, ding) for our BIG Vote for 2024. Open to all, you get to help create the shortlist for next years new productions - <a href="https://forms.gle/YvuS657yV8rVEhq19">https://forms.gle/YvuS657yV8rVEhq19</a><br> All of which is (in part) dependent on the success of our upcoming Winter Revels - do come if you can, or share the shows with your friends and on social media.<br> <br> <strong><em>The Beyond Shakespeare Winter Revels 2023</em></strong><br> <strong><em>A Season of Tragedy, History, True Crime, Horror &amp; Comedy</em></strong><br> <br> <em>Welcome to the Beyond Winter Revels, a celebration selection box of shows from our repertoire. From Marlowe’s famous tragedy of Dido, through famous historical characters in Cleopatra, via true crime in Arden of Faversham and a gothic proto-horror story in Beware the Cat, to the chaotic comedy of a story that comes to life in Old Wives’ Tale – we’ve a show for you. You can sample one play or, for a discount price, catch them all! Live play readings, recording for the Beyond Shakespeare podcast, for one week only.</em><br> Performing 12th to 16th December 2023 at The White Bear Theatre, Kennington<br> 138 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4DJ<br> Shows start at 7.30pm, with pre-show warm up material from 7.20pm.<br> Tickets - <a href="http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/milkbottleproductions">www.ticketsource.co.uk/milkbottleproductions</a><br> More info - <a href="http://www.beyondshakespeare.org">www.beyondshakespeare.org</a><br> <br> When planning your visit, remember the White Bear gives theatergoers 10% off food by simply showing their ticket or digital confirmation! Enjoy pre &amp; post-show drinks in the stylish White Bear bar and garden. <br> <br> Tuesday 12th December: <strong>Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe</strong> – a tragedy of a doomed love affair between the Queen of Carthage and Aeneas, survivor of the Trojan war, who has to choose between love and hi