
Now Booking for 2020 Nightmares and Nursery Rhymes
The Shakespeare Band presents the spine-tingling stuff of the Bubonic plague in the 17th-century. Shakespeare lived during the time of the Black Death and this had a profound effect on his plays and on the music of his time. We use authentic instruments, including the lute, hurdy gurdy, recorder and flute, and Renaissance guitar to play the music of 16th-century composers, including John Dowland, broadside ballads, and other tunes from the Renaissance. By combining our music with soliloquies delivered by our actress, you will be transported into an emotional portrait of Shakespeare’s time that is as potent now as it was then. The ballad tunes in Shakespeare’s plays were well known to his audience and we are delighted to bring them to life once again. Join The Shakespeare Band as we explore both the lighter and the darker side of Renaissance music.
The Shakespeare Band presents the spine-tingling stuff of the Bubonic plague in the 17th-century. Shakespeare lived during the time of the Black Death and this had a profound effect on his plays and on the music of his time. We use authentic instruments, including the lute, hurdy gurdy, recorder and flute, and Renaissance guitar to play the music of 16th-century composers, including John Dowland, broadside ballads, and other tunes from the Renaissance. By combining our music with soliloquies delivered by our actress, you will be transported into an emotional portrait of Shakespeare’s time that is as potent now as it was then. The ballad tunes in Shakespeare’s plays were well known to his audience and we are delighted to bring them to life once again. Join The Shakespeare Band as we explore both the lighter and the darker side of Renaissance music.