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Now in its third year, after a sell-out seasons in 2022 and 2023, Dungog Shakespearience bursts into 2024 with crowd favourite ROMEO & JULIET!

Staged across three unique outdoor locations, the audience will be guided by the actors through the woods and back again. The venue is eco-accommodation and venue centre, Wangat Lodge.  A stunning 50 acre wildlife sanctuary on the Chichester River. The performance will not just be seen, but lived. This is the best and original way to experience Shakespeare!

R & J The Plot! -

Shakespeare's classic story of warring families and doomed love all wrapped up with exciting swordfights and larger than life characters. The timeless tale of true love is set against the background of an endless fued between the noble houses of Montague and Capulet; where one fatal night the dashing Romeo meets the beautiful Juliet and a plot is hatched to end the war between their families by uniting the two in a secret marriage to bring allaiance to the houses. These best laid plans must contend with the vaguries of fortune, the will of Juliet's Princely suitor, the honour of the blade, and the rage of the firey Tybalt. In spite of their families Romeo and Juliet strive to be together, and live for the idea that love can conquer hate.

Director Timothy Weston

With over ten years experience of outdoor Shakespeare including with the world renowned Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, and Sydney's long running and much lauded Shakespeare By The Sea. He has appeared in over thirty Shakespearean productions in his career playing everyone from Malvolio to Mark Antony, Caliban to Horatio. He studied at the University of Sydney and Sydney Theatre School, making his directorial debut in the successful tour of Chekhov's Guns in 2011. In 2022 he took the helm of Dungog Shakespearience to bring professional level Shakespeare to nature based stages, enlivening the productions and making them more accessible to a wider audience. His recent acting credits include four weeks as the eponymous King in King Richard II, Don Jon in Much Ado About Nothing, Aeneas in Dido; Queen of Carthage, David Copperfield in Copperfield! The Musical at the Gatehouse Theatre in London, and the wicked Oliver in As You Like It for last year's Dungog Shakespearience.'

ACCOMMODATION AND DINNER Packages available when purchasing your show tickets.

WANGAT LODGE provides a festival-like atmosphere during the Dungog Shakespearience. There will be a Foyer Bar, with beers and wine and soft drinks as well as bar snacks and ice creams.

SATURDAY NIGHT / SUNDAY - for those enjoying Saturday night's show, with dinner/accommodation, you are welcomed to enjoy Wangat Lodge's grounds on the Sunday, with beautiful walking trails and amazing swimming holes at the river!

*N.B. Accommodation tickets (dormitory style) are booked (as add-ons) through this site. You can also contact venue - info@wangat.com.au, if you have specific Qs regarding accomm.

N.B. Dinner Tickets (Italian Banquet) are booked (as add-ons) through this site. We will collect your dietary requirements after you have booked with follow-up email. You can also contact venue - info@wangat.com.au, if you have specific Qs regarding catering.

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Wangat Lodge
1938 Chichester Dam Rd, Bandon Grove NSW 2420

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