Books & Spoken Word

The Shakespeare Heptet

Date: Saturday, Jul 15 2017
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Room Above

An evening of Shakespeare’s sonnets sung by The Shakespeare Heptet, who set the Bard’s words to their own contemporary music. Guitarist/vocalist Richard Gibson has been composing music for the sonnets for fifteen years. The band in its current form have been performing for three years and have played all over the country including at Madhurst Arts Festival, the Chilled Cider Festival & Live At The Tower of London.

Part of the Bristol Shakespeare Festival

Price: Free/donations

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By joe melia, Monday, Jun 26 2017

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  • The Shakespeare Heptet
  • The Room Above
  • Bristol
  • Shakespeare's Sonnets
  • Bristol Shakespeare Festival

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