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What's On in August 2009
Children's Activities, Saturday 18 July - Sunday 6 September: Summer Fun - activities at the Shakespeare Houses for the school holidays, including: 
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Various activities based on the play and the gardens in summertime, including developing the presentation of the Woodland Walk and various performance based activities.
Nash’s House
“Plays and Pastimes”
A garden trail with drawing, colouring, identification activities and exploring our Elizabethan Knot Garden.
Hall’s Croft
“House Detective”
Learn about the different people who have lived in Hall’s Croft over the last 400 years. Find out how a Jacobean house was constructed and have a go at designing your own building.
Mary Arden's Farm
A different theme each week of the holidays:
- 'Wattle & Daub Week': Tudor house-building
- 'Tudor Troubles': law-breaking in the sixteenth century
- 'Plough the Fields and Scatter': farming week
- 'Cheese and Humours': Tudor domestic life
- 'Cures from the Garden': herbs and plants as medicine
- 'Peascod and Pottage': Tudor diet and cooking
- 'Fun and Foolery': Tudor games and activities
Outdoor Play at Mary Arden' Farm, Saturday 1 August, 7.30pm: Oddsocks presents Richard III at Mary Arden's Farm. Tickets - Adults £15, Students and children £1, family ticket £30 (2 adults 2 children) 
A Midsummer’s Magical Picnic, Saturday 8 August: join fairies, sprites and hobgoblins as they gather at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, for a midsummer magical picnic. Discover the secrets of the enchanted woodland and enjoy our magical entertainment. All children dressed up will gain free entry to the House and gardens, so bring along your favourite picnic treats for your fairies and sprites to enjoy. Normal House admission applies.
Evening Lecture, Wednesday 19 August: Tara Hambling - Domestic Art and Decoration in Shakespearian England. 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) at The Shakespeare Centre. Cost £4.00, concessions £3.50, Friends of SBT £3.00. 
Outdoor Play at Nash's House and New Place Gardens, Saturday 22, 7pm, and Sunday 23 August, 2pm: the Festival Players presents The Merchant of Venice in the Great Gardens of New Place. Ticket prices to be confirmed.