Cunard is set to bring Shakespeare and new work to the high seas in 2022 after it joined forces with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to bring world-class theater to its transatlantic stage.
Available exclusively on board Queen Mary 2, guests will enjoy tailored theatrical performances by the RSC, which creates theater by Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other literary legends past and present. The performances will be available for all guests on board the ship, and include a blend of Shakespeare’s iconic love scenes in a brand-new piece called “Boundless as the Sea," created by Owen Horsley.
Guests will also have the opportunity to see critically acclaimed new work from the RSC with “Miss Littlewood," a musical by Sam Kenyon exploring the life of one of theater's most playful and radical figures, making its transatlantic debut.
For those interested in learning what it takes to be an RSC actor, the on-board cast will be leading a series of workshops that explore their craft. Guests will also be able to access “Shakespeare Tales," intimate, informal events where the actors will perform their personal favorite sonnets and speeches, and answer questions from the audience.
In addition, Queen Mary 2 will host a touring exhibition, “Digital Diorama: An Augmented Journey Through Shakespeare’s Stratford." Guests will use devices to experience scenes from his plays come to life before their eyes. Some of the RSC’s most popular productions in recent years, including “Hamlet," “Henry V," “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “As You Like It” will also be screened in Cunard’s on board cinema, Illuminations.
The three-year partnership will begin on May 29 until August 12, 2022 and then again from September 15 to November 13, 2022 and will offer this bespoke program exclusively to Cunard guests on Queen Mary 2 throughout these two periods. Guests will experience either “Boundless as the Sea” or “Miss Littlewood” on each featured voyage. Dates for future years will be announced at a later date.
For more information, visit www.cunard.com.
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