A Moving Grove (in Royal Victoria Park)

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Location: Bristol, City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Gillian Roberts
Gillian Roberts
Fire and Air Theatre

In Bath’s Royal Victoria Park, characters have escaped from two Shakespeare plays. Is this a dream of midsummer with witches, or a Scottish nightmare with a donkey-headed fool? An introduction and 8 short scenes take you on a mile-long walk, looping from the top of Cow Lane around the park, to finish near the Pavilion Cafe. Stopping to listen to each scene, it will take around an hour if you do it all in one go. NB Download the walk over Wifi, before coming to the park. START at the top of Cow Lane (at 51.3869497, -2.3720913) and cross over onto the path across the grassy open space to begin with the Introduction (1).

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A Fire and Air production directed by Gillian Roberts for Sparkfest Digital 2021.

1 Introduction to A Moving Grove: Please listen to this first

Listen to hear information about the walk. After listening, head diagonally north-west to the line of trees where 4 paths cross, near the fence of the Botanical Garden, for a Witches' Summit...

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2 Witches' Summit

What are these, so withered and so wild .... ? After this scene, follow the path that runs west (moving away from the city centre) to the open grass in front of you, between the path and the trees that fringe the north side of the Duck Pond, to arrive Upon the Heath ...

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3 Upon the Heath

Macbeth and Banquo meet three Witches. After this, turn to face the direction of the city centre. Keeping the trees that fringe the duckpond to your right, walk round to the south-east till you see a large cedar tree, and a footbridge. You'll meet the Macbeths here, Doing the Deed ...

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4 Doing the Deed

The Macbeths get the daggers out. After this, turn and walk south across the grass to join the road. Take care as you cross over and walk in the direction of the city centre. Head for the Victoria Monument obelisk for further instructions.

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5a Directions to next scene

Continue past the Victoria Monument obelisk, in the direction of the city centre. Take care as you cross over Marlborough Lane into Royal Avenue, to find The Porter is Translated ...

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5 The Porter is Translated

Bottom the Porter experiences a sudden change. After this, follow the path around the edge of the grass, in the direction of the bandstand, to find Macbeth Screwing Courage to the Sticking Place ...

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6 Screwing Courage to the Sticking Place

Macbeth meets the witches for a second time and seems to get good news. After this, head north across the grass. Take care as you cross Royal Avenue, and continue to the middle of the open lawn below the Royal Crescent to find A Wood Comes to Dunsinane ...

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7 A Wood Comes to Dunsinane

Macbeth gets a nasty surprise. As you stand on the grass and listen, turn to look around you. Afterwards, stand with your back to the Royal Crescent, head left towards a wall at the city centre side of the lawn, and walk down Duelling Alley to where Macduff Lays On ...

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8 Macduff Lays On

A deadly confrontation takes place in Duelling Alley. After this, retrace your steps a few metres to where the paths cross. Turn left and take care as you cross Royal Avenue to go south to the covered wooden pavilion to find What A Dream Was Here ...

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9 What A Dream Was Here?

Bottom wakes up ... This scene concludes the walk. Thank you and we hope you enjoyed it.

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