A long poem by William Shakespeare

Performed by Sir Mark Rylance and Sir Derek Jacobi

A special fundraiser for the Marylebone Theatre

In the early 1990s, Mark Rylance was a month away from performing Venus and Adonis when the production had to be cancelled. Now, thirty years later, he will deliver Shakespeare’s masterful long poem in partnership with his long-time friend and colleague, Derek Jacobi.

Over an illustrious, forty year career, Mark has won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Bridge of Spies, played the BFG in Spielberg’s film and won countless awards for other memorable, screen roles. His stage performances are reckoned amongst the greatest ever seen in Britain. Derek shot to fame in the 1970s for his BAFTA award-winning role in I, Claudius, since when he has remained one of the nation’s favourite actors, appearing in hit films from Gladiator to Cinderella as well as countless major television and theatre roles.

Join two of Britain’s greatest actors as they bring to life Shakespeare’s ravishing, rarely-performed text, rich with wit and beauty. All profits from the event will go to support the Marylebone Theatre.

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