Earlier this year, I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in Shire Productions' dramatisation of the heroic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. This was adapted and produced by my wife Vivienne, who leads Shire Productions ( http://www.shireproductions.co.uk/ ) We gave six performances, out of doors in the historic setting of Moseley Bog as part of Birmingham's Middle-earth weekend (here I use JRR Tolkien's preferred spelling) in May.
The adaptation is unique and suitable for production by other groups. For those who know the tale, it is in two parts - when Beowulf was young and fought Grendel and much much later when he was, shall we say, somewhat more mature and fought a dragon. No prizes for guessing which Beowulf I played!
We are hoping at some point in the future to post a short video of our interpretation of Beowulf once technical issues are resolved. More information can be found on this and other productions on the Shire Productions website.
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