The Canterbury Tales
Gielgud Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 6AR
For the next 3 months the Gielgue Theatre will be home to production of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. They are self-contained productions, so can be watched in isolation and do not necessarily need to be seen in chronological order.
The Knight, The Miller and Other Tales (Part 1). The pilgrims' journey begins with the pageantry and spectacle of The Knight's Tale as chivalrous rivals compete for their love's affections. Later love is of a different vein in the shape of the bawdy Miller's Tale, before the farmyard chaos of the Nun's Priest's Tale as the vain cockerel Chaunticleer is abducted by the wily col-fox.
The Wife of Bath and Other Tales (Part 2). As the colourful characters near Canterbury perhaps the most famous of the pilgrims, the worldly-wise Wife of bath, regales her fellow travellers with tales of unfortunate and downtrodden husbands. In contrast the Franklin tells his romance of Arveragus, Aurelius and Dorigen steeped in the lofty ideals of chivalry and courtly love.
Theatre: Gielgud
Theatre
Cost: £20.00 - £45.00
Performance Times (Mon - Friday):
7:30pm
Performance Times (Saturday): 2:30pm
& 7:30pm
Performance Times (Sunday): N/A
Matinee: Thur 2:30pm
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly
Circus
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