2021
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Petersfield Shakespeare Festival transformed the lockdown nightmare to a midsummer dream with a perfect play in its new magical setting.
A versatile cast of eight delighted audiences with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed amongst the woodland wonders of Wylds Christmas Tree Farm, Liss from 20th – 25th July 2021.
2020
Monologues and More
An online festival of new writing inspired by Romeo and Juliet
Rosaline's Suitors
by Charlie Zarb
What’s a girl to do: marry Mr Wrong or become a nun?
Undressing Friar John
AUDIO PIECE
by Tom Lynas
Who do you trust: an ageing friar or a racing pigeon?
Violent Delights
by Laura Turner
Lady Montague: a single mother with a dark secret. Time for some home truths…
The Nurse's Lament
by J L Dean
Fifteen years on, and Juliet’s Nurse is tormented by the ghosts of the past.
Tybalt's Truth
by Charlie Girdlestone
Aman is only as great as those he has the strength to oppose.
Juliet
AUDIO PIECE
by Bea Harmston
When all forces of nature and logic point me in one direction, I am walking in the other.
Scapegoat
by Chris Hollis
I’m a dealer, not a doctor. That’s the point – that’s my point!
contains strong language
Friar Laurence's Confession
by William Shakespeare
A tomb. A tragic body count. How guilty is the Friar?
Rosaline's Suitors
by Charlie Zarb
What’s a girl to do: marry Mr Wrong or become a nun?
Undressing Friar John
AUDIO PIECE
by Tom Lynas
Who do you trust: an ageing friar or a racing pigeon?
Violent Delights
by Laura Turner
Lady Montague: a single mother with a dark secret. Time for some home truths…
The Nurse's Lament
by J L Dean
Fifteen years on, and Juliet’s Nurse is tormented by the ghosts of the past.
Tybalt's Truth
by Charlie Girdlestone
Aman is only as great as those he has the strength to oppose.
Juliet
AUDIO PIECE
by Bea Harmston
When all forces of nature and logic point me in one direction, I am walking in the other.
Scapegoat
by Chris Hollis
I’m a dealer, not a doctor. That’s the point – that’s my point!
contains strong language
Friar Laurence's Confession
by William Shakespeare
A tomb. A tragic body count. How guilty is the Friar?
2019
Hamlet
Dark shadows hang over Denmark…
King Hamlet has died recently and a restless ghost is haunting the castle.
Find out more about our Summer 2019 production of Hamlet, including photos, a cast list and Director’s notes.
The Comedy of Errors
In the busy port of Ephesus, we encounter some extremely strange behaviour – and perhaps a song or two…
Find out more about our Summer 2019 production of The Comedy of Errors, including photos, a cast list and Director’s notes.
Abyss
A new piece of writing comissioned for PSF 2019, Abyss is a collision of past and present inspired by the life, poetry and death of Lizzie Siddal.
Find out more about our Summer 2019 production of Laura Turner’s Abyss, including photos, a cast list and Writer’s notes.
2018
Henry V
Shortly after he has become king, Henry V seeks advice from the Church regarding his claim to rule France as well as England.
Find out more about our Summer 2018 production of Henry V, including photos, a cast list and Director’s notes.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Shrew’s Tavern is poised for a big night. Landlady Babs is waiting for a wedding party to arrive: her mate Sal’s daughter Megan is getting married to Ben.
Find out more about our Summer 2019 production of The Taming of the Shrew, including photos, a cast list and Director’s notes.
2017
The Buried Moon
Playwright Laura Turner uses a 21st century Lincolnshire setting to reimagine the relationship between Miranda and Caliban, charting its twists and turns.
Find out more about our Summer 2017 production of this exciting and original work.
As You Like It
“Under the greenwood tree, who loves to lie with me…”
When the banished Rosalind abandons her female form to escape Court, where else should she run to but “Arden-Fest” deep in a forest steeped in mystery, symbolism and mythology.
Find out more about our 2017 Glastonbury inspired production of As You Like It, including photos, a cast list and Director’s notes.
Shakespeare's Lost Women
A PSF world premiere, Shakespeare’s Lost Women charmingly tells, through dialogue and song, the stories of some of the Bard’s forgotten female characters.
Find out more about our Summer 2017 production of this one -woman tour de force.
2016
The Tempest
Betrayal, revenge and reconciliation are explored against a backdrop of young love and comic misunderstandings in Shakespeare’s final play. Our colourful interpretation brings the magic and spectacle of a remote tropical island to the leafy glades of East Hampshire.
Find out more about our Summer 2016 production of The Tempest, including photos, a cast list and Director’s notes.
Into the Breach
Mark Carey has been performing his acclaimed one man show Into the Breach since November 2013. The ninety minute play presents a humorous and accessible introduction to one of Shakespeare’s great histories, Henry V.
George Crocker, is keen to liven up his dull life so he decides to join the local Drama Club. What happens next turns his world upside down. Set during the Second World War this nostalgic and moving tale paints a vivid portrait of village life, with all seventeen colourful characters played by one man. It is a classic tale of the small man taking on the big challenge and perfect entertainment for both adults and children over ten years alike.