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Brownsea Open Air Theatre (commonly abbreviated B.O.A.T) is an open-air Shakespearian theatre company based in Poole, Dorset that have performed large theatrical productions since 1964. Annually performing a play from the extensive works of William Shakespeare for three weeks in July and August, the production is set on the National Trust's Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour with boats transporting patrons to the island from Poole Quay. Recent productions include ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''All's Well That Ends Well'', ''Measure for Measure'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Taming Of The Shrew'' and ''Julius Caesar''. The 49th season in 2012 was ''Love's Labour's Lost'', and in 2013 their 50th Season was celebrated with ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Pericles'' For a single season ''B.O.A.T Ashore'' was established in 2006 when the company's committee agreed that a modern adaptation of ''Romeo and Juliet'' (in Shakespeare's original words) could be produced under the B.O.A.T banner on the mainland, as ''B.O.A.T Ashore''. The production ran in early 2007 throughout Dorset. B.O.A.T. were part of the ''Royal Shakespeare Companys Open Stages project in 2012, participating in workshops and performing an excerpt from their 2011 production of ''''Julius Caesar'' ''. They took part in Open Stages 2014 with a combined version of ''Henry IV, part 1'' and ''Henry IV, part 2'' ==Critical acclaim== B.O.A.T receive excellent national and regional coverage, and have been featured in The Guardian as one of the UK's ''Top 10 Open Air Theatre Venues'', listed second to the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall. In 2009 B.O.A.T was included in Debrett's list of the top five things to do in England〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Debrett's )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brownsea Open Air Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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