THERE's the rare chance to visit Winchester Crown Court but for nothing to do with the legal process.
The Law Courts will be the venue for a one-off performance in aid of charity on Thursday September 27, a 6.45 for a 7.30pm start.
Court room number 2 will be the stage of Merely Players, a play on a judicial theme, to be performed by well-known Hampshire barrister Nigel Pascoe QC.
The proceeds will go to the Sebastian's Action Trust, a charity that supports seriously-ill children.
Merely Players was devised as an advocate’s tribute to William Shakespeare, as a master of persuasion.
Taking loosely the framework of a criminal trial, it contains some of his best known passages and verse, with a selection of some of his villains as Defendants. It also includes a few stories and memories.
Space is limited and tickets have been selling well. They are £20 to include a glass of wine on arrival with savouries made by charity supporters Dawn and Diane Padwick.
There will also be a raffle.
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