THEATR Mwldan continues its traditional summer outdoor performances at Cilgerran's Welsh Wildlife Centre with a performance of Macbeth on Tuesday, August 19 at 7.30pm.

Award-winning Illyria take on the greatest of Shakespeare’s tragedies; Macbeth. The production is performed on a stage closely replicating those of 17th-century touring troupes. Expect a gripping story and the dazzling swordplay for which Illyria has an unmatched reputation.

A brave military hero, a noble and devoted subject, a popular leader respected by fellow Thanes and trusted by the King himself. Macbeth’s outstanding qualities and achievements ensure that he has a bright future ahead of him. Three mad witches he meets after a battle confirm no less. Or, rather, two of them do. The third prophesies rather more than a rise in his fortunes: she states that he will become King himself. One

brief, crazy suggestion sows a seed of ambition, causes the unravelling of a great man, and incites a chain of treachery, murder and destruction.

The season of performances, which ends with George’s Marvellous Medicine on Sunday, August 31 are presented on a site with panoramic views of the Teifi Marshes, adjacent to the Wildlife Centre building which offers meals and refreshments in The Glasshouse Café.

Tickets for Macbeth are £13 (£11) £9 children and are available to book from Theatr Mwldan’s Box Office on 01239 621200, online at www.mwldan.co.uk, or via smart phone by visiting mwldan.ticketsolve.com/mobile