Shakespeare’s ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

Open Air Shakespeare presents William Shakespeare’s comic/drama “All’s Well That Ends Well” (in English) at the beautiful O Palacete Gomes Freire, Rua Gomes Freire 98, 1150-179 Lisbon. Performed by our joyful ensemble of actors, including Portuguese nationals and actors from around the world who now live in Portugal.

October 3rd and 4th, with matinees at 13:00 and evening performances at 18:00 both days. We greatly appreciate this kind, nonrefundable donation of €14.00 to our organization (payable via PayPal or debit/credit card. Cash entry at the door if available is €20). Entry is granted only for the original booked date and time, and each minimum donation entitles one person entry to the performance. Your generosity not only helps us compensate our actors and crew but it also supports our various educational programs, including the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools Program.

Open Air Shakespeare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization based in New York. We have performed in Lisbon for over four years, and this is our seventh Shakespeare production in Lisbon. If you would like to know more our organization please visit our website link below:
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ALL’s WELL THAT ENDS brief synopsis: 

In All’s Well That Ends Well, a woman is given in marriage to the man she longs for, but, because she is of lower rank, he refuses to accept the marriage. It becomes her challenge to win his acceptance.

Helen, the daughter of a dead physician, secretly loves Bertram, the Count of Rosillion’s son. When the count dies, Bertram becomes a ward of the French king, who is dying of a fistula. Helen heals the ailing king, and he grants her wish to marry his ward. Bertram refuses to consummate the marriage and goes off to war, sending Helen a list of seemingly impossible conditions to be met before he will consider her his wife.

To meet his conditions, Helen substitutes herself for a woman whom Bertram desires, and sleeps with him. When false news comes that Helen is dead, Bertram faces the charge that he has killed her. Helen, now pregnant, reappears, saving Bertram and demonstrating that she has met his conditions. Bertram then acknowledges her. (Synopsis credit: The Folger’s Shakespeare Library)