A COMMUNITY theatre group to set to perform its latest Shakespearean production.

The Castle Players will present The Merry Wives of Windsor in an open air theatre in the grounds of The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, between July 9 and 12, at 7.30pm.

Tickets start at £5 and can be bought from the Darlington Building Society branch office at 26 Market Place, Barnard Castle, Curlews bookshop at Barnard Castle and The Bowes Museum reception.

For further information and ticket mail order details, call (0800) 0747080.