All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare acontece de 3 a 4 de outubro de 2026, Palacete Gomes Freire, em Lisboa.

Open Air Shakespeare presents William Shakespeare’s comic/drama ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (in English). At the beautiful Palace Gomes Freire, Rua Gomes Freire 98, 1150-179 Lisbon. This is the eighth Shakespeare play Open Air Shakespeare has presented in Lisbon, and it will be performed by our joyful ensemble of actors, which includes Portuguese Nationals and actors from around the world who now live in Portugal.SHOWTIMES:Only 4 performances - October 3rd and 4th 2 shows per day @ 13:00 and 18:00 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)