A GARDEN in Beaconsfield will be transformed into the coast of Illyria as one of Shakespeare's best loved tales is staged.

The Garden Players will be performing Twelfth Night in aid of the Child Bereavement Charity (CBC) to be directed by Archie Wilson.

It is the third time the group have staged a Shakespeare play in the open air at the home of Steve and June McAdam, who came up with the idea with friends John and Judith Timewell, and has enjoyed much success.

They first staged Much Ado About Nothing in 2009 which was a sell out and raised £7,000 for CBC.

The next year they performed in Bath on the Royal Crescent, raising £12,000, before returning to Beaconsfield last year with A Midsummer Night's Dream, which raised more than £9,000.

And for this year the story of Viola being shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria will brought to the garden.

Believing her twin brother Sebastian to be dead, the destitute Viola dresses as a boy for self protection and joins the court of the lovesick Duke Orsino. Sent to court Lady Olivia on his behalf, she finds herself at the apex of a love triangle: 'Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.' The hilarious antics of Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the humiliation of Olivia's servant Malvolio are key additional elements of Shakespeare's much loved comedy of mistaken identity and sweeping romance.

Performance dates are June 27-30 at Storrington, 13, Ledborough Wood, Beaconsfield at 7.45pm. Tickets are £15 from 01628522854, which includes a programme and a glass of wine.

Further information is available on the Garden Players’ website http://www.thegardenplayersweb.co.uk/