YOUNG Thespians from Hereford's Courtyard Senior Youth Theatre are busy preparing for one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", Measure for Measure, which runs from Tuesday to Saturday, July 27-31.

The company, which impressed audiences with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest last year, hasn't produced a Shakespeare play since 1999, when it performed Taming of the Shrew.

Contemporary politics

Measure for Measure has been brought into the 21st Century against the backdrop of contemporary politics and corruption, although it remains in the original language.

Tickets are £7.50 (£6 concessions) and £5 for all tickets on Wednesday, July 28, available on 0870 1122330. The production starts at 7.30pm.