Stratford’s Shakespeare connections were explored when contestants hit the streets for Marlowe’s Revenge.
The rogaine event was one of many planned for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, organised by the Stratford Shakespeare Trust.
Stratford Shakespeare Trust member Suzanne Blackwell says the event put a cultural spin on rogaine - a competitive event in which runners find their way across open country with a map and a compass - with five teams travelling around the district in an attempt to get the most points.
“The name of the event is a nod to Christopher Marlowe, a poet who was born the same year as William Shakespeare. He was killed at a young age. His work was amazing, he had a lot of fantastic ideas. This event comes from the Marlowian theory that Christopher was the main author of the works written by Shakespeare,” Suzanne says.
For the event, participants had to visit as many Stratford streets as they could and film themselves saying the line associated with the street name. There was a chance for participants to win bonus points, with 100 points up for grabs for teams that crossed the pedestrian crossing by the glockenspiel.