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Virgin gives students free Macbeth tickets
Published on: 4/6/08.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS will be providing hundreds of Barbadian secondary school students with the opportunity to attend a special matinee performance of a well-known Shakespeare play.

This is made possible through their sponsorship of the Gale Theatre of London's production of Macbeth.

Sales and Marketing manager for Virgin Atlantic, Rachel Pilgrim, said this should be beneficial to the students since those attending are studying Macbeth at CXC level.

She said the participation of Barbadian actress Allison Sealy-Smith in a starring role might also help to motivate students to get involved in theatre.

Tickets for the performance were presented to English departments at various schools throughout the island.

Performances of the play started yesterday at the Frank Collymore Hall, while the Virgin Atlantic matinee takes place on April 11 at the same venue. (PR)