Scriptorium Buttery:'Lunch with Shakespeare: Much Ado About Food', with Sam Bilton

Step into Shakespeares world through taste.

Leading food historianSam Bilton has worked with Shakespeares Globe Theatre to discover what the Bard really ate and the dishes, from banquet pies to sweet tarts, that graced his plays.Join her to savour history yourself at our delicious Shakespearean lunch which may include: salmon pasties, beef chewits, Elizabethan sticky gingerbread and Tudor shortbread!Purchase the brand new range of Gloucester History Festival merchandise when ordering your tickets and receive FREE postage and packing (valid until 12th April 2026).