Two charity performances of a Shakespeare play in the grounds of Woodcot, Salcombe raised £830 for Salcombe First Responders, the RNLI and Age UK.

The play, ‘Much Ado About Nothing in One Hour’, was performed by the Live Literature Company, directed by Valerie Doulton.

The company was made up of drama students from Niagara University, USA, and were performing as part of a study abroad programme.

The programme sees students work with the Live Literature Company for eight weeks studying Shakespeare and Contemporary British Drama.

The aim of the Live Literature Company is to fuse together theatre, literature and the humanities to create performance works of excellence that are approachable to a wide audience.

The performance company said they were “dedicated to sharing and bringing forward British and worldwide literary and artistic traditions for all our audiences to enjoy”.

Sally Arnold, organiser said: “It was really successful, we had about 80 people attending the first night and 100 people on the second.

“We were very lucky with the weather and the students were wonderful.

“Many thanks to the South Sands Hotel for their sponsorship.”