Those fancying themselves as having a touch of courtly class will be delighted.

The sun against the backdrop of the castle, the minimal set and effective all-male cast transported us to a time when the rich would enjoy an evening of amusement from a troupe of travelling players.

Watching them is reminiscent of watching many of Shakespeare’s own plays within plays, set out for nobles as a genteel diversion before retiring to grand rooms in stately palaces.

It is testimony to the talent of Peter Scott, Lane Paul Stewart, Martin Tomms and Christopher Mark that it takes time for the penny to drop that they are playing up to three characters each.

Peter Scott is radiant as the maid Miranda and a suitably flitting Ariel, while Christopher Mark swaps between prince, jester and fiend with aplomb.

Martin Tomms plays a very funny Stephano the drunken butler, and Lane Paul Stewart gives a commendable performance as the savage Caliban.

Those expecting a blockbuster production be warned – there is no lavish excess, but every resource is shrewdly used and the play rounds off nicely as a charming performance in the spirit of the courts of old.