Brownsea Open Air Theatre 2018]] [[Image:BOAT-_Two_Gentlemen_Of_Verona.jpg|thumb|"Two Gentlemen Of Verona", 2016]] In 2019 BOAT are staging "[[Richard III (play)| "Richard III"]]". Future plans include "[[Romeo and Juliet (play)| "Romeo and Juliet"]]" in 2020, followed by "[[Twelfth Night (play)| "Twelfth Night"]]" and "[[Macbeth (play)| "Macbeth"]]". Former members of Brownsea Open Air Theatre who went on to appear in film, stage and/or television include the following: [[Category:Outdoor theatres]] [[Category:Theatres in Dorset]] [[Category:Poole]] Brownsea Open Air Theatre Brownsea Open Air Theatre (commonly abbreviated B.O.A.T) is an open-air Shakespearian theatre company based in Poole, Dorset that have performed large theatrical productions since 1964. Annually performing a play from the
Brownsea Island and the flags of the Scout and Girl Guide movements line either side of the main altar. After falling heavily into debt the Waughs fled to Spain. The island was acquired by creditors and sold in 1873 to George Cavendish-Bentinck, who added Jersey cows to Brownsea and expanded the island's agriculture. He filled the island with several Italian renaissance sculptures, some of which still decorate the church and the quay. The 1881 census recorded a total population of 270 people on the island, the majority of whom provided a labour force for the pottery works. After his death, the island