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 island has a heronry, in which both grey heron and little egret nest. There is a large population of non-native sika deer on the island. In the past the numbers have been higher than the island can sustain and have overgrazed. To try to limit damage to trees and other vegetation by deer, areas of the island have been fenced off to provide areas of undamaged woodland to allow other species such as red squirrels to thrive. The lagoon is noted for the large population of common tern and sandwich tern in summer, and a very large flock of avocets