Theatre
Enjoy outdoor theatre on your doorstep
SUMMER is the perfect time to enjoy a picnic in the open air while being entertained, and here in Kent we are lucky enough to have a number of outdoor theatre productions to enjoy.
As You Like It, by Changeling Theatre This summer The Changeling Theatre will be breathing new life into this firm favourite among Shakespeare’s comedies. As You Like It runs the glorious gamut of pastoral romance, cross-dressing and love-notes, poetry, satire, slapstick and passion – and in true Changeling fashion there will be a few surprises. Current dates and venues as we went to press: June 29 Central Park, Dartford June 30 Godinton House, near Ashford July 1 & 15 Eastwell Manor, near Ashford July 3 & 10 Nurstead Court, near Gravesend July 5 Secret Gardens at Sandwich July 6 – 8 Boughton Monchelsea Place, near Maidstone July 11 & 12 Upnor Castle, near Strood July 13 Friars at Aylesford, near Maidstone July 19 Great Comp, near Sevenoaks July 20 Belmont House, near Faversham July 21 Loose Amenities Association, near Maidstone July 22 Dandelion Time, near Maidstone
Daisy Pulls It Off, by Denise Deegan
Inspired by the uncomplicated innocence of Angela Brazil's schoolgirl novels, Denise Deegan's comedy parodies the life and soul of a gels' boarding school of yesteryear - all gym slips and hockey sticks, a sort of St Trinians without the delinquency! The plucky heroine, Daisy Meredith, with the help of her best friend, the zany Trixie Martin, overcomes a series of trials and tribulations by being honourable and straight in all things, even saving the lives of sneaky Monica and toady Sybil - her arch-enemies. Produced by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd July 18 – 21 Festival Theatre at Hever Castle, near Edenbridge.
Pride And Prejudice, by Chapterhouse
Theatre Company Take a step back in time to meet Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters. While her mother tries determinedly to pair her off with the detestable Mr Collins, Elizabeth meets the rude and abrupt Mr Darcy. But is there more to him than meets the eye? Adapted by Laura Turner from Jane Austen. August 15 – Chiddingstone Castle, near Edenbridge
HMS Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan In 2011, Ilyria raised the bar for the major UK open-air touring theatre companies by becoming the first and only to add opera to its regular season with the Pirates of Penzance. This follow-up is set on board the warship HMS Pinafore, and cheerfully mocks such British institutions as class, patriotism and the Royal Navy. This comic opera is performed by a reduced cast on a beautiful nautical set, accompanied by a musical director on keyboard. July 28 – Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks August 28 – Tonbridge Castle
The Importance of Being Ernest,
by The Pantaloons Everybody loves Ernest. The only trouble is, he doesn’t exist. Or does he? Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece gets The Pantaloons treatment in this anarchic take on the classic comedy of manners. Handbags at dawn! August 27 – Mount Ephraim Gardens, near Faversham
The Twits, by Ilyria Staging of Roald Dahl’s children's classic, adapted by David Wood, in Bedgebury's Walled Garden. August 29 – Bedgebury Pinetum.
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