Open-air Theatre - Folksy Theatre presents Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Folksy Theatre presents Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Filled with Folksy's wonderful live music, audience interaction and downright silliness! Bring along your friends and family to watch this wonderful outdoor production.
- Booking essential
Love, laughter, and a little bit of lunacy — enter a world where fairies meddle, lovers quarrel, and magic runs wild!
This summer, join us for a breathtaking open-air performance of William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In the heart of an enchanted forest, four young lovers flee the constraints of society and stumble into a realm ruled by mischievous fairies, feuding royalty, and a troupe of would-be actors with more enthusiasm than talent. What follows is a wild night of mistaken identities, magical transformations, and love gone deliciously wrong - enjoy Shakespeare’s dazzling verse and Folksy’s twist of live music, audience interaction and frantic multi-rolling!
Please bring your own folding chairs and picnic blankets as seating is not provided. Our tearoom will be open for take-away refreshments.
Book for either Friday 24 or Saturday 25 July, 7pm - 9:30pm.
Tickets are non refundable. No tickets needed for 3’s and under. Only assistance dogs are permitted at the performance.
The shows go on whatever the weather (unless fork lightning).
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult plus booking fee | £20.00 |
| Child Under 3 | £0.00 |
| Child (age 3-16) plus booking fee | £13.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call Online Booking Only All bookings taken directly by Folksy Theatre via Ticket Stripe.
- Meeting point
On arrival please make your way up the path to the Thimbles Lawn. You can access the performance area from 6pm. At this time you can set up your picnics, blankets and folding chairs.
- What to bring and wear
Please dress for the outdoors as the performance will go ahead in wet weather. Gazebo's are not permitted and we would ask you to be mindful of obscuring the view of others with umbrellas if wet.
- Accessibility
The performance is held in front of the Manor, access is via a 120 yard up hill path and then across the lawn. We will have a golf buggy running during the event for visitors with mobility requirements.
- Other
The gardens and Manor will be open prior to the performance, with last entry to the Manor at 4pm and then the site closes to allow for event set up at 5pm. We will re-open from 6pm for this event. If you would like to visit on the day of the performance, admission prices apply for non National Trust members, but we ask that you leave the site to allow for set up and return from 6pm. The walk from the car park to the manor is unlit so we would ask that you bring a torch to assist your walk back after the performance. Seating is not provided, so please bring your own folding chairs and picnic blankets. Our tearoom will be open for take-away refreshments. Tickets are non refundable. No tickets needed for 3’s and under. Only assistance dogs are permitted during the performance. The shows go on whatever the weather (unless fork lightning)
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