Outdoor Theatre
- Published:
- 09 July 2026
To celebrate the beauty of the gardens in summertime at Mottisfont, and as an opportunity to bring family and friends together, we welcome three theatre performances to the garden. Performances run between 10 July and 29 July. Tickets can be booked through the links below.
Romeo and Juliet - live outdoor theatre 10 July
Award-winning Immersion Theatre Company proudly presents an unforgettable adaptation of William Shakespeare’s iconic, Romeo & Juliet.
This powerful story of forbidden love and bitter rivalry is brought to life in a visual spectacle infused with comedy, heart-break, and danger.
Moving, funny, and tragic in equal measure, this beautiful production will see Immersion continue to build on their reputation for producing Shakespeare for all, be it the seasoned theatre-goer or budding literary enthusiast. This is Shakespeare as it’s meant to be: interactive, fun, and highly accessible!
Refreshments will be available to purchase from the Old Kitchen Café, before the performance and during the interval. Treat yourself to hot and cold drinks, ice creams, sandwiches and sweet treats. The Old Kitchen Café will open at 6.15pm.
Sherlock Holmes & The Hound of the Baskervilles - live outdoor theatre - 23 July
Join us for outdoor family theatre fun; will the famous detective duo Holmes and Watson discover the deadly secret of the Baskerville family curse before it strikes again?
How can one show possibly contain so much action and adventure? Elementary, my dear! The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present a brand-new riff on the fiendishly famous case. Will detective duo Holmes and Watson discover the deadly secret of the Baskerville family curse before it strikes again? Or are they barking up the wrong tree? Find out in this delightfully inventive show that will have you yelping with excitement and howling with laugher. Features live music, audience interaction and more mystery than you can shake a magnifying glass at. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!
Refreshments will be available to purchase from the Old Kitchen Café, before the performance and during the interval. Treat yourself to hot and cold drinks, ice creams, sandwiches and sweet treats. The Old Kitchen Café will open at 6.15pm.
The Jungle Book - live outdoor theatre - 29 July
Immersion Theatre are thrilled to bring their trademark energy to their wildly entertaining musical adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling family favourite, The Jungle Book!
Filled with original music, audience interaction, and a host of larger-than-life characters, you are invited to join Mowgli and his friends, Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, on a madcap jungle adventure as they meet and attempt to outwit a slithering snake, some cheeky monkeys, and the fierce tiger, Shere Khan!
Funny, exciting and wildly entertaining, this AOOO-some musical will have you howling with laughter: It’s the perfect treat for the whole family!
Genre: Musical / Recommended age: 4+
Refreshments will be available to purchase from the Old Kitchen Café, before the performance and during the interval. Treat yourself to hot and cold drinks, ice creams, sandwiches and sweet treats. The Old Kitchen Café will open at 5.15pm.