Whose Green and Pleasant land?
Join us at Leith Hill Place for a free world-premiere pageant, bringing together local residents, community groups, choirs, musicians, storytellers and theatre-makers from across the community.
- Booking essential
- Admission applies
This community-centred celebration brings to life the old and current issues of land access, the enclosure acts and how they continue to effect us to this day. This is a contemporary response to the 1938 pageant written by Vaughan Williams and EM Forster, calling on the community to protect the precious Leith Hill and the Surrey Hills natural environments.
The morning performance will be preceded by a pre-show community stage featuring local performers, while the afternoon performance will be followed by a post-show community stage celebrating even more local talent.
So whether you come for the pageant, the music, the community performances — or simply to experience something unique with the people of Dorking — there really is something for everyone.
The pageant has been created by Damn Cheek productions and Rosie May Jones.
Times
The basics
- Booking number
Call info@damncheek.co.uk
- Accessibility
Three disabled parking bays are available at the house. To reserve a space, please email: leithhillplace@nationaltrust.org.uk.
- Meeting point
At Leith Hill Place on the lawn.
- Suitability for children
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Other
Parking at the Rhododendron Wood Car park (What3words location push.horses.fade). Normal charges apply. NT members park for free
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