List of Events
Illyria Theatre presents The Three Musketeers in Baysgarth Park
All for One; One for All! Young D’Artagnan is determined to join Athos, Porthos and Aramis as an elite Musketeer of the King’s Guard. Set against a sweeping panorama of 17th century France at war, this production is a whirlwind of scheming, romance and broad comedy - and the finest swashbuckling in the business.
Performance in the Park: The Pantaloons present: The History of Britain
A breathless race through the centuries in this delightfully inventive show that tells the entire story of Britain in under 2 hours. The Pantaloons Theatre Company retells great moments from the country’s past in a variety of surprising genres! Featuring live music, audience interaction and wild historical inaccuracy. Please note later start time of 4pm
Performance in the Park: Peter Rabbit
A family‑friendly outdoor theatre performance. Quantum theatre is back with an enchanting new adaptation of Beatrix Potter's best-loved Tale. Join Peter Rabbit and his naughty cousin Benjamin as they venture into Mr McGregor's garden.
Marie Lloyd Stole My Life at Ropery Hall
Drag King, Divorcee and Drama Queen, Nelly Power was a force to be reckoned with. Arguably the first true drag king she lived a financially independent and scandalous life that was way more dramatic offstage than on. A major star of the Victorian era she lost everything - except her spirit - after the young Marie Lloyd stole her most famous song. A tale of 19th century betrayal, discrimination, sexual exploitation, domestic violence and press intrusion - all viewed through…
Casting the Runes at Ropery Hall
Nunkie Theatre Company returns with two more of M R James’s very best, in another thrilling one-man show performed by Robert Lloyd Parr In Casting the Runes we meet the unforgettable Abbot of Lufford, Mr. Karswell – magic lanternist, historian of the occult, and scourge of the academic establishment. The story is perhaps best known for being the source for the classic 1950s horror film Night of the Demon. It is partnered here by one of James’s most neglected masterpieces:…
Hauntings at Ropery Hall
Hauntings is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories, E.F. Benson and M.R. James. From E.F. Benson comes: ‘Naboth’s Vineyard’ - in which just desserts are meted out to an unscrupulous lawyer, & ‘The Hanging of Alfred Wadham’ - in which the forces of the devil test a man of faith to his limits while from the master of the ghost story genre, M.R. James, comes: ‘Oh, Whistle…
Bah Humbug! (10th Anniversary Production)
Friends at Barton return with their “Dickens of a phantomime” with borth matinee and early evening shows. Tickets from October: wilderspinschool.org.uk
Bah Humbug
Celebrating its 10th anniversary Friends at Barton return with another great family pantoto kick off the Christmas season. All tickets £5, available to book in the autumn. Wilderspin School Museum
