Theatre Listings 26 St Peters Street, Bedford, MK40 2NN ww.quarrytheatre.org.uk/
Church End, Elstow MK42 9XT Tel 01234 261477 www.quantumtheatre.co.uk
Friday 16th July All’s Well That Ends Wells (Outdoor Theatre) A fairy-tale story of true love finding a way. Thursday Jul 22nd A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Outdoor Theatre) Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem will be casting its spell at Elstow Abbey in a bewitching production for all the family.
Friday 2nd July Treasure Island This swashbuckling tale will be lifted from the pages of Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-loved novel and brought to life with sea shanties and sword fights galore! Saturday 17th July Jay Foreman’s Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children Jay provides a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this family friendly show which regularly sells out its entire runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sunday 18th July The Noise Next Door: Run Wild! (Outdoor Theatre) 2pm Join the stars of Britain’s Got Talent (ITV1) and The One Show (BBC One) for an hour of songs, scenes and gags all based on what the audience want to see Sunday 18th July The Noise Next Door: Out and About 7.30pm Laugh the night away in the great outdoors! Join the quickest wits in comedy as they deliver an alfresco dose of mind-blowing songs, sidesplitting gags and jaw-dropping physicality.
Bradgate Road, Bedford MK40 3DE Tel 01234 354321 www.theplacebedford.org.uk
1st - 2nd July Farewell Leicester Square [Outdoor Theatre] The story of Bedford’s own Joe Clough, Britain’s first black bus driver. 9th July Tess of the D’Urbervilles [Outdoor Theatre] Hardy’s heroine is one of the most moving in all of literature, and her story is hauntingly brought to life in this new version by Hotbuckle. 10th July The Rascally Diner Chef Rufus Skumskins O’Parsley is famous for creating some of the world’s most disgusting dishes. You might know him from the award-winning children’s book The Rascally Cake, written by Jeanne Willis and Korky Paul. 20th - 24th July Swan Theatre’s The Tempest [Outdoor Theatre] 27th - 29th July Suitcase Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet / Macbeth [Outdoor Theatre] 30th July Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece is brought vividly to life in this new stage adaptation.
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Mill Road, Sharnbrook MK44 1NP www.sharnbrookmilltheatre. co.uk
1st - 3rd July - Men of the World Larry, Stick and Frank, three coach drivers, share their experiences of passengers on previous trips to exotic locations such as Folkestone, and getting stuck in the Channel Tunnel for hours. The affection, frustration and black humour in their observations emphasises that you can take the lad out of Yorkshire, but not Yorkshire out of t’lad.
