Theatre GLOUCESTERSHIRE
BACON THEATRE/ TUCKWELL AMPHITHEATRE
Dean Close School, Hatherley Rd, Cheltenham GL51 6EP (Sat Nav GL51 6HE). 01242 258002, www.bacontheatre.co.uk Listed here are the child-friendly productions in the Tuckwell Open Air Theatre Festival, Tue 3-Sun 15 Aug. Importance of Being Earnest Thu 5 Aug, 7pm £16 • Slapstick Picnic present this knockabout version of the Oscar Wilde classic, aimed at ages 9+. Songs of Purple Summer Wed 11 Aug, 7pm, £16 • Emerging and talented ensemble Stagedoor Learning play songs from the shows including ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘South Pacific’. The Great Gatsby Thu 12 Aug, 7pm, £16 • Heartbreak Productions present a jazzy version of one of the great American stories, set in the prohibition era. Ages 9+ The Railway Children Fri 13 Aug, 7pm, £16/£14 • Jenny Wren Productions bring Edith Nesbit’s tale of childhood separation and reunion to the stage. The children are now grown up and revisit their childhood adventures to help stimulate Peter’s ailing memory. Suitable for all ages. Mr Stink Sun 15 Aug, 5.30pm, £16/£14 • Heartbreak Productions return with David Walliams’s yarn about 10-year-old Annabelle’s particularly smelly new friend. Age 7+.
BARN THEATRE
5 Beeches Rd, Cirencester GL7 1BN. 01285 648255, barntheatre. org.uk An Elephant in the Garden Wed 1-Sat 11 Sep, 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Sat), 2pm & 5.30pm (Sun), £11.50-£36.50 • Michael Morpurgo’s tale of an extraordinary animal caught up in war, adapted by Simon Reade and performed by Alison Reid.
BARRINGTON
Off A40 nr. Great Barrington, between Cheltenham & Oxford. www.everymantheatre.org.uk The Hooley Thu 5-Mon 16 Aug, Tuckwell Open Air Theatre Festival, Tue 3-Sun 15 Aug
two to four shows daily, 11am9.15pm, £15-£30 • Delayed by a year, Giffords Circus’s latest production finally sees the light of day for its – now – 21st anniversary tour. Directed by leading comedy director Cal McCrystal, the performance promises plenty of horses, fairies, music and dancing – as well as the reappearance of circus favourites like Nancy Trotter Landry, Lil Rice and Tweedy The Clown.
BATSFORD ARBORETUM
Moreton in Marsh GL56 9AT, www.batsarb.co.uk Little Red Riding Hood & The Three Funky Pigs! Sun 18 July, 3-4pm • Join Little Red Riding Hood and her Karate Granny on their adventures with the Three Funky Little Pigs … but watch out for the cantankerous Mr Wolf who is always on the lookout for his next meal. Performed in the open air. See website for ticket info.
CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE
Evesham Rd, Cheltenham GL50 4SH. www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/ cheltenham/events-tickets/ Paw Patrol Live: Race to the Rescue Sat 14 Aug • POSTPONED TO 2022
CIRENCESTER
Off A417, half a mile from Cirencester town centre, towards Gloucester. www.everymantheatre.org.uk The Hooley Thu 9-Mon 13 Sep, two to four shows daily, 11am9.15pm, £15-£30 • The next stop on the Giffords Circus tour. See also Barrington.
DEAN HERITAGE CENTRE
Camp Mill, Soudley, Forest of Dean GL14 2UB HMS Pinafore Sun 1 Aug, 4pm, £14 (adult)/£5 (child) • Opera Anywhere present Gilbert & Sullivan’s operatic naval comedy.
EVERYMAN THEATRE
Regent St, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573, www. everymantheatre.org.uk Horrible Histories Live on Stage: Barmy Britain 2021 Thu 19-Sun 22 Aug, 11am (Sat & Sun), 2.30pm (Fri, Sat & Sun) & 6.30pm (Thu, Fri & Sat), £16-£18 • The “Horrible” team gets back into action with this lightning round-up of the comically nastiest bits of British history from Boudicca to Burke and Pantaloons present Wind in the Willows, Hare (in the Victorian era). Llanthony Secunda Priory, Wed 25 Aug Tweedy’s Lost Property Wed 27-Sat 30 Oct, 1.30pm (Wed, Thu & Fri), 10am & Mix Show Thu 26 12noon (Sat), £14-£19 • GloucesAug, 7-9pm (approx), £15-£17 tershire’s favourite clown and • Promises to be a thrilling slapstick legend Tweedy has to tribute to “everyone’s favourite get a “proper” job. What are the girlband”. chances he nails it from day one, with no mix ups, misunderstandSANDFORD PARKS ings or confusion? What the Ladybird Heard LIDO Wed 3-Sat 6 Nov, 1.30pm (Wed, Keynsham Rd, Cheltenham Thu & Fri), 10.30am (Thu & Fri), GL53 7PU. www.sandfordparks10am & 12noon (Sat), £15 • Julia lido.org.uk Donaldson and Lydia Monks’s chilMuch Ado About Nothing Sat dren’s classic about the sleuthing 7 Jul, 7.30pm, £14 (adult)/£12 ladybird and two crafty robbers (concs.)/£8 (child) • Illyria comes to life. Productions return with the Hansel and Gretel Fri 26 Novever-popular Shakespeare Fri 31 Dec, 10am & 11.30am (see comedy. website for details), £8.50 • Production company Box Tale THE SCARR Soup with their take on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. BANDSTAND B4228 nr. Coleford, Forest of Dean (Sat Nav GL16 8JA). everyFENNELLS FARM mantheatre.org.uk Opp. Lypiatt Park, 2.5 miles from The Railway Children Fri 1 Aug, Stroud along Bisley Rd. www. 6pm, £12 (adult)/£8 (child) • everymantheatre.org.uk Jenny Wren Productions bring The Hooley Thu 16-Sun 26 Sep, Edith Nesbit’s tale of childtwo to four shows daily, 11amhood separation and reunion 9.15pm, £15-£30 • The next stop to the stage. The children are on the Giffords Circus tour. See now grown up and revisit their also Barrington. childhood adventures to help stimulate Peter’s ailing memory. LLANTHONY Suitable for all ages. Booking via Everyman Theatre box office. SECUNDA PRIORY Gloucester GL2 5FA, llanthonysecunda.org/events SUNDIAL Pride and Prejudice Wed 7 Jul, THEATRE 7pm • Pantaloons present a “deStroud Rd, Cirencester GL7 1XA. lightfully innovative” adaptation www.ccda.co.uk/ of Jane Austen’s much-loved tale CCDA Musical Theatre Bootabout the Bennett family and the camp Mon 26-Fri 30 Jul, 9am will-they-won’t-they relationship • Musical theatre bootcamp for between Lizzy and Mr Darcy. An 8-18yrs. Perfect your singing, outdoor theatre show suitable dancing and acting skills and for all ages. Bring a picnic and perform a show on the final day. something to sit on. Email danceline@ccda.co.uk for The Wind in the Willows Wed full details. 25 Aug, 6.30pm • Pantaloons Hannah Mills Dance Collecbring their high-octane style to tive Wed 18 Aug, 7.30pm, £12 Kenneth Grahame’s classic river(adult)/£10 (child) • An evening bank tale of Mole, Ratty and the of dance and performance from infamous Mr Toad. the students and dancers of the H Dance Collective.
MINCHINHAMPTON The Common, opp. Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton, off A419 between Cirencester & Stroud. www.everymantheatre. org.uk The Hooley Thu 19-Tue 31 Aug, two to four shows daily, 11am9.15pm, £15-£30 • The next stop on the Giffords Circus tour. See also Barrington.
ROSES THEATRE
The Roses, Sun St, Tewkesbury GL20 5NX. 01684 295074, www. rosestheatre.org Woman Like Me: The Little
WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM The National Arboretum, Tetbury GL8 8QS. forestryengland.uk/ westonbirt The Grimm Sisters Sat 7 Aug, 12.30 & 3pm, £16 (adult)/£11 (ages 5-18) • Scratchworks Theatre Company bring you Brunhilde and Mitzi, who want to set the record straight about the stories traditionally attributed to the Brothers Grimm. Treachery, curses and bad luck loom large in their story.
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