Cirencester’s award-winning theatre, the Barn Theatre, have teamed up with theatre company Scoot Theatre to take over the gardens of Notgrove Manor in the Cotswolds from 21-22 August for a weekend of outdoor theatrical family fun.
The Barn at Notgrove, in association with Scoot Theatre will feature performances of Scoot Theatre’s family-friendly, sixty-minute productions of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Comedy of Errors.
The production will be staged on the lawn of the Manor House at Notgrove at the following times:
The Comedy of Errors at 3pm (21 August) and 12pm (22 August)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 5pm (21 August) and 2pm (22 August)
Tickets for the productions are now available to purchase at barntheatre.org.uk with family tickets available for £35.
Picnic hampers, provided by Relish, will be available to pre-order with your tickets at £35. On the day you can purchase freshly made pizza by Captain Brown’s Pizzas and British Polo Gin will be running the Horseshoe Bar selling soft drinks, hot drinks, draft lager/cider, ale, cocktails and of course gin and tonics made with their lovely organic gins. Parking and facilities will also be available for audience members.
Max Hutchinson, founder of Scoot Theatre, said of the announcement, “I’m thrilled that Scoot is teaming up with the Barn again this summer. I started Scoot last year to provide safe, live entertainment again after months of us all being indoors. The Barn have been incredibly nimble in adapting to the challenges of the pandemic and so to work with them on their first outdoor venture away from the theatre itself is really exciting.Â
Regular Barn Theatre-goers will recognise some of our cast and our production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is directed by Joseph O’Malley, who was behind the Barn productions of The Hound of the Baskervilles, The 39 Steps and Ben Hur, so anyone who saw those shows will know what to expect from Scoot! The Notgrove Estate is an absolutely stunning location for some al fresco theatre. They’re going to be offering picnics and a well-stocked bar, so we hope people will come along, indulge in the hospitality of this beautiful venue and enjoy two fast paced, family-friendly Shakespeare comedies in the sunshine! What more could you want!?”
