The ‘Jenny Wren’ is a small bird with a remarkably loud voice – so it’s no surprise that Jenny Wren Productions is a small theatre company with a remarkably big talent.
Gloucestershire-based, Jenny Wren takes its summer productions on a round of open-air venues. And this year, it’s Twelfth Night that’s getting the treatment.
In an action-packed evening, the company promises, “a sojourn involving everything you’d expect from a group of actors – cross-dressing, a couple of fights and some drunken revels. Throw in a shipwreck, much unrequited love and a classic case of mistaken identity and your entertainment is complete.”
This small cast will be working its yellow cross-gartered stockings off to play all the characters between them. A little bird tells us this is a production not to be missed:
Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11
Court Lodge, Randwick, nr. Stroud, GL6 6HH
Box Office: 01453 763485 or Sawyers Estate Agents 01453 751647
Performance 7pm – grounds open from 6pm for picnics. Refreshments, including wine, on sale. Tickets £10 (£8 concs.) Family ticket £29 for 2 adults 2 concs.
In association with the Rotary Club of Stroud in aid of Longfield, (formerly known as Cotswold Care Hospice).
Park and ride available – follow signs when you reach Randwick.
Sunday, July 12
Cathedral of the Forest, Newland, Forest of Dean, GL16 8NL
Box Office Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Performance 7pm – grounds open from 5.30pm for picnics. Tea, coffee, wine and beer on sale. Tickets £10 (£7 children).
Follow signs for parking when you reach Newland. If bad weather, performance will go ahead in the church.
Saturday, July 18
St Augustine’s Farm, Arlingham, Glos. GL2 7JN/GL2 7JR
Box Office Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Performance 7pm – grounds open from 6pm for picnics
Tickets £10 (£8 concs) Soft drinks and alcohol will be on sale.
Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25
Coach House Theatre, Malvern. WR14 3HB (NB indoor performances)
Box Office Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Performances Fri/Sat 7.30pm and Sat matinee 2pm
Tickets £12.50 (£10 concs)
Sunday, July 26
Highnam Court, nr. Gloucester. GL2 8DP
Box Office: 08454 226119 or Gloucester TIC 01452 396572 www.piedpiperappeal.co.uk
Performance 7pm – grounds open from 5.30pm for picnics.
Tickets £10 (£7 concs) to include admission to gardens.
In aid of the Pied Piper Appeal – making a difference to the lives of sick children in Gloucestershire.
Wednesday, July 29
Cowley Manor, nr. Cheltenham, GL53 9NL
Box Office Everyman Theatre: 01242 572573 www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Performance 7.30pm – grounds open from 6pm.
Please do not bring picnics – BBQ food and drinks (including alcoholic) will be on sale.
Tickets £12 (£8 concs)
Thursday, July 30
Westonbirt School, Tetbury, GL8 8QG
Box Office Everyman Theatre: 01242 572573 www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Performance 7pm – Westonbirt House and grounds open from 5.30pm where BBQ food and range of drinks will be available to purchase, or for picnics. Tickets £11 (£8 concs)
Friday, July 31
Tuckwell Amphitheatre, Dean Close School, Cheltenham, GL51 6HE
Box Office: 01242 258002 www.bacontheatre.co.uk
Performance 7.30pm – grounds open from 6pm for picnics. Tickets £14 (£12 concs)
Sunday, August 2
Museum in the Park, Stroud, GL5 4AF
Box Office Stroud TIC: 01453 760900
Performance 7.30pm – Museum open from 6.30pm where tea, coffee, ice creams and cakes will be on sale, or for picnics in Stratford Park grounds. (Venue 01453 763394 or www.museuminthepark.org.uk). Tickets £12 (10 concs) £8 Friends of MIP.
