Summer is the perfect time of year to experience an alfresco garden performance – an immersive, outdoor, dramatic experience under the stars. Roll out your blanket, indulge in a delicious picnic, crack open a bottle of fizz, and sit back to make a real evening of it!
‘The Secret Diary of Henry VIII’
On Thursday 13th June an open-air performance of ‘The Secret Diary of Henry VIII’ by The Three Inch Fools will take place on the Sunken Lawn of Knebworth House. This Garden Theatre performance will be an essential guide on how to keep your head in the Tudor Court – whilst others around you are losing theirs! Don’t miss this mad-capped take on the astonishing life of King Henry VIII.
Tickets available from £11 per child, £18 per adult. Performance starts at 7pm.
www.knebworthhouse.com/Event/garden-theatre-the-secret-diary-of-henry-viii/
Immerse in our Garden Opera Evening
Bookmark Sunday 7th July in your diary for an enchanting open-air Garden Opera performance on the Sunken Lawn at Knebworth House.
Wild Arts presents some of the greatest stories of all time, with dramatic intrigue, jealousy, comedy, idealism, and pure love. Follow the characters’ journeys through 75 minutes of musical favourites from Rossini, Handel and Viardot, to Bernstein and Gershwin. Performed by four world-class singers and a string quintet, it’s not to be missed.
Tickets available from £10 per child, £35 per adult. Performance starts at 7pm.
www.knebworthhouse.com/Event/garden-opera-evening/
‘Hamlet’ by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men Garden Theatre Performance
If Shakespeare is more your cup of tea, then join us on Sunday 4th August for an open-air performance of ‘Hamlet’ by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Hamlet, arguably the greatest play in the English language, is presented as this great play first was – in the open air, with an all-male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.
Tickets available from £11 per child, £18 per adult. Performance starts at 7pm.
www.knebworthhouse.com/Event/garden-theatre-hamlet/
Fly away with Peter Pan
Treat the kids this summer holiday to an open-air performance of ‘Peter Pan’. For one night only – Thursday 29th August – on the Sunken Lawn of Knebworth House, Immersion Theatre will perform the classic story bringing all the characters to life.
Filled with catchy music, heaps of audience interaction, and a laugh-a-minute script, this hilarious and exciting musical of the boy who never grew up promises to have every member of the family entertained throughout…You’ll be HOOKED! Suitable for ages 4+.
Tickets available from £11 per child, £18 per adult. Performance starts at 6pm.
www.knebworthhouse.com/Event/garden-theatre-peter-pan/
Live Queen Experience
Join us on Friday 30th August, on the Sunken Lawn of Knebworth Gardens, for a night of timeless music from one of the greatest rock bands ever to grace the charts.
An absolute must see for Queen fans young and old alike, Live Queen Experience covers all the hits, from Bohemian Rhapsody to Under Pressure. You’ll be singing ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ before you know it!
Early Bird Tickets available now and on sale until 9th April. Show starts at 7.30pm