
What’s on
Twelfth Night – outdoor theatre
Join The Lord Chamberlain’s Men this summer, in their 21st year, for Shakespeare’s greatest romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare’s original company, they present this joyous play as he first saw it – in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance.
“If music be the food of love play on!”
Orsino, Duke of Illyria, is desperately in love with Countess Olivia. But she, in mourning for her brother, has sworn off all men. Suddenly Viola, separated from her twin brother in a shipwreck and now disguised as a man, enters Orsino’s court as his servant and turns everyone’s world upside down. Sent to woo Olivia on Orsino’s behalf, Viola is stunned to find herself the object of Olivia’s affections and, as Olivia falls in love with Viola, so Viola falls in love with Orsino.
“O time, thou must untangle this, not I. It is too hard a knot for me to untie.”
Romantic confusion, mistaken identity, practical jokes and riotous disorder abounds in Shakespeare’s hilarious and lyrical romantic comedy about love, its many and glorious facets, and the mess it can make of us all.
“Nothing that is so, is so.”

Bring a chair and a picnic and prepare to be entertained and transported. Book early to avoid missing out!
Sorry, no dogs (except assistance dogs) permitted at the performance. Please do not leave your dog in the car.
“The best authentic Shakespearean experience” Yorkshire Post
Event details

5th August

Adult £18, Child (5-16 yrs) £10, Family (2+2) £50. Under 5s free.

6.30pm (gates open 5.30pm), duration approx 2 hours including interval.

Meet at Visitor Reception

Arrive via the main visitor entrance (NR23 1RH). No parking charge

Bring low backed chairs or rugs and a picnic. Dress for the weather. No umbrellas unless in the back row. Assistance dogs only
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