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Open air Shakespearean theatre coming to Newby Hall

Open air theatre is coming to Newby Hall next weekend.

The award-winning Newby Hall and Gardens is set to host an evening of open-air Shakespeare next weekend.

The event will be be held on Friday 16th August and presented authentically as Shakespeare intended - in the open air.

The show will have an all-male cast, Elizabethan costumes, music and dance. 

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will perform Hamlet from 7-9pm on the lawn at Newby Hall. 

Tickets include access to Newby’s award-winning gardens from 12 noon and ‘doors’ for the performance open at 6pm. 

The show will go on regardless of the weather.  

Visitors are invited to bring a picnic and rugs or folding chairs. A torch is also handy. Dogs are not allowed.

Tickets are available either from Newby’s Entrance Pavilion or online at Hamlet – Open Air Theatre – Lord Chamberlain’s Men 2024 - Newby Hall and cost £18 for adults and £10 for children (4-15 years old). Under 4s are free of charge.

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