• SUNDAY, 20TH JULY 2025
• 6.30PM (GATES OPEN 5.30PM)

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! "The best authentic Shakespearean experience" Yorkshire Post

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Remember to bring something to sit on. There will be an outdoor bar selling cold drinks, ice cream and alcohol throughout the performance, you are also welcome to bring your own picnic. The performance will go ahead even if it is raining so, please dress for the weather on the day. Please do not bring large beach style parasols as these will block people's view of the performance.

This is a fundraising event for the Palace Trust.

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Tickets

• Adults £18
• Children £12
• Family 2+2 £50

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