The Amphitheatre in Cotswolds will be home to an exciting new performing arts season from 14 June to 04 September.
A rich and varied programme will launch the first-ever Cotswold Comedy Festival, featuring Marcus Brigstocke, Arthur Smith, Jo Caulfield, Hal Cruttenden and Shaparak Khorsandi and other well-known comedians.
With Jazz, Opera, Broadway and West End music, Outdoor Cinema, Family Events, Cabaret, and the Real Garden Festival – a day of outdoor discovery, ecology and music, Shakespeare on bicycles to Illyria Outdoor Theatre’s flying Peter Pan and Opera Anywhere’s sing-along Pirates of Penzance, and master of Cabaret, Marcel Lucont (‘The UK’s favourite Frenchman’) and his witty Gameshow for Adults and Children – Les Enfants Terribles, – there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy this summer at Berrybank Amphitheatre.
This is Shakespeare country, and the Amphitheatre is proud to open with Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour’s production of Julius Caesar – a blistering take on modern-day events – along with The HandelBards’ bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and an exciting new version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by The Duke’s Theatre Company later in the season.
Please visit the Amphitheatre at Berrybankpark website to see details of individual events and to book tickets.
Tue
14
7.30pm to 9.55pm
Conspiracy to kill, public broadcast of cunning rhetoric, a divisive fight for Greatness. Ancient Rome has never felt closer to home. Diane Page brings Shakespeare’s brutal tale of ambition, incursion, and revolution to life.
Tickets: £25.00 (U18s £15.00)
Wed
15
2.30pm to 4.55pm
Conspiracy to kill, public broadcast of cunning rhetoric, a divisive fight for Greatness. Ancient Rome has never felt closer to home. Diane Page brings Shakespeare’s brutal tale of ambition, incursion, and revolution to life.
Tickets: £25.00 (U18s £15.00)
Wed
15
7.30pm to 9.55pm
Conspiracy to kill, public broadcast of cunning rhetoric, a divisive fight for Greatness. Ancient Rome has never felt closer to home. Diane Page brings Shakespeare’s brutal tale of ambition, incursion, and revolution to life.
Tickets: £25.00 (U18s £15.00)
Fri
24
7.30pm to 9.30pm
A scintillating fusion of Italian baroque virtuosity and spicy Argentinian tango take centre stage in this open-air performance featuring two thrilling versions of the Four Seasons.
Tickets: £30.00 (U18s £15.00)
Fri
01
7.30pm to 9.30pm
West End performer Alison Carter (Grease, The Producers, The Rat Pack – live From Las Vegas), and friends bring you musical theatre highlights from Cole Porter, Gershwin, Kander and Ebb, Lloyd Webber, Sondheim and many more.
Tickets: £25.00 (U18s £15.00)
Mon
04
7.30pm to 9.30pm
Join the distinguished Orchestra Pro Anima together with Water City Music for an evening of music from Mozart, Bach and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy to Shenandoah sung by Cotswold Junior Voices.
Tickets: £17.50. Children free with paying adult
Wed
13
7.00pm
The Tempest Performance Project is an intensive Drama performance project for children between 10 and 16 years old. The company will work together at Berrybank to create a magical and mesmerising production full of mayhem and mischief inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Rehearsals on 03, 10, 11, 12, and 13 July
Performance on 13 July at 7.00pm
Tickets: £90.00 per child (includes 1 adult ticket for the performance)
Additional tickets: Adult performance ticket – £15.00.(U18s free)
Thu
14
7.30pm to 10.00pm
Day 1 of the 3-day Cotswold Comedy Festival, featuring Jo Caulfield (As seen on Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow), Marcus Brigstocke (As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You and QI) and MC – Stephen Grant (Multiple award-winner: Best Compere – Chortle Awards).
Tickets: £25.00
Age guidance: 16+
Fri
15
7.30pm to 10.00pm
Day 2 of the 3-day Cotswold Comedy Festival, featuring Hal Cruttenden (As seen on Live At The Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance and Have I Got News For You), Jen Brister (As seen on Live At The Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Hypothetical) and MC – Rob Deering (As seen on Celebrity Mastermind and Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive).
Tickets: £25.00
Age guidance: 16+
Sat
16
2.30pm to 3.30pm
The UK’s favourite Frenchman channels his acerbic humour and quickfire wit into a family game show, pitting children against adults and each other to try and find the most awful child.
Tickets: £10.00 (U12s £5.00)
Suitable for ages 6+
Sat
16
7.30pm to 10.00pm
Day 3 of the 3-day Cotswold Comedy Festival, featuring Shaparak Khorsandi (As seen on Live At The Apollo, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala and QI), Marcel Lucont (As seen on Live At The Electric, The John Bishop Show and Comedy Central At The Comedy Store) and MC – Arthur Smith (Legend of UK comedy, star of The Smith Lectures on BBC Radio 2, as seen on QI, Heresy and Red Dwarf).
Tickets: £25.00
Age guidance: 16+
Tue
19
7.00pm to 9.00pm
Join The HandleBards at Berrybank Park for a bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. There’s drunkenness, frivolity and cross-dressing a plenty.
Tickets: £20.00, U18 £15.00, Family £60.00
Wed
24
7.00pm to 9.00pm
“The course of true love never did run smooth”. This new, ambitious production by The Duke’s Theatre Company for Summer 2022, with live music, stunning design and theatrical magic, promises to delight audiences with Shakespeare’s most comic and celebrated fairy tale.
Tickets: £20.00, U18 £15.00, Family £60.00
Mon
29
11.00am to 5.00pm
A day of outdoor discovery and wonder. with activities and experiences for the whole family, including storytelling, foraging walks, fascinating talks, dance and music, all based around the theme of ecology – with lots of fun!
The day will culminate with an exquisite live performance by Ha Ha Sounds Collective of David Axelrod’s Earth Rot – protecting mother nature through the power of song.
Tickets: £25.00, U18 £15.00, Family £60.00
Tue
30
7.30pm to 10.00pm
An evening of live music to bid farewell to August. Featuring local artists The Mark Harrison Band, Keith Thompson, and Greg Brice. Gates open 90 minutes prior to performance, so you can take advantage of the superb food and drink offerings at the Pavilion.
Tickets: £20.00, U18 £15.00
Thu
01
7.00pm to 9.00pm
Leading outdoor theatre specialists Ilyria bring you JM Barrie’s eternal classic with this remarkable and innovative production. Peter Pan was first performed by Illyria in 1997. It has been performed outdoors many times since by many different companies but Illyria’s 2022 production will be the first to feature REAL flying!
Running time : 1hour and 40mins (approx) including a 20-minute interval
Age guidance: Suitable for all ages 5+
Tickets: £20.00, U18 £15.00, Family £60.00
Fri
02
6.45pm to 10.00pm
Settled in with the Brown family after his adventures in the first movie outing, Paddington is a popular member of the community who spreads joy and marmalade wherever he goes. A star cast, great action, big laughs and a very cute bear make this family movie even better than the first!
Gate opens at 6.45pm for pre show entertainment, food and drink. Film starts 8.15pm
Tickets:
Standard ticket: £15.00
VIP ticket with al fresco deckchair and blanket £20.00
Sun
04
5.00pm to 9.30pm
As our first season draws to an end, join the Jaguar Land Rover Band and the Berrybank Team for a late afternoon of celebration, music, feasting, and fireworks. Enjoy a resounding evening of music from the Amphitheatre, and create a thrilling finale to the first season. All profits will go to Kate’s Home Nursing.
Gate opens at 5.00pm and the concert starts at 7.00pm.
Tickets: £20.00, U18 £15.00, Family £60.00