Kentwell Tickets (old)

Open Air Shakespeare

Played in the Open Air on the Cedar Lawn within the Moat with the mellow red tudor brickwork of the House as a backcloth.

The GB Theatre Company

The GB Theatre Company is British-based classical theatre company formed in 2010.  It is dedicated to producing plays that can be played both indoor and in the open air.  They present plays with a full cast of experienced (and some distinguished) actors with limited doubling up. They present their plays in Elizabethan costume (which is very acceptable at Tudor Kentwell).

The company played at Kentwell, their first season, lin 2011 a very impressive Merry Wives of Windsor with an outstanding Falstaff ably supported by an excellent cast and also As You Like it with excellent all round playing and as good a fight scene as you'll ever see.

The cast

We are promised another excellent and experienced cast. I'm particularly pleased to see the return for a third year at Kentwell  of Gabriel Thomson whom many may know as Michael Harper in My Family.  He is a most accomplished player but I remember him most for playing the young boy so memorably in that impressive film Enemy at the Gate, an unusual film in capturing well the essence of the seige of Stalingrad. It'll be interesting to see what he makes of Rome but he certainly looks the part.  He is also Sebastian, Viola's twin, in Twelth Night.

The Costumes

 Seats

Two Front Rows in front of the Stand NOT under cover

Raised Stand Seats under cover comprising three Front Rows and additional rows behind. The best views are at the front.  The most protected (from driving rain) are those behind.

Groundlings on the grass between the seats and the stage.  Bring your own rugs and cushions but no raised seats.

Opening Night at Kentwell

This was an outstanding production of a very funny play much enjoyed by the audience despite the second half being played in steady rain. Its a play which offers humour in nearly every character in nearly every scene and the cast did not miss a single element of it and enhanced much by clever touches of their own. Poor put upon Malvolio was most excellently portrayeded by Chris Porter who made much of his self importance (which justified the prank that was played upon him) by a few deft touches in a sort of Jacques Tati way but came into his own when the prank gathered pace. The performance managed something that few achieve which was a Viola, as a man, who looked not unlike her lost brother Sebastian to make the confusion of one for the other more readily understandable.  There was much accomplished music-playing and singing in a well balanced ensemble. (The open sea wreck was so convincingly played that I wondered for a moment if I had the wrong play and that we in for The Tempest - perhaps another time.) I commend every member of the cast for their clear diction which ensured that everyone in the audience could follow every turn whether they knew the play or not and not miss any of the well-known quotes. 

Dates & Times for Twelfth Night

Friday 22nd July at 7.45pm

Sunday 24th July at 7.45pm

Prices for Twelth Night

On the Night Prices

Further group discounts for parties of 15 or more. For details call the Estate Office on 01787 310207