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DATE	TIME	EVENT		GROUP	Tickets
Friday 14th May	6-9pm	Garden Opening		National Garden Scheme	£3 adults, children free
Friday 18th June	6-9pm	Garden opening with musical performance by the Singing Circle		National Garden Scheme	£3 adults, children free
Saturday 18th June	3-5pm, gates open 2pm	Robin Hood		Cambridge Touring Theatre	In advance adults £10, children £8, under 5's free. On gate adults £15, children £10, under 5's free
Sunday 4th July	From midday	Supersonic Sunday		Tapestry	Tickets £30 in advance, £35 gate.
Friday 9th July	6.30pm, gates open 5.30pm	The Secret Garden		Heartbreak Productions	In advance adults £10, children £8, under 5's free. On gate adults £15, children £10, under 5's free
Sunday July 11th	3-5pm, gates open 2pm	Picnic Concert		Phoenix Concert Band	£7.50 adults, £5 concessions, £3 children aged 5-16. Under 5's free
Friday 30th July	7pm, gates open 6pm	Much Ado About Nothing		The Pantaloons	In advance adults £10, children £8, under 5's free. On gate adults £15, children £10, under 5's free
Sunday 1st August	From 12pm to dusk	Music to Watch the Flowers By		An all day family picnic concert organised by Shenley Park	£8.50 adults, £5 concessions and children aged 5-16, under 5's free
Sunday 17th October	12-5pm	Apple Day		Shenley Park	£1.50 adults, children free

Saturday 18th June

3-5pm, gates open 2pm

Robin Hood

Cambridge Touring Theatre

In advance adults £10, children £8, under 5's free. On gate adults £15, children £10, under 5's free

Cambridge Touring Theatre

Press Release

Robin Hood – Outdoor Family Theatre

“has families rolling around their picnic mats with laughter.”
(The Guardian)

Cambridge Touring Theatre, this robust and vibrant family theatre company, bursting with energy and enthusiasm takes to the road for the eighth successful year with its lively and often hilarious performance of ‘’Robin Hood’. They invite you to take a journey through Sherwood Forest with them.

They perform Fun Family Theatre at some of the most picturesque spots in the country. They sing, dance, steal your sandwiches and spray you with water. What more could you want!

This production has been especially written for the family audience, lots of jokes, fun for all, audience participation, songs and dances.

Robin has retreated to Sherwood Forest with a band of faithful followers in an attempt to defeat the ‘not very nice’ Sherriff of Nottingham. Mishaps abound as they wait for their chance to reclaim the throne for the rightful King of England.

This group of dedicated performers is headed up by Rosie Humphreys who moved to Cambridge after working for the English National Opera in London. “We have a very strong family feel to the company”, she says. “All performers are chosen because they enjoy working with families. 

Saturday 4th July

From 12pm

Supersonic Sunday

Tapestry

Tickets £30 in advance, £35 gate.

Friday 9th July

6.30pm, gates open 5.30pm

The Secret Garden

Heartbreak Productions

In advance adults £10, children £8, under 5's free. On gate adults £15, children £10, under 5's free

(Photographs credit Nicholas Ripley)
THE SECRET GARDEN Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett,
Adapted by David Kerby Kendall. Directed by Marie McCarthy
Renowned for wonderful adaptations and imaginative open-air performances, Warwickshire based
professional theatre company, Heartbreak Productions have been touring open air shows for nearly twenty
years and have an exciting, if punishing, schedule planned for 2010.
This summer (June, July, August) Heartbreak make their incomparable contribution to the open-air theatre
season with a family show:

• THE SECRET GARDEN – Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale of a young orphaned girl who finds
the key to friendship and happiness by unlocking her Uncle’s secret garden. Adapted by David
Kerby Kendall. Directed by Marie McCarthy. Suitable for all who believe in magic, especially aged
6yrs & above. Heartbreak encourage you to gather friends and family pack a mouthwatering
picnic and head out to see Heartbreak Productions performing in a picturesque settings close you
you - tour details available on www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk - Open air theatre at its best.

Notes on the Adaptation:
“I had never read The Secret Garden before and was utterly charmed by it - by its beauty, its brutal
honesty, its intrinsic Britishness, and of a beautifully written story that is both extraordinarily sad, but
ultimately triumphant and life-empowering. Frances Hodgson-Burnett’s wonderful prose was incredibly
easy to adapt because her story is as pertinent today as it was in 1910, indeed as it would be at any time. It
is said that children adapt better than adults; that they are less likely to judge others of a different class or
belief system, because they have yet to take on the unnecessary conventions we allow to taint our lives
when we reach adulthood. I think this novel proves that we are all children, that we can all adapt no matter
what age we are. It’s a story of spiritual magic, and how that magic links everybody’s souls and brings us
closer together. If only this wonderful story could be a microcosm for the rest of the world……” (David
Kerby Kendall)

Notes on David Kerby Kendall: David starting writing three years ago. His first play SaveYour Kisses For Me played to critical acclaim ( his mum liked it ) in London fringe in 2007 and his second play The Moon is Halfway to Heaven is opening at a central London fringe venue in the early autumn. became Heartbreak’s in-house writer in 2009, co-adapting Emma, writing additional dialogue for Peter Pan and is currently writing a screenplay about a team of touring actors. The Secret Garden is his first full-scale adaptation.
Notes on the Direction:
Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing. Magic is very exciting because it appears to be invisible and
yet the results are numerous and far reaching, particularly in The Secret Garden. Mary, Colin and his father,
locked up inside their own loneliness and grief, feel the magic of the abundant force of friendship and
transform. The magic of nature brings a neglected and decaying garden to life and allows the children to
get on living. The magic of belief enables Colin to stand and know that he will live to be a man. It has been
our intention that magic in ever present in this production and even though we hope that it remains
invisible and do know how it is made and we can’t tell you because…it’s a secret!
PS. We are lucky to have a very well trained Robin in our production who gave us a top tip - Magic happens
if you are observant and patient and trust

Sunday July 11th

3-5pm, gates open 2pm

Picnic Concert

Phoenix Concert Band

£7.50 adults, £5 concessions, £3 children aged 5-16. Under 5's free

The Phoenix Concert Band is based in Radlett, Hertfordshire, and was formed specifically to give brass, woodwind and percussion players the opportunity to perform wind band music to a high standard. This will be their fourth year at Shenley Park, we guarantee that they will give you a first class enjoyable performance.

Friday 30th July

7pm, gates open 6pm

Much Ado About Nothing

The Pantaloons

In advance adults £10, children £8, under 5's free. On gate adults £15, children £10, under 5's free

Open-air performance of the classic romantic Shakespeare comedy with audience participation and live music. Suitable for all ages.

Benedick and Beatrice are sworn to singledom. Their friends have other plans. Fall in love against your better judgement, as the Pantaloons present their own brand of open-air Shakespeare mayhem. Fun for all ages with live music, audience interation and plenty of surprises along the way

Sunday 1st August

From 12pm to dusk

Music to Watch the Flowers By

An all day family picnic concert organised by Shenley Park

£8.50 adults, £5 concessions and children aged 5-16, under 5's free

Featuring local artists spanning decades and styles of music with something for everyone.

Gorst Road, The Nomads, Potato Potato, and The 4 Non Johns

Professor Punch with a Punch and Judy Show, a Magic Show, Balloon artistry!

A family picnic concert with refreshments, bouncy castle and face painting.

Bring a picnic, something to sit on, an umbrella for some shade! and enjoy a mellow day in the Walled Garden.

We cannot allow ball games in the Walled Garden but there will be plenty of other entertainement!

Tickets - group bookings of 10-15 tickets 10% discount, 16 or more 20% discount - contact the Park office