Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre unveils its 2022 Summer season

Photo credit: Mark McNulty

Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre returns this summer with three fantastic full-length productions coming to the biggest open-air theatre in the North, running from 1 July-29 August. 

Shakespeare’s exquisite story of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, launches the Grosvenor Park programme on 1 July. 

Directed by John Young, this new staging of one of literature’s greatest love stories will be set in late 1950s Italy and will feature songs specially composed by Chester band Me + Deboe. 

It will be followed by Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale Little Women, brought to the stage in a new adaptation by Anne Odeke and with the action transported from Civil War America to Britain at the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914. 

The play, which opens on 8 July, will be directed by Natasha Rickman.

The programme is completed with a revival of the hugely popular children’s favourite Stig of the Dump from 22 July. The adaptation by Jessica Swale will be directed by Harry Jardine and will see both Stig and Barney being played by deaf actors, and have an integrated BSL signer as part of every show. 

Jess Curtis returns to the park as designer of all three shows.  

CEO of Storyhouse Andrew Bentley said: “We’ve been really proud to continue offering live performance to our loyal Grosvenor Park audiences during the pandemic. But it’s really exciting to finally be able to announce that Grosvenor Park is back with full-length shows including intervals, full lighting and a full company of talented actor-musicians waiting to entertain. 

“We’ve got three amazing shows for 2022 – and while they’re all different there are themes of belonging, home, acceptance, discovery and finding your tribe which link them all. 

“And along with the main shows, we’re planning a programme of additional events which together we hope will add to a real festival feel for what I know is going to be fantastic summer in the park.”  

Tickets go on general sale to Storyhouse Members on 24 March and on general sale on 8 April.  

For more information and to book, please click here.