The Actors’ Church has announced further events for Theatre in the Garden, its dedicated summer season filled with Shakespearean comedy, puppetry, comedy and new takes on classic tales.

Eight visiting companies will bring a wide variety of innovative theatre to the Church’s award-winning gardens, marking a new era for the Actors’ Church. St Paul’s, world-renowned as the Actors’ Church, lies at the heart of London’s West End.

Mark Robert Petty presents a series of events running throughout the summer, kicking off with Don’t Tell The Bishops! The After-Pride Concert on 2 July celebrating songs from LGBTQ+ themed musicals and classic pop songs. The concert will raise money for the LGBT charity OneBodyOneFaith, which supports marriage equality in the Church of England. Following this, a celebration of all things Wickedly Ever-Green…A Musical Theatre Celebration, which will take place on 16 July, featuring six former stars of the musical. Completing the series is Masquerade…A Musical Theatre Celebration of The Phantom Of The Opera descends on the venue on 23 July.

The Reverend Simon Grigg, Rector, said: “We are delighted to have launched our summer season, with the triumph that was As You Like It, presented by The Three Inch Fools. Outdoor theatre is in our bones and this season will attest to that. But the West End also has its beating heart here in Covent Garden and we would be remiss not to celebrate Musical Theatre as part of our summer extravaganza. Our three electric concerts will delight and dazzle visitors with the cream of theatre talent, promising to produce a fabulous night of entertainment which may even see some “homegrown” talent return to the stage after a gap of over thirty years… but I of course, couldn’t possibly comment….’

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