Theatre Events

MonLife Heritage Museums are pleased to welcome back Open Air Theatre at Abergavenny Castle this Summer!

All ticket booking is online and you can find information about all the shows and terms and conditions on the Visit Monmouthshire website, by going to:

www.visitmonmouthshire.com/outdoor-theatre

Ticket prices for all the shows are: £14.50 adult; £8.50 child (up to 18) £40 family (2+2). We hope you will join us for fun Friday family theatre at the Castle!

OUTDOOR THEATRE AT ABERGAVENNY CASTLE FRIDAY EVENINGS THIS SUMMER

Friday 29th July 7pm

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, with The Pantaloons

There’s plenty to shout about in The Pantaloons’ take on Shakespeare’s timeless summer comedy of masks, music and mistaken identities!

The boys are back from war and it’s time for celebration, but devious Don John plans to spoil everyone’s fun with his perilous plots. Will young lovers Claudio and Hero fall foul of the crafty criminal? Will bickering Benedick and Beatrice ever admit that they actually like each other?

Find out in this fast-paced, physical and funny new production!

Please bring a picnic and something to sit on and appropriate clothing for the weather.

Book online at: www.visitmonmouthshire.com/much-ado

Friday 12th August 7pm

The War of the Worlds: based on the novel by HG Wells, with The Pantaloons

“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s…”

…And fewer would have believed in the first years of the twenty-first century that H. G. Wells’ science fiction classic would be performed live by just four actors with intelligences lesser than average…

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons invade the stage in this funny yet faithful new open-air adaptation as they use musical instruments, puppetry and, um, enthusiasm to recreate deadly heat-rays, giant fighting-machines, squidgy tentacled Martians and interplanetary warfare on an epic scale. The chances of success? A million to one … Please bring a picnic and something to sit on and appropriate clothing for the weather!

Book online at: www.visitmonmouthshire.com/war-of-the-worlds

Friday 19th August 5pm

Awful Auntie based on David Walliams’ book, Heartbreak Productions

Awful Auntie by David Walliams, adapted for outdoor theatre by Heartbreak Productions, is a truly thrilling tale. Owls, ghosts, chases, escapes, motorcycle rides, and tiddlywinks all fill Stella’s days as she evades her menacing Aunt and saves the family home.

Please join us at the dedication of the new playground at Saxby Hall Orphanage and hear how it all came about – how Stella Saxby was left an orphan, all alone with her  Awful Auntie and how Aunt Alberta and her best friend Wagner, a vicious Bavarian owl, tried everything they could to torment Stella into signing over the deed to Saxby Hall. But Stella, with the help of her friend Soot, fought off Aunt Alberta, saved Saxby Hall, and gifted the beautiful house to be used as an orphanage.

Now the new playground is finally complete and we can’t wait to celebrate with you so bring a blanket or chair to sit on, weather-appropriate gear, and a picnic, as the tale could take some time to tell, and storytelling can be hungry work! Running time: 2 Hours | Age: 7+

Book online at www.visitmonmouthshire.com/awful-auntie