Claremont Live: A Month Full of Fun
- Dates: Runs from 2 July through to 13 August
- Address: Portsmouth Rd, Esher KT10 9JG
- Highlights: Open Air Cinema + Peter Pan in theatre
*Booking is essential
This summer, Claremont Landscape Garden will open its gates for a festival of evening entertainment for all the family. On weekends throughout July and August, the stage or screen will be set by the lake at Claremont, where visitors can bring their deck chairs and picnic blankets and bask in the glorious surroundings of Claremont.
Overview
Over the eleven nights, visitors can enjoy classic outdoor productions of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, and Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice. For dance lovers, there’s the completely original, brand-new production, Nightingale, telling the story of the life and works of Florence Nightingale.
On a more musical note, Wild Arts Opera will enthral us with an evening of arias, songs, and ensembles. Local favourites, the Ember Big Band, will be entertaining us with an evening of swing classics, contemporary Latin and rock, and film and show tunes that will get you singing along.
Finally, there are three nights of open-air cinema for all the families and children's theatre telling the story of Robin Hood and Peter Pan.
To complete the outdoor experience, a range of food and beverage options will also be available to purchase.
Programme of events
Here's what’s on at Claremont Live!:
- Twelfth Night: 2 July 2023; Illyria presents Shakespeare's classic comedy tale of unrequited love.
- Robin Hood: 7 July 2023; A fast-moving fun-packed family show. One of Illyria's most popular productions.
- Jazz in the garden: 15 July 2023; A fabulous evening of live Jazz and more from the Ember Big Band.
- Romeo & Juliet: 16 July 2023; The Lord Chamberlain’s Men invite you to join them for the timeless and classic love story.
- Nightingale: 21 July 2023; A completely original, brand-new dance production based on the life and works of Florence Nightingale.
- Wild Arts Opera Evening: 23 July 2023; Arias, songs and ensembles, informally staged to make a narrative, performed by four world-class singers and a string quintet.
- Open Air Cinema: 28 - 30 July 2023; Three nights of fabulous and fun open-air cinema from Pop Up Screens showing 10 Things I Hate About You, Dirty Dancing, and The Greatest Showman.
- Peter Pan: 12 August 2023; Join Slapstick Picnic for a theatrical treat as they whip up a three-hander version of J M Barrie’s classic play.
- Pride and Prejudice: 13 August 2023; Illyria's critically acclaimed production of this Jane Austen classic.
