⭐ ANNIE GET YOUR GUN ANNOUNCED FOR NEW OPEN AIR THEATRE – LAVENDER THEATRE ⭐
The Lavender Theatre, a brand new open air theatre, has been announced.
Just a stone’s throw from London and set amidst rolling lavender fields, the Lavender Theatre will open for its inaugural summer season this July in Epsom.
The 250-seat open air theatre will be home for an annual season of plays and musicals with a truly elegant backdrop. Based at Mayfield Lavender in Surrey, the theatre has been co-founded by director Joe McNeice (producer/director of DIVA: Live From Hell!) and Mayfield owner Brendan Maye.
The inaugural season will open with Irving Berlin’s classic musical Annie Get Your Gun from 17th July 2023, with new direction and choreography by Simon Hardwick (My Fair Lady).
The launch of the theatre will see the completion of a £2m+ investment into the Epsom site, which already boasts a coffee bar, shop, and a full service glasshouse restaurant due to open alongside the theatre this summer.
The theatre, privately funded and managed by Lavender Productions Ltd., will produce its own shows with plans to see the summer season expand year on year with diverse and engaging programming.
McNeice said: “With no public funding or grants to help us achieve this mammoth project, we are relying solely on our Box Office income to build the Lavender Theatre into a profitable business, but we believe that creating a new producing theatre, a proper landmark location for the arts in Surrey, is something worth the investment, for both the local community and the wider industry.
“I’m really passionate about developing new shows, particularly musicals. The location is perfect because it’s actually very close to London, but far enough away to have its own identity, which will give us the opportunity to develop work without the vast expense and pressure that comes with opening new shows in the capital. It’s an incredibly exciting opportunity. There’s a lot to be said for Zone 6!”
Tickets for the inaugural season are on sale today at lavendertheatre.com
Casting for Annie Get Your Gun and news of other events in the inagural Lavender Theatre season will be announced soon.
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Tickets & more info – http://lavendertheatre.com/
