Magical theatre in magical surroundings
Chapterhouse Theatre Company is excited to present its 2019 open-air tour for its 20th anniversary year. Throughout the summer, Chapterhouse will be bringing stunning performances of six classic stories to some of the UK, Scotland and Ireland’s most beautiful outdoor venues, promising to be one of the most enchanting and unmissable events of the summer.
Our brand-new show for 2019 is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure Treasure Island, which alongside The Secret Garden will provide fun for all the family. We will also be bringing back a firm Chapterhouse favourite, with a nod to the company’s roots in Shakespearean theatre, with a magical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Another favourite with Chapterhouse audiences, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, will join our 2019 productions. Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford will also take to the stage, meaning that most of our summer productions will showcase bold, exciting stories from women writers in the literary canon.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
Cranford
By Elizabeth Gaskell
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
The Secret Garden
By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Treasure Island
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Wuthering Heights
By Emily Brontë
It’s been a pleasure to be involved with Chapterhouse’s productions over the last decade and this year is no exception. I’m delighted to see some of my favourite classic stories coming to life on stage, from Pride and Prejudice to The Secret Garden – one of most beloved books. I hope audiences young and old alike find plenty to enjoy in 2019’s array of shows.
~ Laura Turner, Scriptwriter