Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Edgbaston, has a fantastic season of open-air music and theatre lined up for this summer. Four separate open-air theatre companies, the Gardens’ own BIG BAND MUSIC EVENING as well as one of the highlights of the Birmingham International Jazz Festival, ‘Lady Sings The Blues’. The Main Lawn is a natural amphitheatre with the Victorian Bandstand at its focus. Visitors are encouraged to bring a blanket or low chair, a picnic – and then sit back and enjoy!
The musical season gets off to an exciting start:
Sunday 19 June – 6.30pm
The Gardens’ Midsummer Big Band Charity Music evening with The Rat Pack – Garry Allcock & ‘All Star’ Big Band
and later
Sunday 10 July 7.00pm
Lady Sings The Blues – with Val Wiseman recreating the amazing voice of Billie Holiday, supported by some of the Britain’s finest jazz musicians including Digby Fairweather.
The open-air theatre programme begins with
Chapterhouse Theatre presents:
24 June ‘Cranford’
27 July ‘Sense & Sensibility
4 August ‘Snow White’
Crescent Open Air Theatre presents
29 & 30th June - ‘An Ideal Husband’
MDCC Theatre presents:
20 & 21 July – ‘King Lear’ by William Shakespeare
Rain or Shine Theatre presents
17 & 18 August -‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare
Also every Sunday afternoon during the summer there will be live music in the Gardens Victorian Bandstand – music for all tastes – jazz, brass, concert.
For full programme see web site – http://www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/
To book: T: 0121 454 1860
The musical season gets off to an exciting start:
Sunday 19 June – 6.30pm
The Gardens’ Midsummer Big Band Charity Music evening with The Rat Pack – Garry Allcock & ‘All Star’ Big Band
and later
Sunday 10 July 7.00pm
Lady Sings The Blues – with Val Wiseman recreating the amazing voice of Billie Holiday, supported by some of the Britain’s finest jazz musicians including Digby Fairweather.
The open-air theatre programme begins with
Chapterhouse Theatre presents:
24 June ‘Cranford’
27 July ‘Sense & Sensibility
4 August ‘Snow White’
Crescent Open Air Theatre presents
29 & 30th June - ‘An Ideal Husband’
MDCC Theatre presents:
20 & 21 July – ‘King Lear’ by William Shakespeare
Rain or Shine Theatre presents
17 & 18 August -‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare
Also every Sunday afternoon during the summer there will be live music in the Gardens Victorian Bandstand – music for all tastes – jazz, brass, concert.
For full programme see web site – http://www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/
To book: T: 0121 454 1860
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