Outdoor Theatre at Lytham Hall
The outdoor theatre at Lytham Hall offers a unique and atmospheric cultural experience, where performances take place against the backdrop of historic parkland. Each summer, the theatre transforms the Hall’s grounds into an open-air stage, welcoming audiences to enjoy classic plays, adaptations, and family shows in a relaxed, informal setting. Visitors can bring picnics, blankets, and chairs, creating a sociable environment that blends nature with live performance. This combination of heritage, scenery, and accessible entertainment makes the outdoor theatre season a distinctive and popular feature of the local arts scene.
Gates open for picnics at 4.00pm with performances starting at 6pm
Free parking close to the theatre lawn
Refreshments and licensed bar available
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Tuesday 16th June to Sunday 21st June 2026
PROMENADE PERFORMANCE
The leading lights of the local theatre societies will open the 17th season of outdoor theatre at Lytham Hall, visiting six locations in the parklands during their performance of one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies.
Adults £20
Children £15 age 5-18 years old.
Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Friday 10th July 2026
Gloucester-based Rain or Shine Theatre will present a new stage version of Dickens’ much-loved novel, with a host of colourful characters, including Samuel Pickwick, Augustus Snodgrass and the three flirtatious Wardle sisters.
Pippa Meekings leads a top quality cast who have been visitors to the Lytham Hall stage for 15 years.
Adult £19
Senior/student £17
Schoolchild (5 to 18) £10
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Friday 17th July 2026
Following their acclaimed performance of Macbeth last June, the Duke's Theatre Company, based in Covent Garden London, return with Shakespeare’s gripping tale of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Verona is the setting for the violent conflict between the Montagues and Capulets in which Romeo and Juliet are inextricably entangled.
Adult £19
Senior/student £17
Schoolchild (5 to 18) £10
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
Friday 7th August 2026
Fylde coast favourites Illyria who have presented 50 of our 71 plays since 2010 will be back with a new adaptation of Dumas’ classic 1844 novel . Stand by for D’Artagnan, Athos Porthos, Aramis, plus adventure, romance, considerable swashbuckling, scheming and visual and verbal comedy in true Illyria style.
Adult £19
Senior/student £17
Schoolchild (5 to 18) £10
The Pirates Of Penzance
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Sunday 9th August 2026
Illyria return, with a different cast, with one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular comic operas, The Pirates of Penzance. Top quality singing is always placed at the heart of Oliver Gray’s innovative productions. This is G &S for the 21st century.
Lytham Community Choir will entertain royally prior to the show.
Adult £19
Senior/student £17
Schoolchild (5 to 18) £10
Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
Sunday 16th August 2026
This year’s family show from Illyria will be 100 minutes, including an interval, and spaces will be reserved for children to sit at the front close to the stage.
Pinocchio, a mischievous wooden puppet, runs away in search of fun and adventure, but faces many temptations and trials along the way in his quest to become a real boy.
Adult £19
Senior/student £17
Schoolchild (5 to 18) £10
HANDY INFORMATION
Directions
Satellite navigation users
Use Postcode:- FY8 4TS - This bring you to the main gates.
"What three words"
Settle - Rice - Blink.
Dogs Welcome
Dogs are very welcome everywhere, except inside the Hall (Assistance Dogs only).
We kindly ask that they are kept on leads around the cafe area at all times,
Accessibility
Externally, the Grounds are accessible to all with lots of pathways around the parkland. Ramps to enter the Hall & Cafe are available. Wheelchair access to the Hall is limited to the ground floor only.
Dining
The Café is located in the West Wing and offers access to a charming lawn area as well as a sheltered Inner Courtyard.
We also welcome guests to enjoy Lilibet’s Afternoon Tea Emporium and Lady Eleanor’s Ice-Cream Parlor.
Parking
We run a Pay & Display parking scheme.
Charges apply to all vehicles in all areas of the parkland. Please pay at the parking terminals located in the Stables & Woodlands
Car Parks.
Parking Charges
Up to 2 hours – £1.50
to £3.50 for 6 hours
Please note, additional charges may apply on special event days.