PAST PRODUCTIONS

2024

William Shakespeare's

TWELFTH NIGHT

"If music be the food of love", to start,
A small band of players take many parts
In this tale of mistaken identity.
Unrequited love, drunken jollity,
Live music, yellow stockings and a fight
Make for the most entertaining of nights.
There's pathos too, and joy and sadness
And moments to fill the heart with gladness.
Join Jenny Wren Productions for some fun
In the open-air, under "the glorious sun".

Please bring a blanket or chair and appropriate clothing - this is an outdoor performance.

Fri Aug 2nd – Cerney House Gardens, North Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 7BX
7pm - gardens open 5.30pm for picnics and Café open
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £15 (£10 under 16s) 

Sat Aug 3rd – The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG
Performance 7pm - grounds open 6pm for picnics and licensed Café open
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £14 

Sun Aug 4th – Sue Ryder, Leckhampton Court Hospice, Cheltenham, GL53 0QJ
Performance 6.30pm - grounds open 5.30pm for picnics and refreshments on sale
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £15 (£10 under 16s)

Fri Aug 9th and Sat Aug 10th – Museum in the Park, Stroud, GL5 4AF
Performances 7pm - grounds open at 6pm for refreshments or picnics in the park
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £14 (£10 under 16s)
Venue info & accessible parking: 01453 763394 Museum in the Park

Sun Aug 11th - Cotswold Sculpture Park, The Paddock, Somerford Keynes, Cirencester, GL7 6FE
Performance 6.30pm - grounds open 5.30pm for picnics and Café open
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £16 (£12 under 16s) 

Sun Aug 18th Snowshill Manor, Broadway, WR12 7JU

Performance 6.30pm - grounds open 5.30pm for picnics and refreshments on sale
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £17 (£10 under 18s)

Sat Aug 24th – Priory Park, Malvern, WR14 3HA
Performances 3pm and 7pm - grounds open 2pm and 6pm for picnics
Box Office: Malvern Theatres 01684 892277 
Twelfth Night in Priory Park - Malvern Theatres (malvern-theatres.co.uk)
Tickets £16 (£12 under 16s) including booking fee
Performance in the Coach House Theatre if wet

Sun Aug 25th – The Tuckwell Amphitheatre, Dean Close School, Cheltenham, GL51 6HE
 Performance 7.30pm - grounds open 6.30pm for picnics and refreshments on sale
Box Office: Bacon Theatre 01242 258002 
Twelfth Night (ticketsolve.com)
Tickets £17 (£15 concs.) 

Thurs Aug 29th – Grittleton House, Chippenham. SN14 6AP
Performance 7pm - grounds open 6pm for picnics
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £15

Fri Aug 30th – Ashley Manor Prep School, 252 London Road, Cheltenham, GL52 6NR
 Performance 6.30pm - grounds open 6pm for picnics
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £15 (£10 under 16s) 

Sat Aug 31st – Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5RZ
Performance 6pm - grounds open 5pm for picnics
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £15 (£10 students/under 16s) 

Sun Sept 1st - Berkeley Castle, GL13 9PJ
Performance 6pm - grounds open 5pm for picnics
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £16 (£13 concs.) 

Fri Sept 13th – The Elms School, Colwall, nr. Malvern, WR13 6EF
Performance 6.30pm - grounds open 5.45pm for picnics
Box Office: Everyman Theatre 01242 572573 
Jenny Wren Production's Twelfth Night (everymantheatre.org.uk)
Tickets £16 (£10 under 16s)
Parking - follow signs on arrival. If wet, performance in the Ashby Theatre 

This will be Jenny Wren Productions' 20th anniversary and 20th open-air show, so it promises to be a special one, and we hope you can join us!

PAST PRODUCTIONS - SUMMER 2023

 Vincent Crummles' Acting Company

- or rather - 

JENNY WREN PRODUCTIONS

presents...

The Life and Adventures of

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY

featuring...

The reprehensible Uncle Ralph
The despicable Wackford Squeers
“The Infant Phenomenon” Ninetta Crummles
not forgetting Nicholas Nickleby himself
his unfortunate friend, Smike
And many more of Dickens’ most weird and wonderful characters

 

Left destitute on the death of their father, the Nickleby family are forced to give up a life of contentment in the countryside. The ensuing adventures take Nicholas all over, from Devon to Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire, via a chance encounter with a troupe of strolling players. This is a tale of twists and turns, ups and downs, cruelty and hardship, but also friendship, kindness and love.

 

Will Uncle Ralph get his comeuppance? Will there be romance along the way? Will Smike remember all his lines?

 

Find out, by catching Jenny Wren Productions at a beautiful open-air venue near you, hot off the heels of their national tour of Little Women and last summer’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

 

“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.”

 ****EXCITING NEWS FOR THE WRENS!****

****EXTRA PERFORMANCE ADDED AT CHELTENHAM EVERYMAN THEATRE****

OUR FIRST EVER NATIONAL TOUR!

Our beautiful show, Little Women, is touring the country! 

Jenny Wren Productions presents
Louisa May Alcott's

Little Women

One actress. One musician. One enchanting new adaptation.

"I want to do something splendid, something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead."

This new take on Little Women retains all the charm and spirit of the original novel, with a twist; the four sisters, their family and friends are all played by just one woman.

Holed up in the attic of her Massachusetts home just after the American Civil War, Jo struggles with writer's block, until the arrival of an old friend helps her to unlock a lifetime of memories. Laugh and cry with Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in this coming-of-age tale packed with adventure, drama, love and loss.

Jenny Wren Productions are thrilled to present this highly original play featuring live music.

"Brilliant. Utterly stunning. Mesmerising." - Cotswold Life.

Link here to our Little Women trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/olRjztUrJ-g

Feb 12th - Minchinhampton Market House
https://minchinhamptonmarkethouse.co.uk/little-women/

Feb 15th-18th – Wimbledon Studio Theatre https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/little-women/studio-at-new-wimbledon-theatre/

Feb 24th – Tiverton Community Arts Theatre https://tivertontheatre.com/events/little-women/

March 7th – South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell https://www.southhillpark.org.uk/events/little-women/  01344 484123

March 8th – Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot https://www.cornerstone-arts.org/whats/little-women 01235 515144

March 9th-10th – York Theatre Royal Studio https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/little-women/

March 11th – Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk  01748 825252

March 14th – The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead https://oldtownhall.co.uk/events/little-women 
01442 228091

March 15th – Albany Theatre, Coventry https://www.albanytheatre.co.uk/shows/little-women/ 02476 998964

March 16th – Waterside Arts Centre, Sale https://watersidearts.org/whats-on/3281-little-women/ 0161 912 5616

March 18th – Pavilions Teignmouth https://www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk/events/little-women-0 01626 249049 

March 22nd-25th – The Mix, Theatr Clwyd https://www.theatrclwyd.com/event/little-women 
01352 344101

March 28th-29th – Castle Theatre, Wellingborough
  https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/castle-theatre/whats-on/little-women 01933 270007

March 30th – Beccles Public Hall https://www.becclespublichall.co.uk/ 01502 770060

March 31st - Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone 
 https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/hazlitt-theatre/whats-on/little-women
01622 758611

April 1st – Lighthouse, Poole https://www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/event/little-women/ 01202 280000

April 4th – Epsom Playhouse https://www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk/shows/jenny-wren-productions-presents%C2%A0louisa-may-alcott%E2%80%99s%C2%A0little-women%C2%A0%C2%A0 01372 742555 / 742227   

April 5th – Swindon Arts Centre https://swindontheatres.co.uk/Online/tickets-little-women-swindon-2023 01793 524481

****EXTRA PERFORMANCE IN CHELTENHAM!****

April 29th - Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
 https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/shows/little-women/ 01242 572573

A Midsummer Night's Dream

PAST PRODUCTIONS - Summer 2022

Jenny Wren Productions presents

Shakespeare’s

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The course of true love never did run smooth...

Jenny Wren Productions are thrilled to present Shakespeare's summertime classic, set in the roaring '20s.

Theseus and Hippolyta invite you to celebrate their wedding, alongside four lovers, some feisty fairies and an unlikely theatre troupe frolicking in a forest!

With luscious language, live music, laughs aplenty and a little touch of magic, join this small company of "rude mechanicals" for an enchanting summer's evening in an outdoor venue near you.

"A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry."

Little Women

****CATCH OUR BEAUTIFUL SHOW AT THE COACH HOUSE THEATRE IN MALVERN THIS DECEMBER****

Jenny Wren Productions presents

Louisa May Alcott’s

Little Women

One actress. One musician. One enchanting new adaptation.

 “I want to do something splendid, something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead.”

This brand new take on Little Women retains all the charm and spirit of the original novel, with a twist; the four sisters, their family and friends are all played by just one woman.

Holed up in the attic of her Massachusetts home just after the American Civil War, Jo struggles with writer’s block, until the arrival of an old friend helps her to unlock a lifetime of memories. Laugh and cry with Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in this coming-of-age tale packed with adventure, drama, love and loss.

Jenny Wren Productions (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Emma, Burke and Hare) are thrilled to share this highly original play featuring live music with Malvern audiences.

“Brilliant. Utterly stunning. Mesmerising.” – Cotswold Life.

THE COACH HOUSE THEATRE, MALVERN

Fri 3rd - Sat 4th December 2021 

Tickets: https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/little-women-jenny-wren/

Click here to see a sneak peek of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=E-W7AqAb0zc&feature=youtu.be

Cotswold Life review of Little Women at Cheltenham Everyman Theatre in June 2021: https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/whats-on/little-women-jenny-wren-everyman-theatre-cheltenham-cotswolds-8031440?fbclid=IwAR2XXuGnerdsRHvySkBZngVZ_83JjWzwuMT8GtOyb7A_Xy37FeX7QlMrBT4

 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

- FROM A SOCIAL DISTANCE

Our lockdown project - filmed by each actor, at home, on their own mobile phones

Link here to watch the show:

https://youtu.be/_OQHTaGKj_M

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Coram Boy

By Jamila Gavin

Adapted by Helen Edmundson

At Gloucester Cathedral

Tuesday 28th - Thursday 30th May 2019, 7pm

Jenny Wren Productions present a large-scale production of Jamila Gavin's epic tale of friendship and love, sacrifice and betrayal, parents and children, in 18th century Gloucestershire.

Burke and Hare goes to London

Exciting news for Jenny Wren Productions!

Our 2015 show Burke and Hare was taken on by the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, who produced the show this spring, both at the Watermill and on tour. We worked with them to develop our show and our script, and it can be seen later this year, in November, at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London. It is also being translated into German for a production in Munich!

Love Lies Bleeding

A world premiere by Jamila Gavin!

Jenny Wren Productions have teamed up with award-winning Stroud-based author and playwright Jamila Gavin (whose novel Coram Boy was adapted for the stage and produced to great acclaim at both the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic) to present Love Lies Bleeding, a world premiere, which we will tour locally, finishing up with a run at the Everyman Theatre June 13-16.

The Jungle Book

 Adapted by Elise Heaven and Jenny Wicks

Warning! Wild animals at large! Watch your back around the Cotswolds this summer as Jenny Wren Productions let wolves, tigers, bears, and even a python loose at a theatre near you.

Remember, Remember

By Holly Tonks.

In the back room of a London pub, an unlikely group of men plot to overthrow King James I.

Robin Hood

 By Joe Hackett

“Beware outlaws! They are a plague, and a pestilence, and a blight.” 

Burke And Hare

Dramaturg: Tobias Smith

How many times can one actor get killed during one performance? Find out in this brand new comedy based on the infamous tale of William Burke and William Hare.

Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare

Greetings from Illyria! Jenny Wren Productions invite you to join us on our jaunt into the land of Shakespeare.

The Mysterious Gentleman

Written by Jarek Adams and directed by Jenny Wicks

John Nevil Maskelyne was a master magician. His illustrious career began when he exposed charlatan spiritualists in Cheltenham Town Hall.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

 By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson

"Holmes, this is no time to panic."
"Goodness me, Watson, this is the perfect time to panic!"

Oliver Twist

 By Jeremy Brock

‘The scene, the workhouse; the time, night; and the place, that cruel hole where miserable drabs gave birth... A boy was born there… I speak of one named Oliver Twist.’

Brief Encounter

 Noel Coward's

BRIEF ENCOUNTER

Adapted by Emma Rice, of Kneehigh Theatre Company

"I've got something in my eye."
"Please let me look. I happen to be a doctor."

Out of the Mist

Jenny Wren Productions, in association with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, present

OUT OF THE MIST

by Alan Tyson