Open-Air Theatre 

This year’s Tuckwell Open-Air Theatre Festival will be held between Tuesday 1st August – Sunday 13th August. Click here to book your tickets for our line-up of performances!

View our Tuckwell 2023 Brochure!

When visiting, please bring low-backed seating (camping/deck chairs are ideal) and prepare for all weathers. In the event of unsafe weather this event will transfer into the Bacon Theatre.

Hot and cold drinks, including alcoholic beverages, will be available to purchase along with a selection of snacks, sweets and chocolate.

The idyllic, stone built, Tuckwell Amphitheatre is the perfect setting for our annual Open Air Theatre Festival. Surrounded by lush trees and shrubs and sheltered from the outside world, this magical venue attracts the very best in touring open-air theatre from across the UK.

This gem of an outdoor festival, tucked away in a secluded corner of Dean Close School, plays host to sublime jazz, classic drama, inspiring Shakespeare, colourful family entertainment, local talent and the enchanting Cinema Under the Stars; during our Tuckwell Open-Air Theatre Festival each year during August.

“Magical Surroundings” (Gloucestershire Echo).

“A magical experience ALWAYS.” (Audience member)

“Imaginative, enthralling and compelling” (Audience member)

“Good company, twinkling lights in the dell, a glass of wine before the film, a hot chocolate at the end – what more could anyone want?!” (Audience member)