[T]heatre by the Lake will be throwing open its doors and inviting one and all along to its upcoming Open Day on Saturday 9 September, as part of Heritage Open Days 2017.
A completely free event with something for all ages, the public are invited to take a peek behind the scenes of the busy theatre at the height of its home-produced rep season – to find out what really goes into creating our productions and what’s involved in running a theatre.
The day will include a backstage tour and the chance to watch scene-shifting for those interested in technical wizardry; chats with actors; children’s storytelling and craft sessions themed around the Christmas production, The Secret Garden; workshops giving tasters of their participatory Young and Elders companies; pop-up performances; and the chance to see how props are made.
The theatre are hoping visitors – both local and from further afield – will come in to take a look around and meet staff, actors, volunteers and Friends of the theatre who’ll be on hand to answer any burning questions about their roles and behind-the-scenes gossip. You’re bound to receive a warm welcome – Theatre by the Lake has been voted UK Theatre’s ‘Most Welcoming Theatre’ in the north-west of England, three years’ running.
Tess Ellison, Assistant Producer, said, “We hope people will discover a few trade secrets, or learn about something intriguing, when they come along to our open day. There are various fun activities for all ages to get involved in, and we’ll be ready to welcome one and all to the building with lots of our friendly staff lined up to answer questions, show you around and give an insight into their jobs here!”
From 10am until 6pm on Saturday 9 September. The day itself is free to attend and non-ticketed, with most activities operating on a sign-up-on-arrival basis; however the free backstage tour at 10am has limited capacity so please call the box office on 017687 74411 to book a place.
