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Photo Call: Photographers are invited to capture the first Storytellers
performance from 12pm on Thursday 20th July. Contact: Chris Dunbar on
01942 486937.
Haigh Hall and Country Park is bringing fiction to life this summer with
a full programme of open-air children’s theatre from the Storytellers
Theatre Company.
Paying tribute to family classics including ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘The Emperors
New Clothes’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’, the story
teller events provide something for everyone, young and old.
Set in the picturesque walled gardens of Haigh Country Park,
performances are held twice daily, with open-air tickets available for
all the family. Highly trained and experienced actors bring the
performances to life using costumes, scenery, props, song and a sense of
fun.
Jill Smith, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s Events Officer at Haigh,
says, “The Storytellers Theatre really bring the magic of these
children’s stories to life. It is something that all of the family can
enjoy and it’s wonderful to see the children’s faces as they see their
favourite stories acted out in the open air. These events have proved to
be extremely popular over the past few years and we are delighted to be
hosting this literary treat once again.”
Dates for the performances are as follows:
• Thursday 20th July - 'Alice in Wonderland'
• Thursday 27th July- 'Pinocchio'
• Thursday 3rd August- 'The Emperors New Clothes'
• Thursday 10th August- ‘Hansel and Gretel'
Performance times are 12 noon and 2pm for each production. Prices are £5
for Adults and £4 for children and concessions. Booking is advisable to
ensure your place through Haigh Hall’s Information Centre on: 01942
832895.
Other attractions at Haigh Country Park include the Stables Tea Rooms
and Courtyard, model village, miniature railway, the beautiful walled
Gardens, the children’s playground, crazy golf and Haigh’s professional
standard Golf Complex.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to ensure that people across the Wigan Borough have the
opportunity to become more physically, mentally and creatively active.
It also aims to increase community activity and to encourage good
citizenship.
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