Following the successes of The Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland, Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) take their annual outdoor performance to Princes Park. The play will take advantage of the park’s natural features to present a fun, modern twist on Robin Hood from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July.

The annual park show has become a mainstay in the YEP programme since it was formed in 2012 and is renowned for its inventive take on classic children’s books. This year’s eagerly awaited summer show will see Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men swashbuckle their way through Princes Park in a high energy, comedic tale of the age-old battle of rich versus poor.

An ambitious promenade performance, Robin Hood will take in a number of different locations around the park in production that is sure to be magical experience for all the family.

The Stage’s 2015 Theatre School of the Year, YEP has been acclaimed for the opportunities it provides for people from all backgrounds and ages as well as its integration of different theatre skills. Robin Hood will feature 35 Young Actors aged 11 to 22 years old, is produced and stage managed by Young Producers and supported by Young Communicators and Base Technicians.

The production is co-directed by Matt Rutter and Chris Tomlinson. Matt is the Director of YEP, whose previous credits include Until They Kick Us Out, The Grid, Papertown, Intimate, Connected and I. He also directed Beating Berlusconi for Turf Love productions and is a founder member of Big Wow Theatre Company. Chris is the Associate Director of YEP, whose previous credits include Next! at the Unity Theatre, A Comedy of Errors for Off The Ground as well as The Bacchae, The Grid, The Wind in the Willows, Intimate and Papertown for YEP. He previously directed Frankenstein for the Everyman Youth Theatre and was assistant director on A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Everyman recently. Together Matt and Chris co-directed Lewis Bray’s Cartoonopolis in the Playhouse Studio.

Performance Times:

Friday 24th July at 5pm and 7pm.

Saturday 25th Jul at 12pm and 3pm.

Sunday 26th Jul at 12pm and 3pm.

Tickets are priced at £4/£6 and are available from the Box Office on 0151 709 4776 or online at www.everymanplayhouse.com.