ART AFICIONADOS
TheCharlesRennieMackintoshMakingtheGlasgowStyleexhibitionat
theWalkerArtGalleryinLiverpoolfocusesonthelifeandworkofthe
architecturalsupremo,designerandartist,showcasingstainedglass,embroidery,
furniture and light fittings. On until 26 August; liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker
THEATRE-
GOERS
MichaelFrayn’saward-winning
comedyNoisesOffreturnstotheLyric
Theatre– whereit premieredin 1982
andstarredPatriciaRoutledgeand
PaulEddington(pictured). Focusing
ona companyof
actorsbackstage,
it’sa funny
tributetothe
unpredictability
oflifeworking
inthetheatre.
27 June-27July;
lyric.co.uk
GARDENING
ENTHUSIASTS
Enjoya wonderfulweekend
attheWoburnAbbeyGardenShowin
thecompanyofAdamFrostandPippa
Greenwood.Youcantourtheprivate
gardensoftheDukeandDuchessof
Bedfordnotnormallyopentothepublic,
aswellasthebeautifulparklandofthe
estate. 22-23 June; woburnabbey.co.uk
OPEN-AIR
CONCERT
lOvERS
HamptonCourtPalacemakesfora
veryspecialsummerconcert.This
year’s line-up includesCaroEmerald,
JoolsHolland,
Tea r sF o r
Fears,Nile
Rodgers&
Chic,with
MichaelBall
andAlfieBoe
headliningthe
finaleon 22
June,complete
withfireworks.Takea picnicororder
onefromFortnum& Masonwhenyou
buyyourtickets.From12-22June;
hamptoncourtpalacefestival.com
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2
TheRegent’sParkOpenAir
Theatreseasonkicksoff
withO urTow n, 16May-8June,
followedbytheEnglishNational
Opera’sHanselandGretel, 14-22
June,andA MidsummerNight’s
Dream, 28June-27July.Tickets
from openairtheatre.com
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3
1
bOOk AHEAD...
LegendaryproducerTrevorHorn
is touringtheUKwithhisalbumTrevor
HornReimaginestheEighties, with
TheSarmOrchestraandguestsingers.
27 July-3 Aug; ticketmaster.co.uk
Markinga returntothestageafter
18 years,CliveOwenstarsinTheNight
oftheIguanabyTennesseeWilliams
atLondon’sNoëlCowardTheatre.
6 July-26 Sept; iguanawestend.com
Dustofftheblacktieandpearls...
theHenleyFestivalpromisesfour
daysofmusicona floatingstage,
plusfoodbyAngelaHartnettMBE.
10-14 July; henley-festival.co.uk w&h
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bEST
FOR ...
Fromunmissable eventstohot ticketsyou needto
advance-book now, here’s your heads-up on what’s on
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