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🎭 Free Open Air Theatre (Booking needed) - Houghton Hall Park
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Time: 12:30 - 18:10
FREE Tickets are now available to book for the Open-Air Theatre at Houghton Hall Park (outside the visitor centre) on Tuesday 18th August 2026.
🎭 SHOWS
▪️12:30 - 14:00: The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny
▪️16:40 - 18:10: Treasure Island
Bring your picnics, your chairs, and maybe an umbrella - we never know what the weather is going to do!
🎟 TICKET COST: FREE
Book your free tickets via the event link.
🎭 SHOWS
▪️12:30 - 14:00: The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny
▪️16:40 - 18:10: Treasure Island
Bring your picnics, your chairs, and maybe an umbrella - we never know what the weather is going to do!
🎟 TICKET COST: FREE
Book your free tickets via the event link.
🎶 Swing That Music with the Down for the Count All-Stars - Quarry Theatre, Bedford
Friday 16 October 2026
Time: 19:30 - 22:15 Price: £28.00
🎶 Join the Down for the Count All-Stars, the UK’s hardest swinging band, for “one hellova celebration of vintage music” (TimeOut London) – it's time to Swing That Music!
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Described as “a breath of fresh air on the swing scene” (Twinwood Festival) Down for the Count’s 10-piece mini big band is regularly found in jazz clubs across the UK and abroad (Ronnie Scott’s London, Le Caveau de la Huchette Paris), at festivals including London Jazz Festival, and on BBC Radio. Now they are bringing the sounds and feels of the best jazz clubs to theatres around the country – with an electrifying show full of incredible energy, musicianship, and their own signature wry wit and humour.
In the band’s updated show for 2026, you’ll hear instrumental songs from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller, vocal classics from singers such as Nat ‘King’ Cole, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and original arrangements of jazz standards penned by musicians in the band.
Down for the Count recreate classic tunes from the Swing Era, but this is no mere nostalgia trip – the band perform each song in their own unmistakeable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music. Combine that with the band’s top class instrumental solos, sublime vocal performances, and irresistible warmth and joie de vivre, and you get a show that will leave you feeling uplifted and wanting more.
“Awesome!!!” – Michael Bublé
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Standard Ticket: £28.00
🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
St Peter’s Street public car park is a very short walk from the theatre. Parking is free in the car park and streets after 6pm and all day on Sundays. To book one of our disabled parking spaces, please see our FAQ.
ℹ️ BOOKING ENQUIRIES/CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 362269
📧 Email: boxoffice@quarrytheatre.org.uk
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Described as “a breath of fresh air on the swing scene” (Twinwood Festival) Down for the Count’s 10-piece mini big band is regularly found in jazz clubs across the UK and abroad (Ronnie Scott’s London, Le Caveau de la Huchette Paris), at festivals including London Jazz Festival, and on BBC Radio. Now they are bringing the sounds and feels of the best jazz clubs to theatres around the country – with an electrifying show full of incredible energy, musicianship, and their own signature wry wit and humour.
In the band’s updated show for 2026, you’ll hear instrumental songs from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller, vocal classics from singers such as Nat ‘King’ Cole, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and original arrangements of jazz standards penned by musicians in the band.
Down for the Count recreate classic tunes from the Swing Era, but this is no mere nostalgia trip – the band perform each song in their own unmistakeable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music. Combine that with the band’s top class instrumental solos, sublime vocal performances, and irresistible warmth and joie de vivre, and you get a show that will leave you feeling uplifted and wanting more.
“Awesome!!!” – Michael Bublé
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Standard Ticket: £28.00
🅿️ PARKING INFORMATION
St Peter’s Street public car park is a very short walk from the theatre. Parking is free in the car park and streets after 6pm and all day on Sundays. To book one of our disabled parking spaces, please see our FAQ.
ℹ️ BOOKING ENQUIRIES/CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01234 362269
📧 Email: boxoffice@quarrytheatre.org.uk
