Chapterhouse Theatre Company comes to Louth

Chapterhouse are returning to County Louth for their 2023 Summer tour. This summer,  County Louth residents will have the opportunity to enjoy The Importance of Being Earnest and The  Secret Garden in the beautiful settings of Bellingham Castle and The Battle of the Boyne Estate.  

• Battle of the Boyne Estate , Oldbridge, Drogheda, A92 CY68 , The Importance of Being Earnest Friday 23rd June, 6.30pm and The Secret Garden Sunday 2nd July, 6.30pm ,
• Bellingham Castle , Castlebellingham, Co. Louth, A91 RP44 , The Importance of Being Earnest Wednesday 28th June, 7.00pm 

Theatre under the open sky is the perfect pastime for those long summer evenings, and audiences are  welcome to relax with a picnic while they watch the show unfold.

For tickets to shows at the Battle of  the Boyne Estate please visit www.droichead.com or call 041 983 3946. For all other tickets  please visit https://www.seetickets.com or call 0044 871 220 0260. More details of  Chapterhouse’s summer tours can be found at www.chapterhouse.org.  

The Importance of Being Earnest 

By Oscar Wilde 

Chapterhouse Theatre Company is proud to present Oscar Wilde’s finest and most eccentric  romantic comedy, featuring a cast of unforgettable and larger-than-life characters; the  delightful Cecily, the roguish Algernon, and the formidable Lady Bracknell are sure to keep  you wildly entertained! Picnic with family and friends and enjoy Wilde’s hilarious tale of  double lives and mistaken identities, presented with both wit and style by Chapterhouse  Theatre Company.  

About The Play 

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” 

- Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest 

The most widely renown of Oscar Wilde’s comedies, The Importance of Being Earnest: A  Trivial Comedy for Serious People follows two bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon  Moncrieff, each of whom are attempting to win the hearts of young women who claim only  to be capable of loving men named ‘Ernest’. When both Jack and Algernon assume alter-egos  of that name, the lies start to spiral out of control and they struggle to keep their stories  straight and their paths uncrossed. What unfolds is a raucous tale of deception, disguise, and misadventure, all swept towards an explosive conclusion by Wilde’s expert pacing and  cutting dialogue. 

The Secret Garden 

By Frances Hodgson Burnett 

Adapted for the Stage by Laura Turner 

Join young Mary Lennox on her journey of discovery as she travels to her uncle’s house deep  in the Yorkshire countryside, where unexpected friends and magical creatures help her  unlock the mystery of the secret garden. This enchanting story, loved by children and adults  alike, is presented in the beautiful setting of the Battle of the Boyne Estate. Alive with music  and song and featuring an array of especially designed creatures, The Secret Garden captures  the spirit of summer and promises to be an unforgettable evening of magical theatre in  magical surroundings. 

About the Play 

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” - Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden 

Newly orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven in his  sprawling Yorkshire estate, Misselthwaite Manor, where she discovers a mysterious door and  clashes with the other children of the estate, the gardener’s boy Dickon and her cousin Colin.  Originally published as a serialised story in The American Magazine by Frances Hodgson  Burnett, now in the hands of accomplished playwright Laura Turner, The Secret Garden  becomes a charmingly pastoral tale of self-belief and the healing power of nature.