THE Tuckwell Amphitheatre, Cheltenham’s Dean Close School’s idyllic outdoor theatre venue, offers a truly unique setting for live music, drama, film and family fun. Organisers of the Open-air Theatre Festival 2014 are promising another packed fortnight of alfresco entertainment from July 18 to August 1.

Festival highlights include: the Pantaloons’ History of Britain; Hugless Douglas, presented by Blunderbus Theatre Company; Rain or Shine’s The Merchant of Venice; Jenny Wrens’ Oliver, Heartbreak’s production of Pride & Prejudice and the Pantaloons’ The Tempest.

All Open-air Theatre Festival events are now on sale and may be bought online at bacontheatre.co.uk