Live entertainment returns
Hugh Bonneville to headline Family Fun in the Park and Omid Djalili will host an outdoor concert of West End performers
Hugh Bonneville and Omid Djalili will be among the stars as live entertainment returns to Chichester.
Films and West End performers have been announced for the Movies and Music Weekend coming up from Chichester Festival Theatre and Chichester Cinema at New Park.
The films will include screen classics Singin’ in the Rain and Some Like It Hot, alongside the popular hits Grease, The Greatest Showman and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, all at the Drive-in Cinema in Northgate car park, produced by the CFT and Chichester Cinema at New Park from Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30. Pixar’s latest family comedy Onward will complete the programme.
The CFT’S day of outdoor performances then follows on Monday, August 31.
Hugh Bonneville headlines Family Fun in the Park, reading Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, with actors using puppetry to bring the stories to life. Families can also join in a fun dance-along. And then, at a concert that evening, Omid Djalili will introduce songs from the musicals with West End performers Gina Beck, Gabrielle Brooks, Rob Houchen, Julian Ovenden and Giles Terera, joined by CFT artistic director Daniel Evans. Songs will include a medley from South Pacific alongside hits from West Side Story, Wicked, The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady.
A raised stage will be erected next to the Festival Theatre on Oaklands Park and plots will be marked out on the park for both events, with small plots for up to two people and larger plots for up to four people.
Traditional drive-in style food and drink will be available to pre-order for delivery to your car at the Chichester Drive-in Cinema, and picnic hampers can be pre-ordered for the Concert in the Park, all supplied by CFT’S caterers Caper & Berry.
Arrangements will be put in place for the necessary social distancing, and all rules and guidelines prevalent at the time will be strictly adhered to throughout the event. The event is being planned with the cooperation and support of Chichester District Council.
Tickets go on sale from
July 30 at www.cft.org.uk for Family Fun in the Park, the Concert in the Park and the Chichester Drive-in Cinema; tickets for the Drive-in Cinema will also be available at www.chichestercinema.org.
Chichester Drive-in Cinema:
Grease Friday, August 28, 8.30pm
Singin’ In The Rain, Saturday, August 28, 5.30pm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Saturday, Aug 28, 9pm
Onward, Sunday, August 28, 10.30am
Some Like It Hot, Sunday, August 28, 3.30pm
The Greatest Showman, Sunday, August 28, 8pm
Tickets go on sale from July 30 at www.cft.org.uk and www.chichestercinema.org.
Family Fun In The Park: Monday, August 31, 11am (ends 12 noon approx), doors open at 10am for picnicking. Tickets go on sale from July 30 at www.cft.org.uk.
Concert In The Park: Monday, August 31, 6pm (ends 7.45 approx), doors open at 5pm for picnicking. Tickets go on sale from July 30.