Enjoy an evening of theatre at Penshurst Place and Gardens this summer, in partnership with Facsimile Productions who will be performing  an interpretation of the Novella Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

The Play:

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. By Andrew and David Hobbs. Based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. When the Police Investigation into the brutal murder of Sir Danvers Carew fails to yield anything other than the name of a suspect who seems to have disappeared, his daughter Cordelia joins forces with her late father's lawyer Gabriel Utterson to try to uncover the truth. But where is the sinister Edward Hyde and what is his connection to the Utterson's friend Dr Henry Jekyll?

The Venue:

Entrance and parking is via our private driveway, and the show will take place on the South Lawn, overlooking the Italian Garden.

Doors will open at 5.30pm after we have closed to the general public, when you will be able to enjoy a private wander through the gardens and the opportunity to purchase a drink from our bar, before it's curtains up at 7pm. Picnics are also permitted. We will not be providing seating so please bring along folding chairs or a picnic blanket to sit on as well as suitable clothes and perhaps a blanket or two!

Performances last two hours excluding a brief intermission. 

Important things to remember

• All bookings are final. Refunds will not be offered except in the instance that the event is cancelled by the organiser.
• For this performance please arrive via the Private Driveway using Postcode TN11 8DH, on the B2176. The car park will then appear on your right.
• Arrivals are from 5.30pm. You will the have 1.5 hours to wander the gardens after we close to the general public
• No chairs will be provided. Please bring your own fold out chairs or picnic blankets. If you are bringing fold out chairs, please be mindful of their placement as they can block the view of any guests sitting on blankets.
• No smoking is allowed at Penshurst Place
• Please note our bar will only be providing drinks. You are welcome to bring along your own picnic.
• The performance will begin at 7pm and lasts for two hours with a short intermission. As such we expect the performance to finish at around 9.30pm.
• Please use the bins provided for all rubbish or take it home with you. 

Wet Weather, Reschedules, and Refunds:

This performance is arranged and performed by Facsimile Productions, with Penshurst Place providing a ticketing function through our partner, Live It.

Facsimile Productions will not provide refunds unless the performance is cancelled. The performance will go on in all weather conditions unless in exceptional circumstances where the venue and company agree that extreme weather conditions present a danger to the safety of either the audience or the performers. Facsimile Productions and Penshurst Place reserve the right to make this decision at any point either before or during the performance.

Please note, there is NO alternative indoor space at Penshurst Place for this production to take place, should the weather mean we are unable to host it outdoors.  In  the first instance after a cancellation, Penshurst Place and Facsimile Productions will endeavour to arrange a rescheduled date for the performance. Should a performance be rescheduled, tickets will remain valid for the new date and ticket holders will have the option to request a refund should they be unable to make the rescheduled date.

• In all other cases, bookings are final
• All refunds will be minus the £1.50 per ticket booking fee
• Should a decision be made to cancel the performance after the interval, a 50% reduction will be made on all refund requests