
Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
2022 Season Announcement
Season on sale: Wednesday 23rd February
BOAT is back and better than ever this summer! Following two years of significant disruption, BOAT makes up for lost time with a bumper 6-month summer season. For the first time, BOAT’s season opens in April, just in time for the Easter holidays.
There’s stand-up comedy, drag and music shows dotted throughout the season, with some returning favourites along with new faces. Family entertainment is also in abundance, with big names such as David Walliams’ Awful Auntie and Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors, as well as original touring and local productions.
Some of the most exciting, up-and-coming theatre companies in the UK are programmed during Brighton Fringe in May, with everything from hard-hitting drama to laugh-out-loud comedies. Annual staples Brighton Little Theatre return with The Railway Children in August, as do Sarah Mann Company with Waiting For God. The Richard Bean classic One Man, Two Guvnors from Cue Fanfare, and the original family musical Battle Song from James Weisz are also appearing in the summer holidays.
It wouldn’t be an outdoor theatre without a healthy dose of Shakespeare, and this year there are four brilliant options: The Duke’s Theatre Company with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oddsocks with Hamlet (The Comedy), Changeling Theatre with Othello, and the very welcome return of Shakespeare’s Globe with Julius Caesar.
In addition to all of this, there’s improvisation, opera, musicals, dance and so much more. Tickets are available exclusively from BOAT’s website: www.brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk
Will Mytum, General Manager at BOAT said: “We are absolutely delighted to be able to offer our biggest season to date this year. With over 80 different productions within a 6-month period, including many companies visiting us for the first time, we continue to push boundaries as Brighton’s premiere outdoor venue. We are committed to greater diversity and opportunity both on and off our stage, through championing bold, important work and keeping our ticket and bar prices as low as possible. The work in this year’s season has been carefully curated to appeal to the full breadth of our audience, as we continue to offer the best in outdoor entertainment.”
BOAT’s 2022 summer season goes on sale at 10am on Wednesday 23rd February. The season will begin on Friday 8th April and run through until Sunday 25th September.