Upcoming events at the lakeside theatre

Enjoy a free glass of Prosecco in the brasserie before this Autumn’s performances in the Lakeside Theatre

RSC LIVE: TITUS ANDRONICUS (LIVE SCREENING)

The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeare’s most bloody play.

Wed 09 Aug

NT LIVE: YERMA (LIVE SCREENING)

The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role.

Thu 31 Aug

NT LIVE: ANGELS IN AMERICA – PART 1: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES (ENCORE SCREENING)

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

Wed 27 Sep

NT LIVE: ANGELS IN AMERICA – PART 2: PERESTROIKA (ENCORE SCREENING)

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

Thu 28 Sep

NT LIVE: HAMLET (ENCORE)

Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

Now seen by over 750,000 people worldwide, the original 2015 NT Live broadcast returns to cinemas.

Thu 05 Oct

RSC LIVE: CORIOLANUS (LIVE SCREENING)

A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.

Wed 11 Oct

Find out more and book tickets

Tickets for all of these events are available directly from the Lakeside Theatre.

WHERE WE ARE

find us, however you travel

By car:

Whether approaching Wivenhoe House from London and the South or Ipswich and the North via the A12, take the exit marked Colchester (A133). Follow the A133 towards Clacton, ignore the entrance to the Knowledge Gateway, continue along the A133 then take the B1028 for Wivenhoe before turning right into Boundary Road, then right again into Park Road. The entrance for Wivenhoe House is shared with the University of Essex but Park Road leads you through Wivenhoe Park and you will be able to see the glorious house from the road.

For Sat Nav please use CO7 9HT and then follow signage to Wivenhoe House. Please note, some Sat Navs may direct you to the wrong side of Wivenhoe Park so please check our PDF Map

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By train:

Colchester station, Colchester Town station, Wivenhoe station and Hythe stations are all between 10-15 minutes from Wivenhoe House by car. Trains run between London (Liverpool Street) and Colchester station every 10-20 minutes. The journey takes around an hour. Also connect with Colchester from Norwich, Ipswich, Felixstowe & Harwich. Some trains from London (Liverpool Street) also stop at Wivenhoe Station. When travelling from the Clacton/Walton direction, alight at Wivenhoe or Hythe Stations.

By plane:

Stansted airport is approximately 45 minutes from Wivenhoe House by car. Helicopter pad coordinates are 603200/223900.