The Valour of Robin Hood
We all know who Robin Hood was. Or do we? In a new version by Amii Griffith, The Valour of Robin Hood tells one of the greatest English folk tales, told out in the elements in the leafy and mysterious environs of Abney Park. All the components of the long ago good vs evil myth are here. Evading capture by the Sheriff of Nottingham, great feats of archery, and getting into mischief and mayhem along the way and yet who was Robin Hood?
Wednesdays to Sundays
5th to 16th September, 7pm
Tickets: £16 / £14 concs / £12 under 12's
Book tickets here
Anyone who wears a costume will get a surprise!
Entry at the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St.
Entry from 6:30 - 6:50 pm
Abney Park History Tour
Come for a relaxing and entertaining stroll through dappled sunlight around one of London's most intriguing Victorian cemeteries and unique urban nature reserves. Learn about Abney Park's rich history, about some of the characters laid to rest here and about its diverse flora and fauna. This extremely informative tour is led by John Baldock.
Sunday August 5th, 2pm
Free
,
Suggested £5 donation welcome
Meet at the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St
The Wizard of Oz
After the huge success of last years Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Pandemonium Performance return to Abney Park with
a new version of L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wizard of Oz. This unique promenade performance will take you deep into Oz as Dorothy meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch of the West. This production promises to be an unmissable opportunity see this beloved classic in a beautiful and singular location.
Wednesdays to Sundays,
11th to 29th of July, 8pm
Tickets are £15 / £13 concs
Book tickets here
Entry at the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St
From 7.30 until 7.50pm
Now half price - Summer Holidays Art Classes for Children
Join us for contemporary art classes at Abney Park. The course will draw inspiration from the park surroundings, the nature, monuments and buildings. This will include walks and observation to inspire personal choice of subjects and individual art and expression. The classes will give a chance to learn about contemporary art and water colour painting (or pencil colouring). Dr Zeigam Azizov will be teaching the classes.
Monday 13th Aug to Friday 24th Aug
From 10am - 3pm, Mon to Fri
Half price tickets now: £20 per day per child, £90 for 5 days, £150 for 10 days
To book: email info@abneypark.org
Suitable for 9-14 year olds
Vice and Virtue Tour
The Victorian period wasn't known as 'The Age of Reform' for nothing.. Meet Abney's law breakers, reformers, justice seekers and even one of Britain's most notorious hangmen on the Vice & Virtue tour, led by your cemetery guide @misssamperrin. Hear about the suffragette force-fed in solitary confinement, the satirist charged with blasphemy and sedition in his fight for freedom of the press, the police officers who lost their lives apprehending criminals, as well as a former prostitute whose involvement in a sensational criminal trial rocked Victorian society to its core!
Sunday 22nd July, 2pm
Free,
Suggested £5 donation welcome
Meet at the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St
Shortt and Sweett!
For one night only in the Abney Park Chapel, Kate Shortt, trained cellist/pianist singer songwriter and musical anarchist combines all into her offbeat one woman show. With her observational humour combined with ‘sit down’ comedy of impressions, and original songs, Kate invites her audiences to journey with her through melody mayhem.
Saturday 7th July, 9 pm
Tickets £15 / £12 concs
Ticket includes complimentary drink
Book tickets here
Entry at the main gates,
Stoke Newington High St
From 8.25 to 8.50 pm