"Stunning..... A phenomenal adaptation that will have you on the edge of your seat in wonder"

This summer, Moving Parts Theatre Company brings its bold new adaptation of Jane Austen’s masterpiece Northanger Abbey to some of England’s finest outdoor theatre locations. This witty and thrilling coming of age story follows the fortunes of Catherine Morland, as she navigates between the suffocating confines of Regency society and the thrilling world of her imagination, inspired by the Gothic fiction that she devours.

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Summer 2026 Dates & Venues

Rauceby Hall, Lincolnshire – 12th/13thJune. Book Here

Wingfield Barns, Suffolk – 14th June. Book Here

Stephens House & Gardens, Finchley – 18th June. Book Here

Ingatestone Hall, Essex – 19th/20th June. Book Here

Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham – 21st June (extra date below).Book Here

Keats House, Hampstead – 25th/26th June (extra date below). Book Here

Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire- 27th June. Book Here

Estorick Collection, Islington- 28th June. Book Here

Brockwell Hall, Lambeth – 2nd July (extra date below). Book Here

Keats House, Hampestead – 4th July. Book Here

Coram’s Fields, London – 5th July. Book Here

Dulwich Picture Gallery, London – 9th July. Book Here

Hindringham Hall, Norfolk – 10th July. Book Here

Thorington Open Air Theatre, Suffolk – 11th July. Book Here

Stow Hall, Norfolk – 12th July. Book Here

St Pauls Walden Bury, Hertfordshire – 16th July. Book Here

Brighton Open Air Theatre, East Sussex – 17th July. Book Here

Lewes Castle, East Sussex – 18th/19th July. Book Here

Norwich Plantation Garden – 23rd/24th July. Book Here

Hoveton Hall, Norfolk – 25th July. Book Here

Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk – 25th July. Book Here

Creake Abbey, Norfolk – 26th July.Β  Book Here

Pembroke College, Cambridge – 29th July.Β  Book Here

Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham – 30th July. Book Here

Leicester Cathedral – 31st July. Book Here

Worcester College, Oxford- 2nd August. Book Here

Brockwell Hall, Lambeth – 6th August. Book Here

Holburne Museum, Bath- 7th/8th August. Book Here

Reading Abbey Ruins– 9th August. Book Here

The power of stories.

The power of imagination.

This Summer, Moving Parts brings you a brand new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. A thrilling Gothic tale of dark deeds….. or a playful, heartwarming Regency romance…. Let’s find out, shall we?

What they say
about us

Wow, wow and wow – loved your show in Oxford tonight. We gave up our usual Sunday roast to be there and glad we did. Very imaginative and creative in every respect and so much energy from your performers. I never expected you to hold the attention of 3 teenagers for 3 hours. But you succeeded. And … they came away singing and smiling!

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