We are delighted to welcome The Festival Players back to Winterbourne Medieval Barn as they perform Shakespeare's beloved romantic comedy; Twelfth Night. 
The Festival Players Theatre Company is a professional theatre company in their 37th year of touring, delivering the best in open-air Shakespeare, committed to presenting the very best in touring theatre.
As in the Bard’s day, Festival Players International will be performing with an all-male company of skilled professional actors, and invite you to share in the fun of this amazing play. A Summer treat for the whole family.

Please note this is a Park and Stride event. Parking will be at Winterbourne Academy, BS36 1JL. Please do not park along church lane as this obstructs the road for other users and emergency vehicles. From there it is a 10 - 15 minute walk down Church Lane, or the more lit up route will be via Beacon Lane. Please take care along the country roads to The Barn and be sure to bring a torch for the walk back!
Parking at The Barn will be strictly reserved for accessibility parking requirements and must be pre-booked. If you need to book an accessible space then please email ceara.foley@winterbournebarn.org.uk. There is plenty of bicycle parking at the Barn for those arriving on two wheels.

A note from Winterbourne Academy: 'All vehicles must park in the school car park in appointed spaces. Parking in disabled spaces is for disabled badges users only. Parking is at your own risk and the Olympus Academy Trust accepts no responsibility for any damage to vehicles or property whilst you are using the facilities.' 

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.

Relive the Christmas story as members of St Michael's church tell it in words and music with the opportunity to join in singing your favourite Christmas carols. This has rapidly become a Winterbourne tradition - don't miss it!

To get you in the holiday spirit there'll be a mulled wine and mince pie on arrival included with your ticket (plus other festive treats available at our bar too!). It will be pretty chilly in the Barn so wrap up warm in your finest festive knits!

There will be 3 editions of Carols in the Barn, please select your time at the point of booking.
Saturday 10th December, 3pm (doors open from 2.15pm) 
Sunday 11th December, 3pm (doors open from 2.15pm)
Sunday 11th December, 6pm (doors open from 5.15pm)

Please note this is a Park and Stride event. Parking will be at Winterbourne Academy, BS36 1JL and we are asking for a donation of £1 per car to cover the cost of the car park. This will be a collected at the car park on the night on a donation basis, so please do bring along change for the bucket, or give generously!
Please do not park along church lane as this obstructs the road for other users and emergency vehicles.
You will then need to walk down to the Barn from there - the most lit up route will be via Beacon Lane. Please take care along the country roads to The Barn and be sure to bring a torch and dress appropriately!

Parking at The Barn will be strictly reserved for accessibility parking requirements and must be pre-booked. If you need to book an accessible space then please email ceara.foley@winterbournebarn.org.uk

We are delighted to welcome The Festival Players back to Winterbourne Medieval Barn as they perform one of Shakespeare's most popular plays; A Midsummer Night's Dream. 
The Festival Players Theatre Company is a professional theatre company in their 36th year of touring, delivering the best in open-air Shakespeare, committed to presenting the very best in touring theatre.
Shakespeare’s wonderful fantasy comedy has always been a firm favourite for summer production. As in the Bard’s day, Festival Players International will be performing with an all-male company of skilled professional actors, and invite you to share in the colour, poetry, and magical mayhem of this unique and amazing play. A Summer treat for the whole family.

Please note car parking for this event is at Winterbourne Academy off the High Street, BS36 1JL. From there it is a 10 - 15 minute walk down Church Lane. Car parking will be available at the Barn for those with mobility issues only. If you cannot manage the walk down to the Barn, please email us on contact@winterbournebarn.org.uk  and we can reserve you a parking space onsite. There is plenty of bicycle parking at the Barn for those arriving on two wheels.

Exclusive for 2022! We are delighted to welcome back GreenMatthews after their sell-out show last time they played at the barn with this exclusive festive show.

Following on from GreenMatthews ten years of successful touring Christmas shows, Gaudete! is an expanded line-up playing new and exciting arrangements of Chris and Sophie’s popular festive fare.
Featuring Emily Baines on early woodwinds and Richard Heacock on violin, their music is lush, rich and heartwarming – perfectly evoking the Spirit of Christmas Past.
Their repertoire spans 600 years from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, Gaudete! brings the festive season to life in a riot of sound and colour!

Seating for this event will be unallocated. Due to the popularity of this event please fill up any free seats as you arrive so that we can accommodate everyone as close to the stage as possible.

Please note car parking for this event is at Winterbourne Academy off the High Street, BS36 1JL. From there it is a 10 - 15 minute walk down Church Lane. The most lit up route will be via Beacon Lane which will also be the route to go with the flow of traffic, rather than against. Please note these are country roads so do take care, bring a torch and dress appropriately.

Car parking will be available at the Barn for those with mobility issues only. If you cannot manage the walk down to the Barn, please email us on contact@winterbournebarn.org.uk  and we can reserve you a parking space onsite. There is plenty of bicycle parking at the Barn for those arriving on two wheels.

Please do not park along church lane as this obstructs the road for other users and emergency vehicles.

All vehicles must park in the school car park in appointed spaces. Parking in disabled spaces is for disabled badges users only. Parking is at your own risk and the Olympus Academy Trust accepts no responsibility for any damage to vehicles or property whilst you are using the facilities.