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Constable 250: The Hay Wain Open Air Theatre

Fri 28 Aug · 20:30

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As part of our 250th Anniversary Celebrations of Constable's birth, this highly acclaimed play by Packing Shed Theatre returns to Flatford. With music that has been described as East Anglia's very own Les Miserables, the play brings to life the people that populate the picture; lives defined not by simplicity and virtue, but by hardship, hope and resilience. Turning the traditional, bucolic, chocolate box ideal of The Hay Wain on its head, you'll never look at the landscape in quite the same way again. This is an open air theatre event in the Granary Garden at Flatford. Refreshments will be available before the start and in the interval.

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Constable 250: The Hay Wain Open Air Theatre takes place on Friday, 28 August 2026 at 20:30.

Constable 250: The Hay Wain Open Air Theatre is held at Flatford in Colchester (Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk).

Tickets for Constable 250: The Hay Wain Open Air Theatre can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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