Thrills for all in open air theatre in Leamington

Despite a difficult 2012 for the Leamington-based company, which has had to weather climactic and funding-related storms, the team is back in fighting form and promising more exceptional theatre for crowds in Jephson Gardens.

In June, the company puts a modern spin on Shakespeare’s epic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Press officer Nicci Selby said it will “combine thrills and dynamism, masks, dance, blades, potions and poetry” and described it as a “must-see” for the summer.

The team have created a brand new adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s best-known tale for this year. Alice - An Extraordinary Adventure will recreate the excitement, colour and song from Wonderland and bring audiences a party atmosphere - which includes the tea-toting Mad Hatter, the crazy croquet-playing Queen and the picnic-nicking Knave, along with the rest of Carroll’s bizarre gang. The show will be interactive and imaginative and suitable for children and adults alike.

Heartbreak are pleased to be performing their adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a new venue - the atmospheric surroundings of St John’s Museum in Warwick.

Director Peter Mimmack said: “Dracula has inspired television and film successes such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Twilight, but our production takes you back to where the legend began and forwards - on a journey from Transylvanian castles to Whitby Abbey. Dark, passionate and scary, this production is not for the faint-hearted.”

All productions will open in Leamington and then tour the country. Tickets go on sale at the end of April. For details, visit www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk