YOUR VISIT

OUR VENUES

GETTING HERE

McGrigor Hall: (Google maps link here)

Fourth Ave, Frinton-on-Sea CO13 9EB

Greensward Tent: (Google maps link here)

The Greensward, Esplanade, Frinton-on-sea

(Postcode location CO139DA)

BY CAR:

Exit A12 northbound onto A120 signposted Clacton-on-sea

Exit A120 at A133. At the Weeley roundabout take the first exit onto B1033. Continue along the B1033 towards Frinton-on-sea.

PARKING:

There is plenty of roadside parking avaliable (Highstreet parking is free after 6pm) Additional 'pay and display' parking is available at the Frinton-on-sea train station.

Please note that street parking may be limited on sunny matinees!

BY TRAIN:

Trains run, approximately, every hour from London Liverpool Street to Frinton-on-sea. The last evening train to return to London is 22:03pm. The station is a short walk from the McGrigor Hall. Please check with the rail service provider before you travel.

ACCESSIBILITY: For each performance there are four accessible seats available. These seats can be pre-booked and will be released for general sale 48 hours before a show begins. Carers will be seated with you.

Loop Hearing assistance is also available for all productions.

THE MCGRIGOR HALL

GLORIOUS - 2017

The McGrigor Hall has been the principle venue for Frinton Summer Theatre for over seventy years.

It’s owned by the Women’s Institute and the day to day management is undertaken by a committee, currently chaired by Caroline Blackler.

The Friends of Frinton Theatre hire the hall every year on behalf of Frinton Summer Theatre. For most of its history, Frinton Summer Theatre has staged seven productions over seven weeks during July and August.

Generally we open a show in the Hall on Tuesday nights and run it until Saturday night. Then Sunday is devoted to a frantic set rebuild for the next show. The Hall gets a bit hot during the Summer and we are currently trying to fund-raise to help install air-conditioning. All donations gratefully received!!

THE GREENSWARD TENT

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - 2017

In 2018 Clive came up with the idea of putting a tent on the Greensward to provide even more theatrical events over the Summer.

We didn’t originally plan to have a circus tent - but at the time - that’s all we could get. The first show “Fiddler on the Roof” directed by Edward Max, was a great local success and we immediately followed it up the following year with a wonderful production of “Me and My Girl” directed by Ben Stock and a sell-out performance by The Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

We like to think that Frinton has taken the tent to its heart. Not only does it allow us to put on slightly bigger productions but we hope it widens our appeal to audiences beyond Frinton.

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