Layer Marney Tower, 5 Jun 2026
The Wild Arts Summer Opera Festival
This year’s Essex Summer Opera Festival features Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. A comic opera of intrigue, secret lovers and clever disguises is a whirlwind of joyous music and sparkling theatrical mischief and the perfect summer treat.
So gather friends and family and book now for the perfect Summer event. You are welcome to arrive and set up your picnic and enjoy the gardens before the performance and you will be able to pre-order picnics and interval drinks.
Tickets sell out fast – book soon to avoid disappointment.
Performances take place on:
- Friday 5th June, 5pm
- Saturday 6th June, 5pm
- Sunday 7th June, 3pm
England's tallest Tudor gatehouse, dating from the 1520s
Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5 9US
01206 330 784 / info@layermarneytower.co.uk