The first Bourne Hall Festival starts next week, providing the perfect excuse to pack a picnic and party in the park on a summer's evening.

During the two-week programme, visitors will be entertained with every possible musical style from rock and pop to classical opera, all guaranteed to have the audience on their feet calling for an encore.

The Real ABBA Gold are one of the most respected of the many tribute bands celebrating the work of the Swedish fab four, and their appearance on July 27 is promising to evoke memories with hits including Waterloo, Mamma Mia and Dancing Queen.

Liberty Mounten is generally regarded as the greatest Elvis Presley impersonator and his Love Me Tender show is now recognised as the ultimate homage to the great man.

The show on July 18 is part of the Elvis 25th anniversary tour and includes an orchestra, costume changes and fantastic backing vocalists.

The Bourne Hall Jubilee Festival is also starring the hit production That'll be the Day which is currently on tour delighting audiences across the country. It takes people on a journey through the music of the 50s, 60s and 70s and guarantees to have the audience dancing in the aisles.

To order a festival brochure and tickets for the events, call the Epsom Playhouse box office on 01372 742555.

July 12, 2002 16:30