OUTDOOR theatre is taking centre stage at historic East Riddlesden Hall.

Four productions are being held in the grounds of the 17th-century National Trust property.

Heartbreak Productions will present Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, on the hall's lower fields, on June 15, from 7.30pm to 9pm.

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night will be performed by The Dukes Theatre Company on June 28, between 7pm and 9.30pm.

Another Shakespeare classic, Romeo and Juliet, is presented by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men on August 16, also from 7pm to 9.30pm.

And Heartbreak Productions will return on August 29 with an adaptation of the David Walliams book, Bad Dad, from 4pm to 6.30pm.

People are invited to take along picnics.

Further information about the performances, and ticket details, can be found at nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/east-riddlesden-hall/events.

The website also features information about other activities taking place at East Riddlesden Hall in the coming months, including the spring bank holidays.