Two classic plays will be staged by the Melting Pot Theatre Company during this summer's Worcester Festival.

Shakespeare's The Tempest will be performed at Greyfriars, the half-timbered building owned by National Trust in Friar Street, Worcester, from Tuesday, August 16, until Saturday, August 20.

Then, Betrayal by Harold Pinter, will be staged at Worcester Arts Workshop between Tuesday, August 23, and Saturday, August 27.

Tickets are available from Huntingdon Arts box office.

Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury will be organising its 10th annual Children's Fun Week with an action-packed schedule of activities to keep youngsters entertained.

The events, which take place between Monday, August 15, and Friday, August 19, include a giant inflatable assault course, a gladiator challenge, a zip wire and a bouncy castle.

The first ever production to be staged at Malvern's new Coach House studio theatre will be performed by an all-youth cast made up of youngsters aged between 11 and 18.

Open auditions for the show The Musicians will take place on Sunday, August 14, and the play itself will then be staged a week later, on Saturday, August 20. For more information call the studio theatre on 01684 569011.

Theatre lovers are in for a comical treat when a play set in a Worcestershire village is performed outdoors later this month.

Rites, staged by the Red Light Company based at Evesham Arts Centre, will be performed at The Fleece Inn - the pub which is owned by the National Trust - at Bretforton, near Evesham, on Friday, August 19.

It will be followed by a performance at The Lenches Sports and Recreation Club the following night and at Hampton Ferry, Evesham, on Monday, August 29.

The play will then go onto The Hunter's Lodge, Sinton Green, near Worcester, running from Tuesday, August 23, until Thursday, August 25.

For more information call 01386 446944 or 01905 611427.