This is the time of year when we typically defy Britain's unpredictable weather and decide that since its summer, we will sit in the outdoors to watch theatre, come rain or shine.

The arrival of COVID last year gave new impetus to staging theatre outdoors, as it is far safer to mingle there than inside; only a handful of live venues were able to operate last summer outdoors, with the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park reviving its hit production of Jesus Christ Superstar and the Minack Theatre in Cornwall hosting professional runs of Educating Rita and a new production of The Last 5 Years. A few other pop-up venues turned up, too, including one in the back garden of a pub in Vauxhall, where I saw a wonderful production of Pippin.

This week, Mark chooses his favourite outdoor theatres.

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