Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre opens this weekend, with exclusive rehearsal photographs released ahead of its this year's summer season.

The season launches with the popular Street Food Weekend, a two-day event taking place on Saturday and Sunday.

Entry is free, with live music alongside a wide range of food and drink options.

This year, the Storyhouse in the Park festival site will once again feature its tepee bar, alongside an expanded food and drink offering including craft beers and frozen cocktails.

The summer programme begins with a bold reimagining of one of Britain's greatest legends - Outlaws: A Robin Hood Story, which opens on Friday 3 July.

It is followed by Helen Redcliffe's uplifting drama Let The Sun Shine!, which runs from Friday 10 July through to Sunday 23 August.

Cast members have been in rehearsals over recent weeks under the direction of Hannah Noone (Outlaws) and co-directors Lucy Thatcher and Rob Green (Let The Sun Shine!).

Director Hannah Noone said bringing Kieran Lynn's reimagining of the Robin Hood legend to life had been "a joy from start to finish", adding that audiences were "in for something special".

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Rob Green and Lucy Thatcher added: "The spirit of the 1960s is alive and well in Helen Redcliffe's witty and fast-paced musical.

"We've had a fabulous time working with this band of very talented actor-musicians on what is a heartwarming and life-affirming story full to the brim with brilliant tunes."

Jessica Swale's Olivier Award-winning Nell Gwynn will also come to Grosvenor Park from Friday 21 August to Sunday 6 September, in a co-production with Shakespeare North Playhouse and Theatre by the Lake.

The acclaimed new staging is directed by Bryony Shanahan.

More information, including full dates and ticket prices, can be found here.