The Three Musketeers

Saltdean Lido, Saltdean, Saturday, July 18, 7.30pm, £10/£8, www.illyria.uk.com/

ALEXANDRE Dumas’s swashbuckling adventure set in 17th century France is reimagined by open air theatre company Illyria.

Opera In The Orchard

Charleston, Sunday, July 19, 8pm, £25, 01323 811626

PIPPA Dames-Longworth’s Singing Salon give a promenade performance of Englebert Humperdinck’s opera Hansel And Gretel in the Charleston gardens.

Handel’s Saul

Glyndebourne, Glynde, near Lewes, Thursday, July 23, to Saturday, August 29, various times, tickets from £15, 01273 815000

PROVOCATIVE Australian director Barrie Kosky makes his Glyndebourne debut with Handel’s baroque take on the first King of Israel’s complicated relationship with future successor David.

Round And Round The Garden

Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, Eastbourne, Thursday, July 23, to Saturday, August 8 (not Sun or Mon), 7.45pm, Wed and Sat matinees 2.30pm, from £15.50, 01323 412000

PART of Alan Ayckborn’s celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests, Round And Round The Garden follows womanising assistant librarian Norman over a country weekend as he tries to seduce two sisters-in-law while keeping his own wife happy.

Kraken

The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Thursday, July 23, 8pm, £10, 01273 201801

AHEAD of Friday’s preview of his new show Nautilus, clown Trygve Wakenshaw brings his multi-award-winning stream-of-consciousness hit to The Old Market. Combo tickets for both shows are available for £15.

ARtFUnSHACK! and Rituals For Change

Marlborough Theatre, Princes Street, Brighton, Thursday, July 23, 7.30pm, £8.50/£6.50, 01273 273870

AHEAD of the third Trans Pride Brighton a double bill of two new works in development from Pink Fringe. ARtFUnSHACK! sees Evan Ifekoya hosting a new fast-moving art show about making art from rubbish – but his real life keeps slipping through. Meanwhile None Of Us Is Yet A Robot investigate the nature of change on our lives.