ALICE in Wonderland will join the Mad Hatter's Tea Party at an outdoor theatre event.

The Walled Garden at Preston Park, near Eagleschillfe, will be the setting for the performance, organised by Stockton Borough Council's arts team, on Saturday, August 20.

Pendle Productions, The Storytellers Theatre Company, will perform Alice in Wonderland.

The gates open at 1pm for a 2pm performance. There will not be conventional seating, so audiences are invited to take blankets or deckchairs and a picnic.

Tickets, £5 for adults and £3 for concessions, are available from Stockton tourist information centre, in Stockton Central Library, Church Road, by calling (01642) 528130, or from Preston Park Museum.

People buying four or more tickets will get one free. Tickets are also available at Preston Park Museum.