Dark clouds and a silver lining for the north-west's outdoor theatre
Arts cuts spell curtains for the Dukes theatre's alfresco events in Lancaster, but Chester's new open-air arena ensures the show goes on, rain or shineIt's the height of summer, which can only mean two things: 1) it will be raining and 2) thousands of determined, possibly even deluded theatregoers will be huddled under cagoules and blankets on an exposed hilltop in Lancaster. For the last 20 years some 460,000 of the…