CROWDS were delighted this week as one of Workington’s best-loved parks came back to life after lockdown.

Hall Park in Workington hosted the Oddsock’s Theatre Company for shows over two nights in the town.

Thursday and Friday saw people from all over the town come out to enjoy a night of theatre and music through the wonderful and whacky Oddsock's Performances.

The travelling theatre group tours the UK performing Shakespeare to crowds all over the country.

It has visited Workington many times in recent years, but had to cancel last year due to the pandemic forcing the country into lockdown.

The theatre group returned to the town with The Comedy of Errors; one of William Shakespeare’s early plays, set in the Greek city of Ephesus.

The play tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth.

The event was organised by Workington Town Council, with strict guidance having to be put in place due to the current government guidelines.

Although the event was free, tickets has to be acquired online first in order to be admitted to the performances.

Deputy mayor Will Wilkinson said he was honoured to be a part of the event when he attended the Thursday evening performance.

He said: “It’s nice to be back and have our event’s team working again doing what they do best.

“I feel honoured to do this on behalf of the mayor who had a prior engagement, but sends all of his best wishes for tonight.

“It’s nice to see that the events team are actually getting back to planning these events and lets hope this is the first of the many to come, as we come out of lockdown.”

The performances were the first big event on the Workington Town Council calender since the pandemic started over a year ago, to what seemed to be the delight of all who attended the plays.