Set on the shores of Derwentwater in Keswick, Theatre by the Lake is Cumbria’s only year-round professional producing theatre. Alongside hosting a wide range of visiting drama, music, dance, talks, comedy and film, the theatre also offers a summer season of six eclectic plays, a christmas show for all the family and a spring production. Additional regular features in the theatre’s year include the Keswick film festival in February, the literature festival in March and the Keswick jazz festival in May.