Release
Date: 12th October 2015
Over 50,000 Tickets Sold for The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest, a Perthshire Big Tree Country
event and Scotland’s premier sound and light show, has announced that over
50,000 tickets have now sold for this year’s show FLUX, surpassing last year’s
box office breaking record.
The fourteenth event in the series has been delighting
visitors from around the world since it opened on 1st October with
stunning aerial acrobatics, choreographed sound and light displays and a
specially constructed pier that places visitors right at the heart of the
stunning son et lumiere show.
Organisers predicted that over 55,000 visitors are
set to flock to the Highland Perthshire this Autumn to see the event and the
latest box office figures puts them on track to exceed that figure by the time
the show closes on Sunday 1st November.
Graham Brown, Chairman of The Enchanted Forest
Community Trust commented:
“The demand
for tickets this year has been stronger than ever and I’m delighted that the
event has set a new box office record, testimony to its continued popularity
and quality delivery. There are still tickets remaining for the final two
weeks, but we really must urge visitors to plan ahead and book early as these
are being snapped up at a very quick pace.”
The Enchanted
Forest will also feature in this Sunday’s Autumn Colours episode of Countryfile
on BBC1, which saw presenter Ellie Harrison take a trip to the event on 30th
September. Countryfile will be broadcast nationally on BBC1 this Sunday evening
at 6.15pm, just prior to Strictly Come Dancing.
The 2015 show FLUX has been designed by a creative team led by Derek Allan including
Scottish lighting designers Kate Bonney and Simon Hayes, and specially composed and recorded
music, and sound effects by RJ McConnell and Jon Beales. Together they have created a dazzling and engaging show which
celebrates the stunning woodland setting of the event.
The event runs until Sunday 1st
November. For further information about the Enchanted Forest and to book
tickets, visit the Enchanted Forest website at www.enchantedforest.org.uk