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Four people gather around a large piece of white fabric.
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Theatre & dance

Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA

Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.  

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Theatre & dance

Łukasz Twarkowski / Dailes Theatre / Anka Herbut: ROHTKO

Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.

Bushra El-Turk's Oum - A Son's Quest for his Mother c. Bart Grietens
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother

We are proud to present the UK premiere of Bushra El-Turk’s latest music theatre work, featuring star singers Ghalia Benali, Dima Orsho and Bernadeta Astari.

Amala Dianor company
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Les Arts Florissants & Amala Dianor Company

Gesualdo's Responsories for Holy Week are reimagined through an a cappella performance by Les Arts Florissants choreographed by Amala Dianor and his dance company

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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Welkin

Rural Suffolk, 1759. A woman’s life hangs in the balance – and twelve others must decide her fate.

Man in smart clothing in glasses and with gold ring looks worried, covering his mouth with his arm
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Enron

Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history.

Lessons on Revolution
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Talks & events Theatre & dance Take part

Lessons on Revolution

One of The Scotsman's 'Best Shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe', this 'unique and intellectually potent' (★★★★★, Morning Star)  show explores how voices of the past can give us hope today.

Two dancers
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than

Barbican artist-in-residence Davóne Tines performs a multidisciplinary all-Julius Eastman program curated by Seth Parker Woods, alongside AMOC* & Kyle Marshall Choreography.

Woman on orange-lit stage with camera; large projected face creates surreal, haunting atmosphere.
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Theatre & dance

KISS WITNESS/Elisabeth Gunawan: Prayers For A Hungry Ghost

Shattering, sardonic, funny and tender, this ensemble production combines horror, physical performance, live cinema and Chinese mythology to bring audiences into 'the realm of hungry ghosts'.

Scales of Justice, one side with an axe and one side with a red rose dropping petals on table
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia

Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.

Transpose composite
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Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ. 

Opera singer dressed in white ruffled outfit and roman crown holding bow and arrow
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes

Outstanding first-year singers from Guildhall School’s Opera department perform a captivating selection of classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.

Young children run around a space interacting with large, colourful objects in a sensory show.
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Theatre & dance

Engruna Teatre: Univers

Live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine in this fun, sensory show that gives 0–2-year-olds the space to explore in magical and unexpected ways.