In this richly layered theatrical experience, Alice Oswald’s extraordinary poem is performed on a grand scale, brought to impassioned life inside Jocelyn Pook’s transporting, otherworldly score.
Guildhall School presents Ethel Smyth: Grasp The Nettle
This new play, with music by contralto Lucy Stevens and pianist Elizabeth Marcus, weaves together Dame Ethel Smyth’s music with anecdotes from her confidants, her letters and her own writing.
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord: The Malady of Death
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Through an intricate blend of performance and live cinema, this production explores intimacy, gender, emotional paralysis, and the male and female gaze.
The Winter's Tale live from Shakespeare's Globe (12A)
Broadcast live from the iconic Shakespeare's Globe, Blanche McIntyre's production reveals the irrational and inexplicable forces at work in the Bard's fantasy.
Afternoon Arts: The Australian Ballet: The Merry Widow (#)
Irresistibly frothy and lavishly theatrical, The Merry Widow has enough tangled affairs, narrow misses and jealous lovers to fuel a French farce.
Hansel & Gretel, with music by Guildhall's Matthew Kaner
Hansel and Gretel (A nightmare in eight scenes) is a reimagining of the famous tale, with specially commissioned poetry, chamber music, puppetry and animations, all projected live onto a large screen.
Weekend Lab: Katie Mitchell
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Join Director Katie Mitchell for an intensive weekend workshop in response to her production of The Malady of Death at the Barbican.
Love As A Revolution
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A mural inspired by the love-story in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Royal Opera House Live: Mayerling (#)
Dangerous desires, family secrets and political intrigues twist through every moment of faring choreography in Kenneth MacMillan's ballet inspired by true events.
Royal Shakespeare Company: Macbeth
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Christopher Eccleston makes his RSC debut in the title role of Shakespeare’s psychological thriller, opposite Niamh Cusack as Lady Macbeth and with Edward Bennett as Macduff.
