Adults £15 / Under 18s £2 When Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, The Guardian declared, “New opera doesn’t often get to sound this good… Shakespeare offers a gauntlet to composers that shouldn’t always be picked up, but Dean’s Hamlet rises to the challenge.” Now, this riveting contemporary masterpiece arrives at the Met, with Neil Armfield, who directed the work’s premiere, bringing his acclaimed staging to [read more…]

Adults £10 / Under 18s £2 Penny Productions Presents the long-awaited official Asila's Song book launch and theatrical spoken word extravaganza by triple Manx Litfest Poetry Slam Champ, Jackie Morrey-Grace. Support from Bill Strutt, Owen Atkinson, Annie Kissack, Simon Smart, Kim Kneen, Maire Stephens & Georgia Lisette.

Winston Churchill is one of the most famous Englishmen that has ever lived. They say that behind every great man, there is a great woman. What of Clementine, his wife of 56 years? Did he bully her like he did so many other people? Did Clem have any influence on him at all? Or was she ‘the little lady at home’? All these questions will be answered, and many more, in Liz Grand’s superb, moving, [read more…]

Praised for their "immaculate precision and spirit" (The Strad) and “cultured tone” (Arts Desk), the Solem Quartet has established itself as one of the most innovative string quartets of its generation. They enjoy a busy concert schedule, ranging from international tours to performances at London’s Wigmore and Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Solem will be playing music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Bartók. Adults £22 / Under 18s £2  Priority booking available to members on Friday 6th May. Tickets [read more…]

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is nineteen years old and holds the Victoria Robey Scholarship to The Royal College of Music, studying piano with Vanessa Latarche. She was a Keyboard Category Finalist in BBC Young Musician 2018, winner of the Murs du Son Prize at the Lagny-Sur-Marne International Piano Competition in France, 2014, and The Nottingham Young Musician 2013. Jeneba will be playing music by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor and Liszt. Adults £22 / Under 18s £2  Priority [read more…]

We are delighted to welcome Christine Collister and her band to close this year’s festival. Christine’s career now spans an incredible 39 years; she has released 23 albums, a DVD celebrating 20 years in the business and an acclaimed single with the BBC: the theme tune for ‘The Life and Loves of a She-Devil’. Throughout, she has mesmerised with her unique blend of soul, blues, pop, jazz, country and folk, and remains as powerful, subtle, [read more…]