#ThrowbackThursday to 65 years ago today, when Benjamin Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream received its world premiere at Jubilee Hall. Written in just a few months for the 1960 Aldeburgh Festival, it transformed Shakespeare’s tale into one of Britten’s most beloved works.
Love, revenge, war and a little murder - the ancient Greeks had words for all of it.
We're presenting Dame Siân Phillips and Robert Powell in It's All Greek at The Arts Theatre Cambridge, 4 October 2026.
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🎭 Exciting news for theatre lovers in Dorset! 🌟 Tickets are still available - grab yours before they sell out! 🎟️✨
📍The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
📆 Wednesday, June 10 - 7:30pm
James Naughtie - 21 years on Today, Bookclub host, political author, spy novelist - in conversation with BBC's Rob Watson at the Oxford Literary Festival.
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Arthur Smith & Caroline Quentin are reuniting to tell the story behind An Evening with Gary Lineker - the Olivier-nominated comedy born out of Italia 90. (inc very special filmed appearance from Gary himself)
Winchester - Wed 5 Aug
Guildford - Sat 8 Aug
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🎤 Join Lesley Garrett on 26 May in Perth for an evening of song and captivating stories, accompanied by acclaimed pianist Anna Tilbrook.
A Diva and a Piano | Tue 26 May, 7.30pm | Perth Festival of the Arts
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A singing whirlwind. She sweeps fans in her wake." BBC Music Magazine. Lesley Garrett & pianist Anna Tilbrook are at Perth Festival of the Arts this Tue 26 May, 7.30pm. An evening of song, stories and 30 years of remarkable career. perthfestival.co.uk/event-Le…
Today, we celebrate our very first Principal Conductor, Otto Klemperer - born on this day in 1885! 🎉🎶
Enjoy this extract from our 1970 concert performance at the Royal Festival Hall, when Klemperer returned to conduct a cycle of Beethoven symphonies, including the monumental Ninth.
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A singing whirlwind. She sweeps fans in her wake." BBC Music Magazine. Lesley Garrett & pianist Anna Tilbrook are at Perth Festival of the Arts this Tue 26 May, 7.30pm. An evening of song, stories and 30 years of remarkable career. perthfestival.co.uk/event-Le…
Sir Derek Jacobi and Richard Clifford in conversation and it feels like being let in on something wonderful. A few UK dates left.
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Thirty years in television. Now live on stage. An Audience with Jules Hudson is a new evening show from CCP. Jules on stage, in conversation, covering three decades of TV, archaeology, military history, and the British countryside.
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What a night on Monday. Put two old friends in two chairs, leave them to it. Rather a lot happens.
Sandi Toksvig & John Lloyd at the Gillian Lynne. The audience was wonderful.
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From the Today studio to the dreaming spires! 🏛️
Don't miss James Naughtie in conversation with Rob Watson at the @ArtsFestOxford on 7th July. Politics, spy novels, and 20 years of BBC stories.
📅 July 7, 2026 | 8:00 PM
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✨ "More than a Q&A... an intimate insight into their psyches." The Express reviews Michael Palin and John Lloyd’s On a Roll as a masterclass in storytelling with "no gimmicks, just good old-fashioned conversation."
Next: John Lloyd chats with Sandi Toksvig on May 4! 🎤
"I didn't know loves were included." 😄 Sir Derek Jacobi wasn't fully briefed. Good job there's still time to find out what else is on the agenda. The Old Rep, Birmingham. 6 May. Tickets still available: cliveconway.link/djoldrep
A glorious first night. Michael Palin was irresistible, John Lloyd was on mischievous form, and the whole evening felt like the beginning of something rather magical.
Next up: Sandi Toksvig 4th of May at The Gillian Lynne Theatre
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