Widely regarded as one the finest musicians of his generation, Julian Lloyd Webber has crafted one of today’s most successful careers in classical music.
He has premiered more than 50 works for cello and inspired new compositions from composers as diverse as Malcolm Arnold, Joaquin Rodrigo and Philip Glass. He has collaborated with an extraordinary array of musicians and his many recordings have met wide acclaim.
Julian has been vice-president of the Delius Society since dedicating himself to performing the cello works in 1971 at his London recital debut.
Poor Anna Karenina (Knightley). One minute she seems to have everything: a worthy but boring husband Karenin (Law), an excellent range of furry hats and – in stark contrast to her troubled sister in law (Kelly MacDonald), one of the happiest family lives in 1870s imperial Russia. Or so it seems. But beneath the surface all is not well. Within the space of a few scenes, her life is thrown into chaos by the prospect of an extremely dangerous liaison with dashing young cavalry officer Count Vronsky (Taylor-Johnson). Soon she can barely pop down to the theatre without people tutting or waving...
Mansfield Park is an elegant and spellbinding re-telling of Jane Austen's captivating novel.
Unceremoniously uprooted from her humble family home, intelligent young Fanny Price is dropped into the bustling, aristocratic household of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, where she finds herself buffeted from one crisis to the next. Yet throughout this turmoil one thing remains a constant – her love for the generous, worthy and steadfast Edmund Bertram.
But will this love be her salvation? Or will she be forced to marry the charismatic Henry Crawford for connections and wealth alone...
Pobby and Dingan are Kellyanne's best friends. Her brother Ashmol hates them because they're invisible. Then they go missing - and Kellyanne gets sick. Ashmol must find them, but where do you look for something you can't even see?
Based on Ben Rice's acclaimed novel about an outback opal-mining community, this is a funny and heartbreaking story about love and the enduring power of the imagination.
Tickets : £10, family ticket: £24 for 3 plus up to 3 more £8 each
Far from St Mark’s Square and the Gran Turismo is the Venice that Venetians live in - this is where the greatest Italian dramatist, Carlo Goldoni, sets this charming and observant comedy of love and everyday life. Come to this bustling Venetian square at Christmas time!
Nigel Challis (guitar and vocals) and Dave Sanderson (piano and vocals) make a welcome return to the New Theatre.
Together they perform classic James Taylor songs such as Fire and Rain, Sweet Baby James and Carolina in My Mind among a wide selection of other songs spanning his whole career.
James Taylor is a five-time Grammy award winner as well as an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and to this day, audiences still flock to his performances around the world.
A witty and captivating mix of folk, swing, blues and classical showstoppers spiced with Simon Mayor’s unique brand of off-beat humour and Hilary’s honey-dripping voice. Simon is one of the world's leading mandolin virtuosos as well as a fine guitarist and fiddle player.
Food! Love it or loathe it, worship or abuse it, none of us can live without it! One-woman Physical Theatre piece, Amuse-Bouche, explores our relationship with food, the theatrical world of food culture and the media circus that surrounds it.
This original, new show, devised and performed by Sylvia Hunt, dishes up an impactful mix of dark comedy and searing poignancy.
Over the hour duration the piece fuses a tasty blend of movement and larger than life characters with a side serving of verse and social comment.
