The MGM Story
Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Szpiezak Productions
The World Premiere!
THE MGM STORY traces the history of the golden age of song and dance and tells the tale of how the studio fostered the talent of stars including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more.
This brand new musical revue will take you back to those timeless classics, with songs from Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz and many more, featuring a brand new book by Chris Burgess and musical arrangements by Andy Collyer.
Set on a disused film set, see how the world of the MGM musicals comes alive. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Cole, with a West End cast and band, we welcome you to the world of….. THE MGM MUSICALS!
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE! IT’S A NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES – LIVE ON STAGE
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WRITTEN BY: CHRIS BURGESS
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: MATTHEW COLE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: ANDY COLLYER
MUSICAL DIRECTION: CHARLIE INGLES
DESIGNER: EMILY BESTOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JAMES SMITH
CASTING DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN NEWSOME
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRIS SILVESTER
This production is not affiliated or related to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Media company
The MGM Story
Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Szpiezak Productions
The World Premiere!
THE MGM STORY traces the history of the golden age of song and dance and tells the tale of how the studio fostered the talent of stars including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more.
This brand new musical revue will take you back to those timeless classics, with songs from Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz and many more, featuring a brand new book by Chris Burgess and musical arrangements by Andy Collyer.
Set on a disused film set, see how the world of the MGM musicals comes alive. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Cole, with a West End cast and band, we welcome you to the world of….. THE MGM MUSICALS!
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE! IT’S A NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES – LIVE ON STAGE
—
WRITTEN BY: CHRIS BURGESS
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: MATTHEW COLE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: ANDY COLLYER
MUSICAL DIRECTION: CHARLIE INGLES
DESIGNER: EMILY BESTOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JAMES SMITH
CASTING DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN NEWSOME
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRIS SILVESTER
This production is not affiliated or related to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Media company
The MGM Story
Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Szpiezak Productions
The World Premiere!
THE MGM STORY traces the history of the golden age of song and dance and tells the tale of how the studio fostered the talent of stars including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more.
This brand new musical revue will take you back to those timeless classics, with songs from Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz and many more, featuring a brand new book by Chris Burgess and musical arrangements by Andy Collyer.
Set on a disused film set, see how the world of the MGM musicals comes alive. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Cole, with a West End cast and band, we welcome you to the world of….. THE MGM MUSICALS!
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE! IT’S A NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES – LIVE ON STAGE
—
WRITTEN BY: CHRIS BURGESS
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: MATTHEW COLE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: ANDY COLLYER
MUSICAL DIRECTION: CHARLIE INGLES
DESIGNER: EMILY BESTOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JAMES SMITH
CASTING DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN NEWSOME
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRIS SILVESTER
This production is not affiliated or related to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Media company
The MGM Story
Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Szpiezak Productions
The World Premiere!
THE MGM STORY traces the history of the golden age of song and dance and tells the tale of how the studio fostered the talent of stars including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more.
This brand new musical revue will take you back to those timeless classics, with songs from Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz and many more, featuring a brand new book by Chris Burgess and musical arrangements by Andy Collyer.
Set on a disused film set, see how the world of the MGM musicals comes alive. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Cole, with a West End cast and band, we welcome you to the world of….. THE MGM MUSICALS!
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE! IT’S A NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES – LIVE ON STAGE
—
WRITTEN BY: CHRIS BURGESS
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: MATTHEW COLE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: ANDY COLLYER
MUSICAL DIRECTION: CHARLIE INGLES
DESIGNER: EMILY BESTOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JAMES SMITH
CASTING DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN NEWSOME
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRIS SILVESTER
This production is not affiliated or related to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Media company
The MGM Story
Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Szpiezak Productions
The World Premiere!
THE MGM STORY traces the history of the golden age of song and dance and tells the tale of how the studio fostered the talent of stars including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more.
This brand new musical revue will take you back to those timeless classics, with songs from Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz and many more, featuring a brand new book by Chris Burgess and musical arrangements by Andy Collyer.
Set on a disused film set, see how the world of the MGM musicals comes alive. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Cole, with a West End cast and band, we welcome you to the world of….. THE MGM MUSICALS!
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE! IT’S A NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES – LIVE ON STAGE
—
WRITTEN BY: CHRIS BURGESS
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: MATTHEW COLE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: ANDY COLLYER
MUSICAL DIRECTION: CHARLIE INGLES
DESIGNER: EMILY BESTOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JAMES SMITH
CASTING DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN NEWSOME
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRIS SILVESTER
This production is not affiliated or related to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Media company
The MGM Story
Presented by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Szpiezak Productions
The World Premiere!
THE MGM STORY traces the history of the golden age of song and dance and tells the tale of how the studio fostered the talent of stars including Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and composers such as Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more.
This brand new musical revue will take you back to those timeless classics, with songs from Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz and many more, featuring a brand new book by Chris Burgess and musical arrangements by Andy Collyer.
Set on a disused film set, see how the world of the MGM musicals comes alive. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Cole, with a West End cast and band, we welcome you to the world of….. THE MGM MUSICALS!
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE! IT’S A NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES – LIVE ON STAGE
—
WRITTEN BY: CHRIS BURGESS
DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER: MATTHEW COLE
MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: ANDY COLLYER
MUSICAL DIRECTION: CHARLIE INGLES
DESIGNER: EMILY BESTOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER: JAMES SMITH
CASTING DIRECTOR: BENJAMIN NEWSOME
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER: CHRIS SILVESTER
This production is not affiliated or related to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Media company
6th February
The Ninth Annual Kyffin Williams Lecture
Vincent Van Gogh and Anthony Green
Martin Bailey
The art historian Martin Bailey has published two books in the past few weeks – one on Van Gogh (Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence) and the other on the former Highgate student Anthony Green RA (Painting Life), who was taught by Kyffin Williams in the 1950s. In his lecture, Bailey will explore the links, since Green has always been strongly influenced by Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.
A concert of popular music from the beginning of the last century. Performed in style by this authentic ensemble consisting of string quartet, piano flute and oboe, praised for their lively interpretation of the genre.
The Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra is an orchestra that specialises in the type of light classical music that is usually referred to as “Palm Court Music” or “Salon Music”. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was an enormous appetite for light music. The Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra started, from very small beginnings: a group of friends and a folder of music. However, since the mid 1990s, they have steadily expanded their repertoire, continually hunting for new material.
Aspidistra made their Radio debut when the BBC used some tracks from the Best of Palm Court as background music for the radio play Tears of War on Remembrance Day 2002. Since then their recordings have been heard regularly on Brian Kay’s light programme and as background music for other radio plays. Their music was also used for The Producer Prince, a TV documentary based on interviews with Prince Alessandro Tasca di Cuto, the son of an illustrious Sicilian family. Sadly his father squandered the family fortunes and died penniless in 1927.
madame viardot’s salon
by salon musical & test of time entertainment
Songs, violin and piano music by Fauré, Chopin, Duparc, Elgar, poetry by Baudelaire
Salon musical is a unique show of theatre and music where audience members escape the every-day and venture into a world of beautiful music and poetry as well as flirtation, gossip and intrigue. A cast of five young professional performers – two singers, an actor, a violinist and a pianist – all graduates from the top London music and drama conservatoires, play historical characters and weave together music and scripted dialogue. The show’s creation has involved academic research as well as professional direction and costume design.
Experience has shown that the shows bring alive the past in an informative yet entertaining way. The performers engage with the audience throughout the evening to create a relaxed, immersive and intimate social gathering.
Picture yourself as a guest at the home of celebrated 19th century singer, composer and pianist Pauline Viardot, being introduced to emerging composer, Gabriel Fauré, eminent and provocative poet Stéphane Mallarmé and their protégés. They will be performing their latest music and poetry and you will witness their spontaneous music making.
6 -9pm
‘The day before Tomorrow;
Dreams of a summer
evening’ – film screening and
pop-up café event by LUX
and local Transition Towns
LUX, then Waterlow Park
Kitchen Garden
Free
www.transitionkentishtown.org.uk