The Highgate Village Christmas Festival – a magical wonderland with giant snow globe containing dancers, main stage hosted by Alex Zane and mystery celebrity to switch on lights at 4pm.
In Pond Square Santa will bring some of his reindeer and elves to his grotto, and a magical fairy will be granting wishes. There will even be a dancing Christmas tree!
Also appearing Cinderella’s Carriage from BBC Strictly Come Dancing Christmas spectacular 2012 pulled by two beautiful white horses.
Mulled wine, hog roast, mince pies and hot chocolate. Don’t miss it!
The opening concert in our 2016-2017 season has a sombre feel, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Starting with The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth, who was killed in action on 5th August 1916, aged 31, this work is complemented by Ronald Corp’s The Somme – A Lament. The mood lifts with the choral arrangement of Serenade to Music by Butterworth’s contemporary, Vaughan Williams and the programme closes with Brahms’s glorious German Requiem.
Baby Circus is an awakening of curiosity and joy. Beginning gradually and softly, performers get acquainted with each infant as the audience arrives before moving to the performance space. As circus characters and acts are introduced, infants will be captivated and parents entertained. Developed by director Mette Ylikorva and appearing as part of Jacksons Lane’s Sirkus Finnish showcase. 11am and 1pm sessions are for those aged 0 to 1. 3pm performances for those aged 1 to 3.
This acclaimed Edinburgh sell-out production from Jacksons Lane’s Artistic Director Adrian Berry tells the story of a young David Bowie obsessive.
Martin is a boy with problems – an illness no-one understands and a head full of sound and vision. So when an unexpected gift arrives on his birthday, Martin embarks on a thrilling journey in the footsteps of his obsession, leading him to discover some long-hidden truths about himself. What follows will change his life forever…
Powerful and touching, music and magic realism collide in this darkly funny and moving solo production featuring Alex Walton and the voice of writer & comedian Rob Newman. With a blistering Bowie soundtrack, the life of the pop fan is dissected in this tale of unnatural teenage wildlife.
“Moving and touching, it blew me away. I cried my eyes out. You forget you’re in a theatre, and you can’t ask for much more than that” BBC London Live
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
Calling all creative 10-15 year olds, we run a friendly alternative art club, with varied themes ranging from spray-painting to sculpture, prosthetics – printmaking, cartoons – costume design and more! We focus on experimentation and having fun with new media, and letting the students steer their own projects. Sessions run every Thursday during term time from 6-7.30,at Highgate Wood School, for more info visit www.creative-youth.co.uk, come join our tribe!
In another little step back to the ethos of the London Novello Ensemble – which is the presentation of great music outside the formal constraints of the concert hall – Murray and Gavin present the two opposites of late 19th century romanticism along with music by Delius, Vitali and Sarasate, and a selection of popular tangos including Piazzolla’s famous ‘Libertango’
Gavin Davies studied the violin with Marta Eitler and at the Royal College of Music with Jaroslav Vanecek and Natasha Boyarsky. He combines a freelance orchestral career with ensembles such as the London Philharmonic and BBC Concert orchestras with regular chamber music and solo performances.
Murray Hipkin is a fulltime member of the music staff at English National Opera, where he has conducted The Mikado, The Gondoliers, The Pirates of Penzance, Kismet, Carousel, Chess and Man of la Mancha. He is musical director of the Pink Singers and the North London Chorus and he recently finished filming Anyone Can Sing for ENO/Sky Arts in the role of music supervisor and accompanist.
Programme to include:
Brahms – Sonata No. 1 in G
Liszt – Romance
Delius – Sonata No. 3
Vitali – Chaconne
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen
Tangos by Albeniz, Gade, and Piazzolla
Advanced booking is advised as we will be limiting capacity in order to ensure socially distanced seating is available for those who require it. In accordance with normal practice, we respectfully ask that you do a lateral flow test – available free from www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-lateral-flow-tests.com in the 48 hours prior to the concert – but please do get in touch for a full refund if you get a positive result!
This page is for the performance at Pond Square Chapel, Highgate on 9th December.
To buy tickets for the performance at St Paul’s Lorrimore Square, Kennington on 6th December, please click on this link: Brahms and Liszt in Kennington 6 December
