The series opens with a song recital featuring two Samling Artists performing Beethoven’s cycle An die ferne Geliebte, as well as songs by Schubert and Finzi, and texts by Shakespeare. Nick Pritchard has won the London Bach Society Singer’s Prize, and has recently performed for Opera Holland Park and Opera North. Ian Tindale is the recipient of the Accompanist’s Prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards, the Gerald Moore Award, and the Royal Overseas League Music Competition Accompanists’ Prize.
Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.com/highgateschool.
A solo piano recital of Schumann and Chopin, including Schumann’s Fantasiestücke and Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor. Kausikan Rajeshkumar won the International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists in 2009, and has since won numerous other competitions including the Parnassos International Piano Competition. He has performed in prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Royal Festival Hall, and has been broadcast on BBC television and radio.
Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.com/highgateschool.
Dynamic young clarinettist Joseph Shiner will perform the London premiere of Freya Waley-Cohen’s Nocturne, alongside works by Weber, Lutoslawski and others. A recipient of numerous solo prizes, Joseph has also performed at venues including St John’s Smith Square and the Wigmore Hall. He is a member of the Magnard Ensemble and has collaborated with the Endellion and Alauda Quartets.
Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.com/highgateschool.
A concert for a Summer’s Eve.
Proceeds to Waterlow Park and The Harington Scheme.
Tickets can be purchased at Brooksby Newsagent in Highgate Village or via tickettailor on: http://www.waterlowpark.org.uk (online booking fees apply).
David Bowie loved the circus, and we love David Bowie.
Jacksons Lane pays its respects with a once-in-a-lifetime night of spectacular sound and vision that we think will blow your minds. Performers from across the globe come together to celebrate Ziggy, the Thin White Duke, and maybe even Jareth the Goblin King as they choose their favourite Bowie look and song for a night of spaceman-inspired circus that’s out of this world.
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We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.
You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.
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.
The Opera Cabaret is delighted to present
Royal Divas – Doomed
An evening of thrilling scenes from grand opera, brought to you by stars of the Norwegian Opera House
Hege Hoisaeter – mezzo soprano
JohnLidal – piano
Witness the fates of Dido, Airceste, Jezebel, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, Eboli, Lady Macbeth, Herodias, Cleopatra, and Helen of Troy! Share the drama of the troubled royals in a semi-staged performance of startling moments of beauty and passion!
Tickets £12.00
Concessions £10.00
- on line from www.operacabaret.org
- by phone 0771 729867
- by cheque to:
- The Opera Cabaret Company
- 59 Allerton Road N16 5UF
Time: 19.00
Website: www.operacabaret.org
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
