This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
Hampstead Garden Opera – Don Giovanni – 6 – 15 November 2015
Dear Friends and Supporters,
The city of Oxford is abuzz with the latest rumours, following the death one of the University’s most revered college heads. The talk is that one of the Senior Fellows of his college, a Don with a large personal following – particularly among younger women – is somehow implicated in his death.
Stories of this man, popularly known as Don Giovanni, abound in both the city and the University (‘Town and Gown’). His generosity, his wealth, his charm, his networks, his position and to some extent his creepy D.Phil. student, Leporello, protect him; and he is able to indulge his insatiable appetite for women fearless in his knowledge that his ‘victims’ will not betray him. Many find him desperately attractive regardless of his reputation. Some are brave – or foolhardy – enough to think they can resist him. A few are deluded into believing they can reform him. So far, nobody has blown the whistle and called ‘time’ on him. But I can reveal that this is about to change. The denouement will unfold in November, appropriately and with dramatic finality, on stage in the course of our production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. You just have to come and see this, for all sorts of reasons.
· The story is vibrantly up-to-date in Stage Director Genevieve Raghu’s Oxford setting, using a new translation by Benjamin Hamilton. This Don Giovanni can easily take his place among the galaxy of fallen celebrities of our day.
· The Music Director for this production will be Jonathon Heyward, fresh from his triumph as outright winner of the 54th International Competition for Young Conductors held in Bésançon, France. Jonathon has been Assistant Music Director for HGO since the autumn of 2014, and conducted one of the performances of Xerxes last April. In his safe hands you will hear all the beauties of Mozart’s score, magnificently sung by HGO’s young singers and played by Musica Poetica London.
· We shall be celebrating HGO’s 30th and final production at Upstairs at the Gatehouse – 27 different operas and three repeats in 15 years! From next May we shall be moving to Jacksons Lane Theatre on the corner of Archway Road and Jacksons Lane, opposite Highgate Underground station. Those of us who have lived through all those eventful years will inevitably have some regrets, but there will be exciting new opportunities and challenges in our new home, including a bigger auditorium and better facilities.
UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE, HIGHGATE VILLAGE, LONDON N6 4BD
Evenings: November 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 @ 7.30 pm
Matinées: Saturday November 14 @ 2.30 pm: Sundays November 8 & 15 @ 4.0 pm
Tickets all performances £23 (£21 concessions November 6, 7 and 8 only)
BOX OFFICE – 020 8340 3488
ON-LINE – upstairsatthegatehouse.com
See also www.hgo.org.uk
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
Hampstead Garden Opera – Don Giovanni – 6 – 15 November 2015
Dear Friends and Supporters,
The city of Oxford is abuzz with the latest rumours, following the death one of the University’s most revered college heads. The talk is that one of the Senior Fellows of his college, a Don with a large personal following – particularly among younger women – is somehow implicated in his death.
Stories of this man, popularly known as Don Giovanni, abound in both the city and the University (‘Town and Gown’). His generosity, his wealth, his charm, his networks, his position and to some extent his creepy D.Phil. student, Leporello, protect him; and he is able to indulge his insatiable appetite for women fearless in his knowledge that his ‘victims’ will not betray him. Many find him desperately attractive regardless of his reputation. Some are brave – or foolhardy – enough to think they can resist him. A few are deluded into believing they can reform him. So far, nobody has blown the whistle and called ‘time’ on him. But I can reveal that this is about to change. The denouement will unfold in November, appropriately and with dramatic finality, on stage in the course of our production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. You just have to come and see this, for all sorts of reasons.
· The story is vibrantly up-to-date in Stage Director Genevieve Raghu’s Oxford setting, using a new translation by Benjamin Hamilton. This Don Giovanni can easily take his place among the galaxy of fallen celebrities of our day.
· The Music Director for this production will be Jonathon Heyward, fresh from his triumph as outright winner of the 54th International Competition for Young Conductors held in Bésançon, France. Jonathon has been Assistant Music Director for HGO since the autumn of 2014, and conducted one of the performances of Xerxes last April. In his safe hands you will hear all the beauties of Mozart’s score, magnificently sung by HGO’s young singers and played by Musica Poetica London.
· We shall be celebrating HGO’s 30th and final production at Upstairs at the Gatehouse – 27 different operas and three repeats in 15 years! From next May we shall be moving to Jacksons Lane Theatre on the corner of Archway Road and Jacksons Lane, opposite Highgate Underground station. Those of us who have lived through all those eventful years will inevitably have some regrets, but there will be exciting new opportunities and challenges in our new home, including a bigger auditorium and better facilities.
UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE, HIGHGATE VILLAGE, LONDON N6 4BD
Evenings: November 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 @ 7.30 pm
Matinées: Saturday November 14 @ 2.30 pm: Sundays November 8 & 15 @ 4.0 pm
Tickets all performances £23 (£21 concessions November 6, 7 and 8 only)
BOX OFFICE – 020 8340 3488
ON-LINE – upstairsatthegatehouse.com
See also www.hgo.org.uk
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
Hampstead Garden Opera – Don Giovanni – 6 – 15 November 2015
Dear Friends and Supporters,
The city of Oxford is abuzz with the latest rumours, following the death one of the University’s most revered college heads. The talk is that one of the Senior Fellows of his college, a Don with a large personal following – particularly among younger women – is somehow implicated in his death.
Stories of this man, popularly known as Don Giovanni, abound in both the city and the University (‘Town and Gown’). His generosity, his wealth, his charm, his networks, his position and to some extent his creepy D.Phil. student, Leporello, protect him; and he is able to indulge his insatiable appetite for women fearless in his knowledge that his ‘victims’ will not betray him. Many find him desperately attractive regardless of his reputation. Some are brave – or foolhardy – enough to think they can resist him. A few are deluded into believing they can reform him. So far, nobody has blown the whistle and called ‘time’ on him. But I can reveal that this is about to change. The denouement will unfold in November, appropriately and with dramatic finality, on stage in the course of our production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. You just have to come and see this, for all sorts of reasons.
· The story is vibrantly up-to-date in Stage Director Genevieve Raghu’s Oxford setting, using a new translation by Benjamin Hamilton. This Don Giovanni can easily take his place among the galaxy of fallen celebrities of our day.
· The Music Director for this production will be Jonathon Heyward, fresh from his triumph as outright winner of the 54th International Competition for Young Conductors held in Bésançon, France. Jonathon has been Assistant Music Director for HGO since the autumn of 2014, and conducted one of the performances of Xerxes last April. In his safe hands you will hear all the beauties of Mozart’s score, magnificently sung by HGO’s young singers and played by Musica Poetica London.
· We shall be celebrating HGO’s 30th and final production at Upstairs at the Gatehouse – 27 different operas and three repeats in 15 years! From next May we shall be moving to Jacksons Lane Theatre on the corner of Archway Road and Jacksons Lane, opposite Highgate Underground station. Those of us who have lived through all those eventful years will inevitably have some regrets, but there will be exciting new opportunities and challenges in our new home, including a bigger auditorium and better facilities.
UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE, HIGHGATE VILLAGE, LONDON N6 4BD
Evenings: November 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 @ 7.30 pm
Matinées: Saturday November 14 @ 2.30 pm: Sundays November 8 & 15 @ 4.0 pm
Tickets all performances £23 (£21 concessions November 6, 7 and 8 only)
BOX OFFICE – 020 8340 3488
ON-LINE – upstairsatthegatehouse.com
See also www.hgo.org.uk
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday
The Highgate Fair in the Square is a highlight in the Highgate Summer calendar
when friends and neighbours come together in the Village for a fun day out and
welcome visitors from further afield. The Fair promotes local societies, charitable
causes and businesses, provides a stage for talented local groups, children’s
activities and an exciting selection of stalls.
This event is free and takes place thanks to a team of volunteers. Without their help
in setting up the Fair, stewarding and clearing up afterwards, the whole occasion
could not take place. Several long serving members of the organizing committee are
standing down this year so we really need new faces to make next year’s Fair on
Saturday 11 June 2016 a success.
If you would like to help and become part of this amazing team we would like to hear
from you. If you want to find out how you can help and what is entailed, the team
invites you to an open evening from 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 December at The
Woodman, 414 Archway Rd, N6 5UA. If you can’t make this or would like further
details, please email: thefairinthesquare@gmail.com.
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown
& the MGM movie
16th December 2015 – 31st January 2016
Winner of three Olivier Awards including ‘Best Musical’, Legally Blonde The Musical is an all-singing, all-dancing romantic comedy.
The show follows the story of sorority president Elle Woods as she crosses the country on a mission to find love at Harvard Law School.
‘Everything about this production feels fresh’
‘★★★★’
– Mark Shenton, The Stage
‘A top quality production of a brilliant show’
– Cat Duffy, Bargain Theatre
‘This lovely, funny musical is a highlight of north London’s Christmas calendar’
– Aline Waites, Ham & High
‘An in-your-face power pack of a show’
– Richard Osley, Camden New Journal
‘Fizzing with fun’
– Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide
‘A high-octane show with wildly energetic dance routines imaginatively choreographed by Anthony Whiteman’
– Jeremy Chapman, Musical Theatre Review
‘A truly terrific show which has so much more to it than first meets the eye’
– Andrew Tomlins, West End Frame
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REVIEWS IN FULL
Follow the show on Twitter: @LegallyHighgate
Creatives:Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Matt Abrams
Choreographer – Anthony Whiteman
Casting – Harry Blumenau
Designer – Isobel Power Smith
Costume Supervisor – Yasmin Kaberry
Lighting Designer – Sam Waddington
Sound Designer – Jon Raper
Producer – Katie Plews
Cast:
Suzie Aries
Ross Barnes
Katie Bradley
Robert Colvin
Abbie Chambers
Adam Crossley
Lily De-La-Haye
Chris Durtnal
Emma Ingram
Jodie Jacobs
Scott Norton
Hugh Osborne
***MEET THE CAST & DIRECTOR***
Tuesday 12th January, post-show
FREE
Join us after the 7.30pm performance to hear all about the making of the production, and for the chance to put your questions to those involved!
Click HERE for full prices and info
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes approx, with one 15-minute interval
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown
& the MGM movie
16th December 2015 – 31st January 2016
Winner of three Olivier Awards including ‘Best Musical’, Legally Blonde The Musical is an all-singing, all-dancing romantic comedy.
The show follows the story of sorority president Elle Woods as she crosses the country on a mission to find love at Harvard Law School.
‘Everything about this production feels fresh’
‘★★★★’
– Mark Shenton, The Stage
‘A top quality production of a brilliant show’
– Cat Duffy, Bargain Theatre
‘This lovely, funny musical is a highlight of north London’s Christmas calendar’
– Aline Waites, Ham & High
‘An in-your-face power pack of a show’
– Richard Osley, Camden New Journal
‘Fizzing with fun’
– Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide
‘A high-octane show with wildly energetic dance routines imaginatively choreographed by Anthony Whiteman’
– Jeremy Chapman, Musical Theatre Review
‘A truly terrific show which has so much more to it than first meets the eye’
– Andrew Tomlins, West End Frame
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REVIEWS IN FULL
Follow the show on Twitter: @LegallyHighgate
Creatives:Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Matt Abrams
Choreographer – Anthony Whiteman
Casting – Harry Blumenau
Designer – Isobel Power Smith
Costume Supervisor – Yasmin Kaberry
Lighting Designer – Sam Waddington
Sound Designer – Jon Raper
Producer – Katie Plews
Cast:
Suzie Aries
Ross Barnes
Katie Bradley
Robert Colvin
Abbie Chambers
Adam Crossley
Lily De-La-Haye
Chris Durtnal
Emma Ingram
Jodie Jacobs
Scott Norton
Hugh Osborne
***MEET THE CAST & DIRECTOR***
Tuesday 12th January, post-show
FREE
Join us after the 7.30pm performance to hear all about the making of the production, and for the chance to put your questions to those involved!
Click HERE for full prices and info
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes approx, with one 15-minute interval
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin
Book by Heather Hach
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown
& the MGM movie
16th December 2015 – 31st January 2016
Winner of three Olivier Awards including ‘Best Musical’, Legally Blonde The Musical is an all-singing, all-dancing romantic comedy.
The show follows the story of sorority president Elle Woods as she crosses the country on a mission to find love at Harvard Law School.
‘Everything about this production feels fresh’
‘★★★★’
– Mark Shenton, The Stage
‘A top quality production of a brilliant show’
– Cat Duffy, Bargain Theatre
‘This lovely, funny musical is a highlight of north London’s Christmas calendar’
– Aline Waites, Ham & High
‘An in-your-face power pack of a show’
– Richard Osley, Camden New Journal
‘Fizzing with fun’
– Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide
‘A high-octane show with wildly energetic dance routines imaginatively choreographed by Anthony Whiteman’
– Jeremy Chapman, Musical Theatre Review
‘A truly terrific show which has so much more to it than first meets the eye’
– Andrew Tomlins, West End Frame
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REVIEWS IN FULL
Follow the show on Twitter: @LegallyHighgate
Creatives:Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Matt Abrams
Choreographer – Anthony Whiteman
Casting – Harry Blumenau
Designer – Isobel Power Smith
Costume Supervisor – Yasmin Kaberry
Lighting Designer – Sam Waddington
Sound Designer – Jon Raper
Producer – Katie Plews
Cast:
Suzie Aries
Ross Barnes
Katie Bradley
Robert Colvin
Abbie Chambers
Adam Crossley
Lily De-La-Haye
Chris Durtnal
Emma Ingram
Jodie Jacobs
Scott Norton
Hugh Osborne
***MEET THE CAST & DIRECTOR***
Tuesday 12th January, post-show
FREE
Join us after the 7.30pm performance to hear all about the making of the production, and for the chance to put your questions to those involved!
Click HERE for full prices and info
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes approx, with one 15-minute interval