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PREVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro

A new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is the centrepiece of the OperaUpClose autumn 2014 season.

Marriage of Figaro

The cast features Louisa Tee as the Countess, fresh from rave reviews as Violetta in La Traviata at Soho Theatre, sharing the role with Fae Evelyn, alongside a host of OperaUpClose favourites.

Rosie Bell and Sarah Minns are Susanna; Richard Immergluck and Alistair Sutherland are Figaro; Nick Dwyer and Tom Stoddart are the Count. Henry Grant Kerswell doubles up as Bartolo and Antonio and Mary-Jane de Havas plays the unusual combination of Marcellina and Basilio, with hugely talented newcomer Felicity Buckland as Cherubino.

A new orchestration for piano, viola and clarinet by Musical Director Alex Beetschen retains Mozart’s light-touch genius for drama and finds new colours in this much-loved score, while the intimate ensemble of three instrumentalists and seven singers ensures that every word of Robin Norton-Hale’s (La Bohème, Don Giovanni, La Traviata) new English version of the libretto will be communicated.

Directed by Sarah Tipple, who has revived Anthony Minghella’s Madam Butterfly for ENO and delighted audiences with her hilarious, award-winnng Barbershopera productions, with 18th-century-with-a-twist set and costume designs by Ricardo Pardo and lighting by Andrew May (La Traviata), this promises to be a highly inventive and theatrical new production.

Event: Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro

Where: The King’s Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, London N1 1QN

When: September 24 – November 8

Time: Monday – Saturday 7.15 p.m. and Saturday 8 Nov 2 p.m.

Cost: Tickets £10.00 – £25.00: Box Office: 020 7478 0160

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A competition for Disability History Month

Disability History Month runs from November 22 to December 22 every year.

Sussex Police

The theme for this year will be “War and impairment” and the Social Consequences of Disablement.

With the centenary of World War 1 being commemorated all over the world, organisers want to explore the disabling effects of conflicts and how society has responded up to the present day.

The theme is inspired by WW1 but it is a very current issue, particularly as advanced medical treatment has meant that more war veterans now survive but sadly experience significant physical and mental injuries.

If you’re interested in Disability History Month (DHM) draw/paint an image of what you think war and impairment is. If you would prefer to write something (poem or prose) or make a sculpture, then this is acceptable too.

Send the finished project to S.Chatterjee, Brighton Police Station, John Street, Brighton, BN1 4ZJ.

OR scan or photograph the image/poem/prose and EMAIL:

Organisers hope to present an exhibition of these images in Brighton and Hove during DHM in November.

 

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