Two of this summer’s operas have been retained for Glyndebourne’s Autumn Festival (replacing their cancelled annual Tour): Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Donizetti’s L’elesire d’amore. Early-bird ROSA readers, please note there will be two family open days, offering the chance to participate in the construction of an outdoor theatre installation with ROSA’s Leap then Look, among […]
In a wry, playful take on Sussex folk traditions, painter Jo Lamb, sculptor Isobel Smith and artist/maker Emma Carlow present their second flight-of-fancy group show, inspired by the imaginary village of Slynde. Pick up some unique Xmas gifts here, too.
From Arvo Pärt’s haunting Winter Solstice to Wagner’s Dream (the Ring Cycle in just 65 minutes), there’s something for every musical taste in the BPO’s winter season, at venues including Brighton Dome Concert Hall and St George’s Church. Oh, and why not see 2023 out at the New Year’s Eve Viennese Gala? Get attuned at […]
Artistic conductor and principal conductor Marcio da Silva (see ROSA magazine #3) leads the orchestra into a programme of Christmassy faves, such as Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Plus audience participation carols. Full programme at hastingsphilharmonic.com.
Fresh from the West End, a production of Michael Frayn’s 1982 behind-the-scenes farce is one of the big highlights of the Congress Theatre’s winter programme. The Daily Mail call this production ‘Pure Comic Bliss’. Full programme at eastbournetheatres.co.uk.
DakhaBrakha at ACCA! This Ukrainian quartet, who subtly fuse traditional Balkan folk with world instrumentation, is our highlight of a strong winter season at the Brutalist University of Sussex venue. Other acts include Lau’s Ivor Novello-winning composer Martin Green, and the riotous Figs in Wigs, ‘treading the line between beige and gold’ and hosting the […]
You are invited to a Poetry Reading with Liz Barnes on Thursday 8th February and Wednesday 14th February from 2.30pm. Liz Barnes, a guest of Tea, Coffee and Tequila will be in the John Rank Gallery on Thursday 8th February and Wednesday 14th February to read from her two published collections of poetry. Liz says ' I […]
This show by acclaimed company Ceyda Tanc Dance -a celebration of what it means to be female - is already selling out so book fast. It was one of the highlights of the 2023 Brighton Festival and is a part of TOM (The Old Market's) Reigning Woman season starting in February 2024.
New Sussex Opera’s latest venture is a production of the 1737 comic opera The Dragon of Wantley, coming to towns across Sussex later this spring. Love triangles, satirical wit and of course, dragons, combine together in this updated version of John Frederick Lampe’s comedic hit, as a drunken squire takes on a quest to defeat […]
Over two nights at the end of April, the world's largest school chapel will play host to Beware the Mackerel Sky. This 'smugglers' folk opera' is being put on by Sing with Strings in collaboration with Bernardi Music Group, Yehudi Menuhin School and Lancing College. The one-act opera is set in Lancing, bringing to life […]
Two lavish Ellen Kent productions of Carmen and Madama Butterfly will be taking to the stage at Brighton’s Theatre Royal in May. Kent’s eye for dazzling set design, exquisite costumes and emotive performers solidifies her as a master of producing visually stunning operas with mass appeal. Bizet’s tumultuous Carmen, featuring famous melodies ‘Habanera’ and ‘Toreador […]
This year marks Brighton Open Air Theatre (or, BOAT)'s tenth season, and to celebrate a remarkable variety of performances will take place right up until the summer's close. Since opening in the summer of 2015 following the tragic passing of local playwright Adrian Bunting, who spearheaded BOAT's creation, the theatre has become something of a […]
