A Hopping Good Adventure! – Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventures
Phoebe came to Lichfield Festival this summer to see a blend of Beatrix Potter’s beloved tale blended together with classical music. As I entered the venue, Minster Hall, to see…
‘Simple yet the most extraordinary pieces of music’ – Aurora Percussion Duo
Young Critic Noah visited Lichfield Festival this summer to see Aurora Percussion Duo perform a stand out show including everything from a five-octave marimba to the humble egg shaker. Aurora started…
‘Not the Disney version!’- Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Cymru
Young dancer and critic Evie, saw Sleeping Beauty performed by Ballet Cymru and gave us her take on this classic ballet performed in new ways. Ballet Cymru visited Lichfield Cathedral…
‘An otherworldly atmosphere’ – Midland’s Choir of the Year
Evie shares her experience watching six choirs go head to head at the Midland’s Choir of the Year final. Beating off five other finalists, Friday Voices were presented with the…
‘The cathedral became an extension of the music’ – Junyan Chen
Ophelia looks back on her visit with Young Critics to see concert pianist and chamber musician Junyan Chen perform at Lichfield Festival. On 19 July, I had the pleasure of…
‘We witnessed him actually set a world record’ – Guinness World Records
Arthur got the lowdown on everything from professional burping to Curly Wurly stretching for Young Critics as Guinness World Records visited Lichfield Festival. To get a Guinness World Record is…
‘They were wearing their souls on the outside’ – Ballet Cymru
Young Critic Thea saw ballet’s one-night return to Lichfield Festival and took the opportunity to tell us all about it. On the 13th of July I saw ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by…
‘You could hear their smiles even with your eyes shut’ – Hooray for Hollywood
Lichfield classics, Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, returned to the Festival last week and Young Critic Amy snagged a front row seat to tell us all about it. Liza Pulman…
‘Audience up on their feet and dancing in the aisles’ – Kasai Masai
Summer transports us to the far-away sounds of Kasai Masai as she saw them with Young Critics in Lichfield this month. As the crowd took their seats in the sweltering…