A medieval harp with its own built-in amplification device will feature in a concert at Lichfield Festival on Thursday, 17 July. Described as a ‘one-woman harp festival’, Karen Marshalsay is
During the Festival, the fascinating story of 18th century soprano and actress Kitty Clive will be brought to life in a semi-staged concert by the award-winning early music ensemble Apollo’s
“I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you” Vain, pompous and Puritanical, steward Malvolio is the butt of many of the great jokes in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. But does he
With a brand-new dance show created exclusively for Lichfield by Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones, and headline acts including The Unthanks and former Spandau Ballet frontman and celebrated solo
For the last year, Lichfield Festival (thanks to our magnificent supporters!) has been able to offer local primary school students the chance to have free instrumental lessons. With the project
There will be books and writers galore in Lichfield at the end of this month, as we welcome major authors from the worlds of history, politics, science, nature and the
Oz Clarke is one of the world’s leading wine experts and writers, and a familiar face on TV since the 1980s with BBC TV ‘Food and Drink’ and his award-winning
If you think Shostakovich isn’t your cup of tea, think again! The Brodsky Quartet is with us for an entire weekend of mesmerising concerts covering the entire cycle of the
Holst 150 Music lovers around the world are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Cheltenham-born composer, Gustav Holst, whose suite The Planets is one of the
To celebrate Staffordshire Day on 1 May, we’ve picked out some home-grown Staffordshire artists and events to enjoy at this year’s Lichfield Festival Lichfield’s own award-winning writer, comedian and Festival
Sitar player, composer and innovator, Jasdeep Singh Degun has been described as “one of the most imaginative musicians in the land” by The Independent and “one of our greatest musicians
Cor Bach – Midlands Choir of the Year Winners 2022 A retrospective! In 2022, Cor Bach, a small a capella group mainly heralding from North Staffordshire, took the decision to
Headline artists include Kate Rusby, Nitin Sawhney CBE, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Melissa Errico, Rachel Podger, Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Brodsky Quartet, Lizzie Ball & James Pearson,
Ahead of this week’s Literature Festival, budding local journalist, George Anderson, gives us his personal picks: Looking ahead to the upcoming Lichfield Literature Festival, I’m looking forward to Jay Rayner’s
We’re running our Festival Raffle again this year, please do support us by buying a ticket (just £1 each) and you’ll have the chance to win £500 cash along with
Event: 08/07/2018 The songs of legendary Barbra Streisand come to life The life story and songs of legendary singer Barbra Streisand are immaculately told in this fabulous stage show which also
How can a story be told through ballet alone, without a single word spoken throughout? To some, this may seem a daunting challenge, but Ballet Cymru, with their relentless creativity
The performance of trench brothers on the 4th of July in an open air performance area at the national remembrance arboretum was truly heart-warming and allowed you to experience the
Before the show the stage looked interesting. On stage there is a saxophone, a guitar, a bass, a piano, some drums, a cello and a microphone. The atmosphere feels exiting.
Firstly I would like to say that ‘The Ministry of Biscuits’ was a very good performance. It was clear that the choreographer and the actors put in a reasonable amount
Time stands still as HG Wells’ classic tale acted by one man On the face of it, one man acting out HG Wells’ masterful story of The Time Machine with the help
I thought that the performance was amazing, it’s not your typical Hansel and Gretel story it’s definitely something new. The start of the production is amazing. Most of the room
A heart wrenching, haunting yet beautiful performance that I absolutely loved. With incredible lighting and music, I joined the time traveller through his journey into the future in this performance
I really enjoyed this performance and I have many positive things to say about it. Firstly, the lighting was very clever, the change with each song emphasised the sunny atmosphere
This haunting new version of the Grimm’s fairytale left me spellbound and only just with a dry eye. This adaptation of a masterpiece followed the original storyline with a few
Thank you very much if you purchased a ticket for our 2018 Raffle! We’ve raised over £1500 towards our ASPIRE learning and participation projects, thank you. The raffle was drawn
CBSO were an excellent orchestra that consisted of complimentary instruments, perfect rhythm and possible the most enthusiastic conductor I’ve ever seen. Everyone in the orchestra knew when to come in
