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SUMMARY:IOLANTHE Charles Court Opera
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR IOLANTHE\n  \nNow in their 21st season\, Festival favourites and ‘masters of G&S in small spaces’ Charles Court Opera bring us an enchanting fully-staged production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s much beloved Iolanthe\, the duo’s sharp satire of power\, privilege and parliamentary democracy. \nFeaturing some of Sullivan’s most glorious music\, including ‘Oh foolish fay’ and the ever-popular ‘The Nightmare Song’\, we invite you to finish the Festival fortnight with the typically ‘topsy-turvy’ tale of a forbidden love that causes an absurdist fusion of two worlds – the magical fairies of Fairyland and a bamboozled House of Peers… ! \n\nEvent Sponsor: \n \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 9th April | Silver/Bronze: 16th April | General Booking Opens: 23rd April \nPhoto: Craig Fuller \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR IOLANTHE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/iolanthe-charles-court-opera-2/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260719T171500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260719T181500
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SUMMARY:LOOSE CHIPPINGS: Victoria Wood on Love\, Life and Loss - Amy J Payne voice & Oliver Rundell piano
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR LOOSE CHIPPINGS - VICTORIA WOOD\n  \n‘Because life’s not fair is it? Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane\, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on A597.’ \nOur 2026 Festival commission invites you to spend an hour with singer and actor Amy J Payne and MD Oliver Rundell (Opera North\, Scottish Opera) as they explore Victoria Wood’s celebrated and unique take on life’s ups and downs through her songs and monologues. \nExpect plenty of laughter\, maybe the odd tear\, and Barry’s baggy Y-Fronts… \n  \nAmy J Payne is a mezzo-soprano\, actor\, and stage director based in Leeds\, UK. Amy trained at Guildhall School of Music & Drama where she was awarded the English Song Prize. Described by Bachtrack in 2023 as “one of the best comprimarios on the circuit”\, Amy has appeared as a guest artist with many of the UK’s leading opera companies. Away from mainstage opera\, she made her recital debut this year for Opera North in their Kirklees Concert Season\, and continues to tour her co-curated cabaret Frau\, that’s what I call music! nationally (including to Lichfield Festival 2025). \n  \nEvent Sponsor: A Lichfeldian \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR LOOSE CHIPPINGS - VICTORIA WOOD
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/loose-chippings-victoria-wood/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret,Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260719T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260719T160500
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SUMMARY:IOLANTHE Charles Court Opera
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or find tickets available for the 7pm performance IOLANTHE 7pm \nNow in their 21st season\, Festival favourites and ‘masters of G&S in small spaces’ Charles Court Opera bring us an enchanting fully-staged production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s much beloved Iolanthe\, the duo’s sharp satire of power\, privilege and parliamentary democracy. \nFeaturing some of Sullivan’s most glorious music\, including ‘Oh foolish fay’ and the ever-popular ‘The Nightmare Song’\, we invite you to finish the Festival fortnight with the typically ‘topsy-turvy’ tale of a forbidden love that causes an absurdist fusion of two worlds – the magical fairies of Fairyland and a bamboozled House of Peers… ! \n  \n \nPhoto: Craig Fuller \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR IOLANTHE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/iolanthe-charles-court-opera/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260718T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260718T214000
DTSTAMP:20260611T080141Z
CREATED:20250402T152139Z
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SUMMARY:JIM MORAY
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JIM MORAY\n  \nJim Moray is a defining figure in contemporary British folk\, reshaping traditional song through a distinctive\, often cinematic approach. For over 20 years\, his work has reconfigured the folk landscape\, and continues to shape folk’s younger generation\, stretching the elastic limits of the tradition. \nWith 8 albums released since the early 2000s\, Moray has toured extensively with artists such as Billy Bragg\, Bellowhead and Eliza Carthy\, at venues including Glastonbury\, the Royal Albert Hall and WOMAD. His arrangements of traditional songs\, including Gilderoy\, Horkstow Grange\, and Fair Margaret and Sweet William\, have become reference points for how tradition can be reworked with both imagination and rigour\, while his version of the ballad Lord Douglas has established itself as a touchstone for fingerstyle guitarists. \n  \n \n  \n  \nPhoto: Robin Clewley \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under 25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JIM MORAY
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/jim-moray/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Folk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260718T141500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260718T155500
DTSTAMP:20260611T080003Z
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SUMMARY:JAMES PEARSON TRIO - A Portrait of Dudley Moore
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JAMES PEARSON TRIO\n  \nOur incredible Associate Artist\, James Pearson (Artistic Director at Ronnie Scott’s) stars at the Festival once again with an affectionate tribute to comedian\, writer\, Hollywood star\, and one of the most brilliant and underrated jazz pianists of all time\, Dudley Moore. \nJames’s specially-curated Trio show will include some of Moore’s compositions\, parodies – including his legendary take on Colonel Bogey in the style of Beethoven – and insights on his style\, as\, with typical Pearson panache\, the charismatic ‘Dud’ is celebrated for the true artist and exceptional musician he was. \n  \nJames Pearson is one of the countries most respected musicians. His work covers all genres of music\, especially contempory music\, jazz and classical\, and he is equally at home as a concert pianist. He has played concertos with the Philharmonia and the BBC Concert Orchestra amongst many others\, and his performance of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd piano Concerto was broadcast on Classic FM and Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and Rhapsody in Blue on BBC Radio 2. With collaborations ranging from Jeff Beck to The Sixteen\, James has become one of the country’s most sought after pianists. He was one of the band leaders in 2 BBC proms with the ‘Battle Of The Bands” with Gregory Porter and Clare Teal \n \nEvent Sponsor: Jenny and Ray Mansell \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JAMES PEARSON TRIO
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/james-pearson-trio-dudley-moore/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260718T101500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260718T111500
DTSTAMP:20260611T143117Z
CREATED:20260331T114855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T143117Z
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SUMMARY:GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS - Craig Glenday Editor-in-Chief GWR
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR GUINESS WORLD RECORDS\n  \nA chance to sit back and marvel at the miraculous\, extraordinary world of the Guinness World Records\, in the hands of the man who knows more about record-breakers than anyone\, Editor-in-Chief\, Craig Glenday! \nA long-time friend of the Festival\, Craig will share the inside secrets of the GWR global phenomenon\, and maybe introduce us to a special guest record-breaker or two… and make sure you come ready and prepared\, just in case there’s a chance to make a record of your own! \nEvent Sponsor: \n \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR GUINESS WORLD RECORDS\n  \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/guinness-world-records-craig-glenday/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Family,Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260717T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260717T205500
DTSTAMP:20260519T143925Z
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SUMMARY:THE HEATH STRING QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR THE HEATH STRING QUARTET\n  \nThe acclaimed Heath Quartet has built a strong reputation for its dynamic performances. Established in 2013\, it became the first ensemble in 15 years to win the prestigious RPS Young Artists Award\, also winning the 2016 Gramophone Chamber Award for its recording of the complete Tippett quartets.  Recent highlights include a debut at the Elbphilharmonie\, Hamburg\, a US tour and a broadcast with Steven Osborne for the BBC Proms. \nMozart String Quartet No. 1 in G major\, K.80\nLocke Suite No. 3 in F major ; Curtain Tune & Lilk (from The Tempest)\nLyadov Sarabande and Fugue\n***\nSuk Meditation on an old Czech Hymn ‘St Wenceslas’\nSchumann String Quartet in F major\, Op. 41\, No. 2 \n  \n \nEvent Sponsor: Peter Parsons \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nPhoto: Christian Sinibaldi \nBOOK TICKETS FOR THE HEATH STRING QUARTET
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-heath-string-quartet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260717T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260717T154000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144000Z
CREATED:20260331T115006Z
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SUMMARY:SONIC THREADS - Supriya Nagarajan voice & Lucy Nolan harp
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR SONIC THREADS\n  \nSonic Threads is an exciting and unique new duo consisting of internationally-renowned classical Indian vocalist Supriya Nagarajan and harpist\, Lucy Nolan. \nCombining the traditions of Indian Carnatic vocals with Western contemporary classical harp music\, Sonic Threads have developed their own special sound\, with music that is gentle\, contemplative and uplifting\, as Indian classical ragas are intertwined with live harp improvisation\, inspired by both Eastern and Western influences\, jazz and Indian philosophy. \nTogether\, Lucy and Supriya have performed at the Royal Albert Hall\, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival\, and The Sage\, Gateshead. This will be their Festival debut as a duo\, after Lucy visited the Festival in 2024 with Meera Maharaj (Hather Duo) \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Margaret Cooper-Ramsell \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR SONIC THREADS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/sonic-threads-supriya-nagarajan-voice-lucy-nolan-harp/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,World
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260716T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260716T212500
DTSTAMP:20260519T143527Z
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SUMMARY:GX2: THE DON SHIRLEY TRIO PROJECT - with Gabriella Swallow cello
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR GX2: THE DON SHIRLEY TRIO PROJECT\n  \nLaunched at Ronnie Scott’s\, GX2: The Don Shirley Trio Project reimagines the genre-defying work of visionary pianist/composer Don Shirley\, who reached new audiences in the film Green Book. Led by Artist-in-Residence Gabriella Swallow cello and Giacomo Smith clarinet/sax (the two ‘G’s of GX2)\, with Mercury nominee Joe Webb piano and Will Sach bass\, the project explores Shirley’s celebrated trio repertoire\, including pioneering recordings with cellist Ken Fricker. \nSpirituals and standards such as Water Boy and The Man I Love form the programme’s core\, revealing Shirley’s unique blend of classical precision\, jazz sophistication and deep emotional resonance. \nTonight’s event is also part of our America250 season. \n  \nGabriella Swallow has emerged as one of the most versatile and exciting cellists of her generation. She studied at The Royal College of Music and was awarded the coveted Tagore Gold Medal and performed Hugh Wood’s Cello Concerto in her final year after winning the concerto competition. In 2013 she made her Wigmore Hall debut with the soprano Ruby Hughes and in the same season performed at the La Jolla SummerFest in San Diego\, the Aldeburgh Festival with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Cambridge Jazz Festival as a member of the celebrated British Jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock’s Quintet. She was also invited by Nigel Kennedy and his band to perform with them at the Bethlehem Unwrapped Festival at St James’s Church\, Piccadilly. . She also toured the U.K. with Nigel Kennedy and his new Four Season band. In 2019 she continued her collaboration with Kennedy playing concerts of Gershwin and in Poland they performed his Hendrix Project with legendary guitarist Mike Stern. \nGabriella is very involved with the classical club night scene and has acted as string curator of Music Orbit’s string night ‘Strung Out’ and performs frequently at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club ‘Classical Kicks’ night curated by violinist Lizzie Ball and at Gabriel Prokofiev’s Nonclassical club nights. In February 2014 she launched her first classical club night under her own name ‘Gabriella Swallow and her Urban Family’ at The Forge in Camden. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR GX2: THE DON SHIRLEY TRIO PROJECT
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/gx2-the-don-shirley-trio-project-with-gabriella-swallow-cello/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260716T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260716T153000
DTSTAMP:20260611T075820Z
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SUMMARY:ALISON WEIR - The Boleyn Secret
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ALISON WEIR\n  \nOur second Festival event focussed on the Boleyn family sees Festival favourite Alison Weir return with her new release\, The Boleyn Secret\, centred on the life of Kate Carey\, daughter of Mary\, and niece of Anne Boleyn. \nKate spends her young life as a companion to the Princess Elizabeth\, Henry VIII and Anne’s daughter. The two become close\, but marriage and jealousy intervene\, and\, as time passes\, Kate senses that there is a secret associated with her own background. Only when her mother is on her deathbed does she find out the awful truth… \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ALISON WEIR
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/alison-weir-the-boleyn-secret/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T201500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T213000
DTSTAMP:20260702T075038Z
CREATED:20260331T115837Z
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SUMMARY:THE AYOUB SISTERS
DESCRIPTION:JOIN WAITING LIST FOR THE AYOUB SISTERS\n  \nAn evening where world music and classical crossover collide\, as Scottish/Egyptian instrumentalists and composers The Ayoub Sisters make a Festival debut. Recognised internationally for their chemistry on stage\, as well as their ability to unite different genres and cultures together in their unique performing style\, they have performed at some of the world’s most prestigious events\, including the Royal Albert Hall\, Dubai Opera and Glastonbury. \nAlongside their chart-topping second album Arabesque – a celebration of and tribute to music from the Arab World – they also appear regularly on TV and radio\, with a screen debut at the BAFTAs and performances at the Last Night of the Proms\, on Songs of Praise and on Radio 3\, Classic FM and Scala Radio amongst many others. \n \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR THE AYOUB SISTERS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-ayoub-sisters/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,World
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T130217Z
CREATED:20260327T113958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T130217Z
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SUMMARY:TRACY BORMAN - The House of Boleyn
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or we think you may like 1000 TUDOR PEOPLE with Dr Melita Thomas presenting her event in full Tudor costume. \nFestival Patron Tracy Borman’s latest historical fiction release\, The House of Boleyn\, combines danger and passion. When Thomas Boleyn\, lord of Hever Castle\, presents himself to King Henry VIII\, he sets in train events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten\, leading the family to a terrible bloody fate… but as long as Hever still stands\, hope still exists. \nThe House of Boleyn brings a three-decade rise and precipitous fall to vivid life\, using their world at Hever\, family and servants alike to create an emotional novel of family\, fate and history. \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR TRACY BORMAN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tracy-borman-the-house-of-boleyn2/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260715T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260715T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T130120Z
CREATED:20260331T120116Z
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SUMMARY:TRACY BORMAN - The House of Boleyn
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or we think you may like 1000 TUDOR PEOPLE with Dr Melita Thomas presenting her event in full Tudor costume. \nFestival Patron Tracy Borman’s latest historical fiction release\, The House of Boleyn\, combines danger and passion. When Thomas Boleyn\, lord of Hever Castle\, presents himself to King Henry VIII\, he sets in train events that ensure the Boleyn name will never be forgotten\, leading the family to a terrible bloody fate… but as long as Hever still stands\, hope still exists. \nThe House of Boleyn brings a three-decade rise and precipitous fall to vivid life\, using their world at Hever\, family and servants alike to create an emotional novel of family\, fate and history. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR TRACY BORMAN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tracy-borman-the-house-of-boleyn/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260714T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260714T212500
DTSTAMP:20260616T145033Z
CREATED:20260331T120210Z
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SUMMARY:SWALLOW HORSFALL BOULTON JAZZ TRIO - Gabriella Swallow cello\, Pete Horsfall voice & trumpet \, Honey Boulton guitar
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR SWALLOW HORSFALL BOULTON TRIO\n  \nA first appearance from our 2026 Artist-in-Residence\, the eclectically vibrant cellist\, Gabriella Swallow. Her intimate trio brings together three distinctive musicians in a stripped-back\, song-led setting.  Joined by trumpeter/singer Pete Horsfall\, and guitarist Honey Boulton\, the Trio explore classic songs\, bossa nova\, blues and jazz standards with a trademark clear and strong ensemble sound. \nExpect familiar songs such as Avalon\, Danny Boy and Some Other Time approached through simple arrangements and close interplay\, plus bossa nova and jazz classics including Insensatez (How Insensitive) and The Lamp Is Low\, reimagined with melody and lyric taking centre stage. \n  \nGabriella Swallow has emerged as one of the most versatile and exciting cellists of her generation. She studied at The Royal College of Music and was awarded the coveted Tagore Gold Medal and performed Hugh Wood’s Cello Concerto in her final year after winning the concerto competition. In 2013 she made her Wigmore Hall debut with the soprano Ruby Hughes and in the same season performed at the La Jolla SummerFest in San Diego\, the Aldeburgh Festival with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Cambridge Jazz Festival as a member of the celebrated British Jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock’s Quintet. She was also invited by Nigel Kennedy and his band to perform with them at the Bethlehem Unwrapped Festival at St James’s Church\, Piccadilly. . She also toured the U.K. with Nigel Kennedy and his new Four Season band. In 2019 she continued her collaboration with Kennedy playing concerts of Gershwin and in Poland they performed his Hendrix Project with legendary guitarist Mike Stern. \nGabriella is very involved with the classical club night scene and has acted as string curator of Music Orbit’s string night ‘Strung Out’ and performs frequently at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club ‘Classical Kicks’ night curated by violinist Lizzie Ball and at Gabriel Prokofiev’s Nonclassical club nights. In February 2014 she launched her first classical club night under her own name ‘Gabriella Swallow and her Urban Family’ at The Forge in Camden. \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 9th April | Silver/Bronze: 16th April | General Booking Opens: 23rd April \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR SWALLOW HORSFALL BOULTON TRIO
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/swallow-horsfall-boulton-trio/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T214500
DTSTAMP:20260519T141628Z
CREATED:20260331T120629Z
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SUMMARY:KATIE ARNSTEIN - Homebird
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR KATIE ARNSTEIN\n  \nOur sublime Festival Associate Artist\, Katie Arnstein\, is back for a second performance of our 2024 Festival commission\, Homebird.   \nHomebird is a story about where you belong. About finding your place in the ever-changing world. It’s about keeping your head above water\, even when the sea levels are rising.  Above all\, it’s a story about knowing you’re home – performed by someone from Lichfield\, in Lichfield\, for the people of Lichfield… you will laugh\, you will cry – and you will never look at Lichfield Trent Valley station in quite the same way ever again! \n  \nKatie Arnstein is a writer and performer from Lichfield. Her work includes the multi-award-winning storytelling trilogy It’s a Girl! which consists of Bicycles and Fish\, Sexy Lamp and Sticky Door\, awarded Show of the Week at VAULT Festival twice\, Pleasance Pick of VAULT\, an Offie Commendation for a short run and shortlisted for both The Popcorn Prize and The Evening Standard’s Future of Theatre Award. The Long Run was nominated for an Offie Award for Best Performance Piece and Show of the Week at VAULT. Katie’s first television commission\, Wolverine Woman premiered on BBC Three in October 2023. \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR KATIE ARNSTEIN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/katie-arnstein-homebird/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T194000
DTSTAMP:20260616T145144Z
CREATED:20260331T120721Z
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SUMMARY:LA SOLITUDE: The Music of Barbara - Jessica Walker voice & Joseph Atkins piano
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR LA SOLITUDE\n  \n‘I can say things in a song I’d never say in life.’ \nOne of the greatest 20th century singer-songwriters\, Barbara expressed the inexpressible through song. Born in 1930\, she became known for her interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens\, before developing her own intimate style; her sudden death in 1997 prompted a national outpouring of grief. \nIn this solo show exploring Barbara’s life and music\, our Associate Artist\, Jessica Walker\, interweaves new English and original French versions of iconic songs by Barbara\, Brassens and Brel\, as part of our French Icons season. \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Nigel O’Mara \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR LA SOLITUDE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/la-solitude/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T151500
DTSTAMP:20260603T141300Z
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SUMMARY:THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH - Dyad Productions
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH\n  \nFollowing their five-star show\, I\, Elizabeth\, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol\, Lady Susan\, A Room of One’s Own\, Christmas Gothic\, Austen’s Women\, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era. To the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer\, sailor\, dandy\, and warrior\, Sir Walter Raleigh.  Elizabeth I’s favourite and James I’s knave. \nThis is a journey through the astonishing highs and lows of one of Britain’s most famous historical figures.  But there’s so much you don’t know… \nFather\, husband\, writer\, poet\, adventurer\, philosopher\, soldier\, tyrant\, egotist\, lover\, traitor\, alchemist\, visionary\, victim. \nIn a life spanning around 65 years\, Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. Over a decade in the tower and still he held power. The Huguenots\, America\, The Armada and execution. Is that the whole story? The final chapter of Raleigh’s life is perhaps the most daring\, strange and utterly heart-breaking. \nSee the fall from grace taken directly from historical record\, marvel at the magnetism of a man who seized every opportunity to create a legacy which spans the centuries and at every wrenching\,\nexalting and personal moment\, you will be witnesses. \nWritten and performed by Andrew Margerison (A Christmas Carol\, Frantic Assembly’s Fatherland\, Macbeth)\, and directed by Rebecca Vaughan (A Christmas Carol).\nCreated in collaboration with The Old Town Hall\, Hemel Hempstead. \n \nEvent Sponsor: Jill Sutton \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/that-knave-raleigh/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T084638Z
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SUMMARY:A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE - Counterpoise Ensemble with Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE\nPart of our French Icons series\, A Night with Josephine tells the story – with music\, film and dance – of the American-French singer\, dancer and actress Josephine Baker. Notorious for her banana dance\, she was also a civil rights activist\, champion of women’s rights\, intrepid Resistance fighter and ‘the most sensational woman anyone ever saw’ (Ernest Hemingway). \nThe acclaimed Counterpoise Ensemble is joined by Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong (as Josephine) for an evening that brings to life the spirit of 1920s Paris and evokes the world of an astonishing African-American cabaret artist who captured the hearts of the French. \n  \nhttps://lichfieldfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/Josephine-Reel.mp4\n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/a-night-with-josephine/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cabaret,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260712T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T144000
DTSTAMP:20260519T134856Z
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SUMMARY:AURORA PERCUSSION DUO
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR AURORA PERCUSSION\n  \nSince 2010\, regular Festival visitor Delia Stevens (Kabantu; Stevens & Pound) and Le Yu have made it their mission to redefine the art of percussion. Winners of the 60th Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Award\, Aurora have since received invitations to perform worldwide. \nDescribed as ‘superb’ (Financial Times)\, Aurora’s adrenaline-fuelled concert performances are aurally and visually spectacular\, presenting a vast repertoire of music spanning centuries from J. S. Bach to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee to Gershwin and on to the present day\, whilst exploring instruments from the five-octave marimba to the humble egg shaker. \n \nEvent Sponsor: The Barnard Family \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR AURORA PERCUSSION
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/aurora-percussion-duo/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260711T212500
DTSTAMP:20260611T074035Z
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SUMMARY:AFTER THE RAIN: LEONARD COHEN\, TOM WAITS & NEIL YOUNG - Gavin Bryars Ensemble & Jessica Walker
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list for returned tickets\, or we think you might like: A NIGHT WITH JOSEPHINE – Counterpoise Ensemble with Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR AFTER THE RAIN\n  \nGavin Bryars\, recipient of the 2024 Ivors Innovation Award\, is one of the most influential composers of our age. For After the Rain he reunites with our remarkable Associate Artist\, singer Jessica Walker\, to build on their Tom Waits collaboration\, Mercy and Grand\, which Tom Waits himself referred to as giving his songs ‘an elegant night on the town.’ \nThis new programme with the Gavin Bryars Ensemble includes his hypnotic arrangements of iconic numbers by Waits\, Leonard Cohen\, Kurt Weill and Neil Young. Scored for strings\, sax\, electric guitar\, piano and voice\, the arrangements include Cohen’s Song of Bernadette\, Waits’ The Briar and The Rose and Young’s Only Love Can Break Your Heart. \nEvent Sponsor: Barbara Porter \n  \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 9th April | Silver/Bronze: 16th April | General Booking Opens: 23rd April \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR AFTER THE RAIN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/after-the-rain/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Popular Music
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260711T171500
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SUMMARY:NELL GWYNNE - Lesley Smith
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Please join the waiting list below for any returned tickets\, or we think you may like THAT KNAVE\, RALEIGH \n  \nThe wonderful and much-loved (and Lichfield’s very own) star historian\, Lesley Smith returns for summer 2026 as Nell Gwynne. \nNell was the mistress of Charles II and for many people they believe that was all she was known for – other than for selling oranges! The real Nell Gwynne is a victory for English womanhood showing great courage and against all the odds became a star of the London stage and beloved of the King of England. \nShe can be bawdy at times\, so be prepared! \nSuitable for ages 16+ only \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \n  \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR NELL GWYNNE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/nell-gwynne-lesley-smith/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260711T151500
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SUMMARY:LINDSEY DAVIS - Murder in Purple and Gold
DESCRIPTION:Birmingham-based crime writing superstar\, Lindsey Davis\, returns to the Festival with her new ‘Flavia Albia’ mystery. When Flavia stumbles upon the murdered corpse of a young man near Rome’s famous Circus Maximus\, she is about to embark on one of her most dangerous and complicated cases. In a city where the Romans are obsessed with chariot racing\, Flavia soon finds out\, nothing is as it seems in the dangerous and glamorous world of the charioteers in which fortunes can be won or lost in seconds and violent death is always just one race away… \nEvent Sponsor: Mike & Adrienne Swallow \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR LINSDEY DAVIS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/lindsey-davis-murder/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260710T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260710T222000
DTSTAMP:20260603T140030Z
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SUMMARY:SIMON EVANS
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. We think you might like Katie Arnstein – Homebird\, or join the waiting list below for any returned tickets. \n  \nFamiliar from TV and radio\, live tour shows and festival appearances\, Simon Evans is one of the UK’s best loved comedians. \nHis Radio 4 series Simon Evans Goes to Market has now enjoyed six seasons\, he is a regular on The News Quiz\, and co-devised and appears on One Person Found This Helpful\, hosted by Frank Skinner – the popular panel game that delights in the eccentric world of online reviews. \nAt the Edinburgh Festival\, his Genius 2.0 show received a highly coveted  5-star rating from The Scotsman and was described as a ‘masterclass’! \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nJOIN WAITING LIST FOR SIMON EVANS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/simon-evans/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260710T193000
DTSTAMP:20260519T133025Z
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SUMMARY:HOLLY CARTER
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR HOLLY CARTER \n  \nAn early evening of Americana and folk to the fore\, as part of our America250 season\, from award-winning songwriter Holly Carter. \nTwice recipient of ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the Americana UK awards\, Holly is widely recognised as an exceptional fingerstyle guitarist and is a rare professional UK female pedal steel player. \nDrawing deeply from the well of the folk tradition\, her showstopping approach to guitar follows hot on the heels of Chet Atkins and John Fahey\, with music that weaves joyously catchy melodies with thought-provoking lyrics\, in homage to her musical and personal heroes. \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor: \n \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR HOLLY CARTER
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/holly-carter/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Folk
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260710T151500
DTSTAMP:20260519T132712Z
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SUMMARY:WILL BARNES QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR WILL BARNES QUARTET \n  \nOff the back of their critically-acclaimed album Outside the Light (Cambrian Records) and sell-out UK tour\, the Will Barnes Quartet come to Lichfield Festival. Drawing inspiration from local folklore and Celtic mythology\, the album explores themes of light\, seasons and changing landscapes. This second album deepens the group’s exploration of the interplay between jazz improvisation and the evocative landscapes of Mid Wales and the Welsh Marches. \nLed by guitarist and composer Will Barnes\, the quartet features pianist Jack Gonsalez\, bassist Aidan Thorne\, and drummer James Batten; an ensemble recognised for its tight chemistry and compelling live performances. Their sound pays homage to jazz greats such as Wes Montgomery and Pat Metheny\, while forging a distinct voice rooted in contemporary and cinematic jazz. \nThe quartet has performed at major UK venues and festivals\, including Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho)\, Hay Festival\, Brecon Jazz Festival\, and BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. Source of the Severn earned praise from critics\, with MOJO highlighting their “springy deftness… cool precision… serious chops\,” and The Jazz Mann describing the album as “evocative\, intelligent… contemporary.” \n \nEvent Sponsor: Helen & Colin Ablitt and Nick Sedgwick & Gillian Love \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR WILL BARNES QUARTET
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/will-barnes-quartet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260709T211500
DTSTAMP:20260519T122748Z
CREATED:20260331T123202Z
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SUMMARY:RALPH & URSULA VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: A Love Story in Words & Music - Katie Bray mezzo\, Kieran Rayner baritone & Nigel Foster piano
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR RALPH & URSULA VAUGHAN WILLIAMS \n  \nRalph and Ursula met in 1938 when both were married to their respective spouses. Despite their age gap\, they embarked on a passionate relationship\, and she became his second wife in 1953. Their story is told by Kieran Rayner (Ralph)\, singing some of the composer’s most beautiful songs\, together with words from his letters and writings\, and winner of the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at the 2019 Cardiff Singer of the World competition\, Kate Bray (Ursula) pictured\, singing settings of Ursula’s poetry\, with extracts from her autobiography and biography of Ralph. They are joined by pianist\, Nigel Foster\, who also devised this superbly-crafted programme. \nIn memory of Norman & Gwen Hargreaves \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSupported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR RALPH & URSULA VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ralph-ursula-vaughan-williams/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260709T155500
DTSTAMP:20260519T122718Z
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SUMMARY:RACHEL DAVIS & DARREN MCMULLEN
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR RACHEL DAVIS & DARREN MCMULLEN\n  \nCanadian folk duo Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen join us for the first time as part of their summer UK tour.  Rachel is a superb fiddler and singer; Darren McMullen is a highly sought-after multi-instrumentalist whose list of instruments includes mandolin\, bouzouki\, tenor banjo\, whistles\, guitar and bass…! \nThey have been recording and touring together since 2012 with their band\, Coig\, and are winners of multiple East Coast Music and Canadian Folk Music Awards. Their debut duo album Home was released last year\, and they supported Scottish band\, GNOSS\, on a recent UK tour. \n \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPhoto: Ryan MacDonald \nBOOK TICKETS FOR RACHEL DAVIS & DARREN MCMULLEN
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/rachel-davis-darren-mcmullen/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Folk
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SUMMARY:LIBERATA COLLECTIVE - Antonia: Beyond the Myth of Marie Antoinette
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR LIBERATA COLLECTIVE\n  \nReturning after their beautiful production of Handel’s opera Orlando in 2024\, baroque movement and music specialists\, the Liberata Collective\, bring us a programme built around the life and times of Marie Antoinette\, wife of the ill-fated King of France\, Louis XVI (as part of our French Icons season). \nBorn an archduchess of Austria\, Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna was the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire. This staged recital – in full period costume and wigs – explores the real woman behind the myth of Queen Marie. \nMusic by Gluck\, Piccinni\, Bologne\, Sacchini and others will be interwoven with the Queen’s own letters\, casting an unflattering eye on French society’s treatment of women in the public eye… \n  \n \nVideo: Learn more about baroque gesture behind the scenes of Liberata Collective’s 2024 production of Handel’s Orlando. \n  \nEvent Sponsor: Close Friends \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR LIBERATA COLLECTIVE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/liberata-collective-antonia/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Theatre
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SUMMARY:John Crace - The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does This Government Thing Work Again?
DESCRIPTION:Due to popular demand\, we are delighted to offer a second showing of John Crace’s sell-out talk. Book now to avoid disappointment. \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JOHN CRACE\n  \n‘I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness\, his wit and his heart’ – Nigella Lawson \nAcross 14 years of Tory rule\, John Crace has seen it all: a bucket-load of sleaze and scandals\, myriad questionable policy decisions and an ever-revolving door of impressive* candidates trying to get themselves to the top of a sinking ship. [*terms and conditions apply!] \nWith a bumpy start\, the Labour Party\, led by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves\, have taken the reins\, while Kemi Badenoch and the Tories slink off to regroup in opposition. Many proclaim that the UK’s political landscape has changed – but are those fabled sunny uplands finally in view? \nSelected from Crace’s much-loved Guardian column\, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity with mordant wit and caustic humour. \nJohn Crace is the Guardian‘s parliamentary sketch writer and the author of several books\, including Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10\, Depraved New World\, Decline and Fail\, and I\, Maybot. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JOHN CRACE\n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/john-crace/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:John Crace - The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does This Government Thing Work Again?
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out\, however due to popular demand we are now able to offer a second showing of John Crace’s talk at 7:45pm. \n  \nBook tickets for 7:45pm Event\n\nJoin Waiting List for 5:45pm Event\n  \n‘I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness\, his wit and his heart’ – Nigella Lawson \nAcross 14 years of Tory rule\, John Crace has seen it all: a bucket-load of sleaze and scandals\, myriad questionable policy decisions and an ever-revolving door of impressive* candidates trying to get themselves to the top of a sinking ship. [*terms and conditions apply!] \nWith a bumpy start\, the Labour Party\, led by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves\, have taken the reins\, while Kemi Badenoch and the Tories slink off to regroup in opposition. Many proclaim that the UK’s political landscape has changed – but are those fabled sunny uplands finally in view? \nSelected from Crace’s much-loved Guardian column\, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity with mordant wit and caustic humour. \nJohn Crace is the Guardian‘s parliamentary sketch writer and the author of several books\, including Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10\, Depraved New World\, Decline and Fail\, and I\, Maybot. \n  \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/john-crace-the-bonfire-of-the-insanities-how-does-this-government-thing-work-again/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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