MIDSUMMER SEASON 2008 - NOW BOOKING

Verdi's Un Giorno di Regno

Thursday 19th June 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 21st June at 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 22nd June 2008 at 3:30 p.m.

A delightfully tuneful early Verdi comedy written in 1840, just eight years after The Elixir of Love and very much in the tradition of Rossini and Donizetti, both of whose influences are immediately apparent. But within the piece, there are also fascinating glimpses of the later Verdi. more

The opera will be re-set by Director, Jeff Clarke more, with a new English libretto, designed by Elroy Ashmore more, and conducted by Oliver Gooch more.

Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing

Friday 20th June at 7:30 p.m.

Following the success of Romeo and Juliet in 2007, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men return to Stanley Hall with their new production of Much Ado about Nothing.

Lucy Pitman-Wallace, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award winning director, leads the unique all-male acting troupe adding her trademark touch of humour and intelligence