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Broken hearts and broken vows abound in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Shakespearean comedy It's the final week of our 2024 Season and we open our fourth co-production with Charles Court Opera: Gilbert and Sullivan’s tongue-twisting Shakespearean comedy, The Yeomen of the Guard. In the gloomy bulk of the Tower of London, Colonel Fairfax awaits his execution for the trumped up crime of sorcery. Helplessly in love with Fairfax, Phoebe Meryll is but one of the characters whose heart is as vulnerable as the colonel’s head in Gilbert and Sullivan’s tongue-twisting Shakespearean comedy. With the arrival of two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, the scene is set for a daring escape, sparking a series of misunderstandings and reluctant marriage proposals. With our previous G&S co-productions praised for "raising laughs in all the right places" ★★★★ The Stage (The Pirates of Penzance 2021), "ending its 2022 Season in high style" ★★★★ The Guardian (HMS Pinafore 2022) and "perfectly polished Gilbert and Sullivan" ★★★★ The Times (Ruddigore 2023), The Yeomen of the Guard runs for this week only from 7 - 10 August. |
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London Cru Wine Tasting Thursday 8 August 6 - 7pm After the success of our previous two tastings with London Cru, we're delighted to be offering one more exclusive tasting of their premier wines before The Yeomen of the Guard. Since their launch, many London Cru wines have won prestigious WineGB and IWC awards and are listed in numerous Michelin-star restaurants in London and beyond. London CRU’s winery is tucked away down a little alleyway in SW6 and is based in an old Victorian warehouse which was once a gin distillery. Whilst London CRU’s surroundings are historic, innovation is at their core and their house precision temperature-controlled tanks and state-of-the-art winemaking facilities. Further information The tasting will last for 1 hour and glassware will be provided. The event will take place in The Tulip Wing in The Terrace and you must have booked a ticket for the evening performance of The Yeomen of the Guard. Tickets: £10 for non-members, £5 for members. (limited capacity so early booking is advised) |
From our friends at Handel Hendrix House |
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Special Performance at Handel’s House Acclaimed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will give a special recital in the very rooms where Handel composed and rehearsed his operas. This exclusive event, featuring a reception and dinner in newly restored rooms for just 22 guests, aims to raise funds for education and live music programming at the newly reopened Handel Hendrix House museum. Located on Brook Street in Mayfair, this historic building was home to G.F. Handel for over 30 years. |
