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Edward Elgar, acclaimed as England's best-loved composer, was born on 2nd June 1857, and his 150th Anniversary is being celebrated throughout 2007. The play Elgar and Alice is rooted in Elgar's Worcestershire. It was inspired by the painter Catherine Moody, whose father knew Elgar in the 1930s, and by the actor Edward Hardwicke, whose father Sir Cedric Hardwicke was associated with Elgar, G.B. Shaw, Sir Barry Jackson and others through the Malvern Festival. The play is set in 1920 at Severn House, Hampstead, the Elgars' home, and explores the extraordinary marriage that resulted in great English music ranging from Land of Hope and Glory to oratorios, symphonies and popular songs. The play includes a new and ground-breaking solution to the 'enigma' in his Enigma Variations that has long puzzled musicologists.T01288822642Extracts from the play which will lead to a workshop with actors from Sterts Theatre Company; exploring the themes brought out by the extract they have performed.Performer Peter Sutton. Performer Katrina Norbury. | |
| 14 Jul 07 | Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard :: V878 listing details L1618083809 |
T999345355Producer Elgar Productions. Director Gene David Kirk. Performer Gerald Harper (Elgar). | |
| 22 Jun 07 to 23 Jun 07 | Courtyard, Hereford :: V101 listing details L308586473 |
| 20 Jun 07 to 21 Jun 07 | OFS Studio (previously known as Old Fire Station Theatre), Oxford :: V800 listing details L1738319363 |
| 14 Jun 07 to 16 Jun 07 | Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate :: V942 listing details L0219175667 |
| 13 Jun 07 | Chequer Mead, East Grinstead :: V1101 listing details L1825027975 |
| 10 Jun 07 to 19 Jun 07 | New End Theatre, Inner London :: V215 listing details L1688161265 |
| 5 Jun 07 to 7 Jun 07 | Swan Theatre, Worcester :: V107 listing details L1925529749 |
