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.| 22 Jun 07 to 23 Jun 07 | Courtyard Hereford, Herefordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Jun 07 to 21 Jun 07 | OFS Studio (previously known as Old Fire Station Theatre) Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Jun 07 to 16 Jun 07 | Harrogate Theatre Harrogate, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Jun 07 | Chequer Mead East Grinstead, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Jun 07 to 19 Jun 07 | New End Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Jun 07 to 7 Jun 07 | Swan Theatre Worcester, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
