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CONTENTS
Events 4
Picture of the Month at National Gallery
Hidden London Hangouts
Royal Albert Hall at Home
Music 6
#OurHouseToYourHouse from the ROH
London Mozart Players at Home
Active London 8
Exhibitions 10
The Royal Society – Science at Home
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Theatre 12
Reel Adventures from Matthew Bourne
National Theatre Live at Home
Proprietor Julie Jones
Associate Publisher Beth Jones
Editorial Lucie Henry Eleanor Collett Philip Wooles
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This Is London’s Finest
Horse Guards Parade is the ceremonial parade ground in St James's Park
and is the scene of Trooping the Colour on the Queen's official birthday.
Horse Guards is the building with a clock tower over an archway and
remains the official entrance to St James's and Buckingham Palace,
guarded by two mounted cavalry troopers. Dating from 1750, it was
designed by William Kent, the then Chief Architect to George II.
Horse Guards Parade also traditionally plays host to the floodlit musical
spectacular of Beating Retreat by the Massed Bands of the Household
Division over two successive evenings in summer.
The Household Cavalry Museum, which sits within Horse Guards in
Whitehall, is a living museum about real people doing a real job in a real
place. Through a large glazed partition you can even see troopers working
with horses in the original 18th century stables.
The Household Cavalry was formed in 1661 under the direct order of King
Charles II and now consists of the two senior regiments of the British Army
– The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. As a mounted regiment (on
horseback), they guard Her Majesty The Queen on ceremonial occasions in
London and across the UK and are a key part of the Royal pageantry and, as
an operational regiment, they serve around the world in armoured fighting
vehicles. This fighting capacity is matched by a strategic role in
international peace keeping and humanitarian operations.
While we all have the opportunity to read, learn and reflect on our beautiful
city, take the time to enjoy London’s finest from the comfort of your home.
The capital has shown its formidable resilience and capacity to adapt many
times before. London will bounce back in no time – it always has.
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RSC LARGEST EVER CELEBRATION
OF SHAKESPEARE BY AUDIENCES
This spring, the Royal Shakespeare
Community will invite audiences from
across the local, national and global
community to play their part in keeping
the work of Shakespeare alive. Through
a newly launched programme of
audience-curated performance, digital
screenings and supporting educational
resources, communities will celebrate a
shared love of Shakespeare, and place
the creativity of audiences centre stage.
Lake Keitele.
PICTURE OF THE MONTH AT THE
NATIONAL GALLERY
Picture of the Month at the National
Gallery is a series that started during
World War II to showcase some of the
best works in the collection. It remains a
chance to pause, reflect and appreciate the
detail of one great painting.
This month’s painting shows Lake
Keitele in central Finland. The zigzag
pattern on the water’s surface is a natural
occurrence caused by the interaction of
the wind with the lake’s currents, but it is
also intended to evoke the wake created
by Väinämöinen, the poet-hero of the
Finnish saga Kalevala, as he rows across
the lake. This poem was seen as a
founding myth by Finnish nationalists
who were seeking autonomy for their
country in the late nineteenth century, and
reference to it gave Lake Keitele an added
political dimension.
Despite the small size of the canvas,
Gallen-Kallela creates a feeling of space
that brings together stillness and the
dynamism of the natural world.
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
The Prince of Egypt, the new musical
based on the acclaimed DreamWorks
Animation film, has released the original
cast recording on digital and streaming
formats. A physical CD will be available
later this year. Featuring the ‘miraculous
music’ (Time Out London) of Stephen
Schwartz and, with a cast and orchestra
of around 60 artists, the show features
10 brand new songs. It also includes
Academy Award® winning When You
Believe, which was a global hit
for Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
The show will continue it’s West End
Run as soon as possible. Journey
through the wonders of Ancient Egypt as
two young men, raised together as
brothers in a kingdom of privilege, find
themselves suddenly divided by a secret
past. One must rule as Pharaoh, the
other must rise up and free
his true people; both face a destiny that
will change history forever.
www.ThePrinceofEgyptMusical.com
The programme launches with
#ShareYourShakespeare – a virtual
celebration in collaboration with The
Folger Shakespeare Library in which
audiences from across the globe are
invited to share their love of
Shakespeare in any way they choose.
Whether performing a speech, baking
a cake, painting a picture, serenading a
neighbour over the garden fence or
teaching your dog to bark Macbeth,
#ShareYourShakespeare will bring
together famous faces from the RSC’s
celebrated performance history with
current acting company, Associate
Schools, partner theatres and
community theatre-makers around
the world.
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ROYAL ALBERT HALL LAUNCHES
#RoyalAlbertHome
KT Tunstall, This Is the Kit and
Sophie Hunger are the latest acts
confirmed for Royal Albert Home – the
Royal Albert Hall’s season of free,
live-streamed gigs coming direct from
performers’ living rooms.
Last week, the iconic London venue
became the first anywhere in the world
to launch a programme of online
concerts, as Rufus Wainwright (pictured
above) performed from his home in LA.
In the first four days, the shows were
streamed more than 350,000 times.
Now, the venue is announcing more
streamed performances, with exclusive,
intimate one-off concerts featuring Ivor
Novello Award-winner KT Tunstall, cult
alt-rock act This Is the Kit, Swiss
electronic artist Sophie Hunger, and jazz
pianist Ashley Henry.
Other shows over the coming month
will include indie hero Baxter Dury,
spoken word performer Toby Thompson,
Beethoven 250, featuring acclaimed
classical musicians Isata Kanneh-Mason
and Eldbjørg Hemsing, and comedyscience
show Sea Shambles, where
hosts Robin Ince, Dr Helen Czerski and
Steve Backshall will be joined by a host
of special guests.
The events are also designed to raise
money for the venue, which is currently
closed for the first time since World War
Two. Though the shows are streamable
free of charge, the venue is asking
viewers to consider donating £5.
ZSL NEW WEIGHING SCALES
Embracing the current DIY trend
sweeping the nation, zookeepers at
ZSL London Zoo have been getting
creative by designing and building their
own penguin weigh-bridges. Much like
homeowners up and down the country
who are using the extra time at home to
get creative with their living spaces,
zookeepers set about making new
penguin weigh-bridges with inbuilt
scales to help with the task of weighing
the Zoo’s 76-strong colony of Humboldt
penguins.
The new weigh-bridges, upcycled
from materials salvaged from around the
Zoo, were strategically placed at the
entrance to the penguins’ coastalinspired
home, Penguin Beach, meaning
that the flightless birds can be easily
weighed as they waddle from the beach
to breakfast each day.
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM
‘HIDDEN LONDON HANGOUTS’
London Transport Museum’s Covent
Garden doors may be temporarily
closed, but the Museum is finding new
ways to bring its exhibitions and events
to life online. The Museum’s latest
virtual offering is a brand-new online
video series called ‘Hidden London
Hangouts’.
Hosted by self-confessed ‘Tube geek’
Alex Grundon, each episode is a lighthearted,
informal discussion with
members of the Museum’s Hidden
London team. Viewers can tune in to
hear about tours of secret sites across
the Capital, including the intriguing tales
and historical facts about these
fascinating places.
Hidden London is the Museum’s
programme of exclusive tours and
events at locations rarely seen by the
public. Venturing beyond secret
entrances and unassuming doorways,
visitors are led on atmospheric journeys
into disused ‘ghost’ stations and
concealed spaces on the Tube network.
From Clapham South’s eerie
passageways to the wilderness of
Highgate station or Piccadilly Circus, the
series will bring these ‘abandoned’
places into the limelight to reveal the
incredible stories they tell about
London’s past.
The first two episodes of the Hidden
London Hangouts series are now
available on the Museum’s YouTube
channel – https://youtu.be/-71EuroYcs
and https:/youtu.be/1QcvMoBMUi4
For those looking for more ways to
enjoy the Museum indoors, new content
will be shared regularly on the
Museum’s website and across its social
media channels.
Further information on the website at
www.ltmuseum.co.uk
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Edward Watson in The Metamorphosis. © ROH Tristram Kenton, 2011
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE –
#OurHousetoYourHouse
The Royal Opera House has unveiled
its third week of free online broadcasts,
musical masterclasses and cultural
highlights for audiences across the
globe to enjoy free of charge –
anywhere, anytime.
To celebrate World Art Day on
15 April, they will showcase The Royal
Opera and The Royal Ballet’s enduring
connections with the art world, revealing
beautiful production designs from
some of the globe’s most influential
artists including Salvador Dali, David
Hockney and Pablo Picasso – all
available via the Royal Opera House on
Twitter and Instagram.
Following the broadcasts of The
Royal Ballet's Peter and the Wolf and
The Royal Opera's Acis and Galatea, they
are continuing the next in the series of
free weekly production broadcasts.
A Facebook and YouTube premiere of
Jonathan Miller’s award-winning Così
fan tutte can still be viewed via
#OurHousetoYourHouse and the Royal
Ballet’s The Metamorphosis will be
presented from 17 April (at 19.00).
Getting under the skin of opera, the
reins of the ROH Instagram account will
be handed to the Director of Opera,
Oliver Mears, who will explore his
favourite operas for children.
Antonio Pappano in rehearsal for Fidelio, The Royal Opera.
The next episode of House Music will
feature the Music Director of The Royal
Opera, Antonio Pappano, as he plays
and discusses some of his favourite
pieces from the opera repertory,
including Wagner's Parsifal and
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
The best content created by performers
at home will also be shared, with a wealth
of material and insights from worldleading
artists. Audiences can join ROH
ballet rehearsals from homes across the
UK and socially-distanced performances
from the talented Orchestra.
Access to these broadcasts and
unique content: #OurHousetoYourHouse
The Royal Opera, under the artistic
direction of Antonio Pappano, Music
Director, and Oliver Mears, Director of
Opera, is one of the world’s leading
opera companies. It is renowned both
for its outstanding performances of
traditional opera and for commissioning
new works by today’s leading opera
composers, such as Harrison Birtwistle,
Mark-Anthony Turnage and Thomas
Adès.
© 2020 ROH
Photo: Lara Cappelli
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The Royal Choral Society have performed on Good Friday every year since 1876.
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY PERFORM
HANDELS MESSIAH ONLINE
The Royal Choral Society’s 144th
annual Good Friday Messiah at the
Royal Albert Hall was an early casualty
of social distancing. However, although
the concert was cancelled, the choir
members were determined to keep their
Easter date with Handel, and were able
to put together a ‘virtual’ performance of
the famous ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ (standing
of course!) which went live on Good
Friday. Now available online, audiences
around the world have been enjoying
this uplifting rendition at
https://youtu.be/_PQYVbd1Gwg
Richard Cooke, Music Director at the
Royal Choral Society, said: ‘We’re
proud to be able to present this special
performance, which we hope goes some
way to preserving this tradition. It’s not
perfect – but then Royal Choral
members were singing alone at home,
rather than within the comfort of a
120-strong choir accompanied by the
RPO! In these strange times, when we
are missing our rehearsals and concerts
together, performing ‘virtually’ has been
the next best thing’
The Royal Choral Society has
performed Handel’s Messiah on Good
Friday at the Royal Albert Hall every year
since 1876, only pausing for two years
during the Blitz.
AT HOME WITH LMP
With the launch of their ‘At Home with
LMP’ initiative three weeks ago, London
Mozart Players are keeping busy by
diverting their focus out of the concert
hall and into producing a diverse stream
of digital content to keep their audience
engaged and entertained. Adapting
quickly to this new way of life, LMP’s
imaginative digital programming involves
new collaborations with high-profile
artists, as well as calling on the talents of
their accomplished musicians.
With a dedicated slot in their weekly
schedule named ‘Family Fridays', LMP
plan to bring their educational work
online, delighting younger audiences
with imaginative musical content. At
10.00 on Friday 24 April, LMP will
Joanna Lumley OBE.
broadcast a digital performance of
Saint-Saëns’ beloved suite The Carnival
of the Animals, featuring poetry read by
acclaimed actress Joanna Lumley OBE.
This unique performance is an exciting
cross-art collaboration bringing together
a treasure trove of artistic genres that
include music, poetry, performance and
visual design. The digital rendition of a
much-loved classicadds a new
dimension to Saint-Saëns’ music with
the range of artists involved. The pieces
will be performed by different members
of the orchestra and accompanied by
animated illustrations created by
designer Cat Fuller, and animal poems
written by LMP violinist Martin Smith
and narrated by Joanna Lumley. The
performance will be premiered via LMP’s
Facebook and YouTube accounts.
Lover of classical music, Joanna
Lumley commented on her involvement
in this project: ‘It is times like these
where music is more important than
ever. I love the brilliance and charm of
The Carnival of the Animals, and am
thrilled to be performing with the
London Mozart Players for the first time.’
Another highlight in LMP’s virtual
calendar is a collaboration with
award-winning young British Composer
Alex Woolf, winner of BBC Young
Composer of the Year 2012, who has
written a series of ‘Homespun
Miniatures’ for the musicians of the
London Mozart Players to premiere and
record in their own homes. The first
composition, ‘Duet No.1’, had its world
premiere on Channel 4 News last week
and was performed by LMP leader
Simon Blendis and his wife
SaokoBlendis. The remaining
compositions, written for both solo
performers and duets, will be released
via At Home with LMP over the course
of April and May. The second
composition, ‘Duet No. 2’ for violin and
cello, will be going live via LMP’s digital
channels on Wednesday 29 April.
Visit www.londonmozartplayers.com
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THE VIRGIN MONEY LONDON
MARATHON 2.6 CHALLENGE
Thousands of fundraising events
across the UK have been postponed,
with a devastating impact on charity
income that means many charities are
facing closure. The National Council for
Voluntary Organisations’ CEO Karl
Wilding estimates that the UK charity
sector will lose £4 billion in income as a
result.
In response, the organisers of the
biggest mass-participation sports events
across the country have come together
to create a new campaign to raise vital
funds to help save the UK’s charities.
The campaign, The 2.6 Challenge,
will launch on Sunday 26 April, what
should have been the date of the 40th
edition of the London Marathon, the
world’s biggest one day annual
fundraising event, which raised
£66.4 million for charities in 2019.
From Sunday 26 April, the public are
being asked to dream up an activity
based around the numbers 2.6 or 26 and
fundraise or donate to Save the UK’s
Charities via the website at
www.twopointsixchallenge.co.uk. The
2.6 Challenge is open to anyone of any
age – the only requirement is that the
activity must follow guidelines on
exercise and social distancing.
‘For many of the UK’s charities, the
day of the London Marathon is the
biggest fundraising day of the year,’ said
Hugh Brasher, Co-Chair of MSO and
Event Director of London Marathon
Events. ‘One of the founding pillars of
the London Marathon was ‘to show how
the family of mankind can be united’.
We hope that The 2.6 Challenge, which
starts on the day our 40th Race should
have taken place, will embody that spirit
and inspire people, families and
communities to fundraise for their
chosen charity to help Save the UK’s
Charities.
‘Right now, our vulnerable members
of society need the help of charities
more than ever before. We are asking
everyone to create a 2.6 Challenge of
their own and raise funds or pledge a
donation.’
With the new date for the Virgin
Money London Marathon set as Sunday
4 October, Hugh Brasher has issued
guidelines for those who hold a place for
the 40th edition of the event. Every
runner with a place in the 2020 Virgin
Money London Marathon will be able to
use their place in the rescheduled event
on Sunday 4 October without any further
payment.
For further information and updates
on the new autumn date, visit the official
Virgin Money London Marathon website
www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com
STAY ACTIVE AT HOME
Visit www.twopointsixchallenge.co.uk
for plenty of ideas on how to take part in
the challenge. Some of them are listed
below – good luck!
• Complete 26 laps of the garden on
foot, scooter or roller skates.
• Stretch with 26 minutes of pilates
or yoga.
• Take your dog for a 26 minute
walk.
• Juggle for 2.6 minutes.
• Throw and catch a ball 26 times.
• Hop on each leg 26 times.
• Do some gardening for 26
minutes.
• Do 26 cartwheels.
• Hold the plank for 26 seconds, or
2.6 minutes (that’s 156 seconds!).
• Do 26 press ups.
• Skip for 2.6 minutes without
making a mistake.
• Put on some music and dance for
26 minutes!
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1REBEL AT-HOME FITNESS
PLATFORM REBEL TV
As brands seek to innovate and
provide alternative services to the
public, London’s leading gym 1Rebel,
has pivoted from their successful
physical business model to move to an
entirely online proposition while the
closures are in place.
The no.1 boutique fitness studio is
moving into the at home fit tech space
with the launch of Rebel TV. This brand
new platform will allow consumers to
access 1Rebel’s iconic Reshape and
Rumble workouts from the comfort of
their own homes. It features HIIT and
strength workouts, as well as lifestyle
masterclasses such as yoga, meditation
and sleep workshops, so consumers can
remain active as they spend more time
inside. Rebel TV is available for a free
five day trial. Following this, consumers
can sign up to a monthly subscription
for £15.99 or £29.99 for 3 months.
HEADSPACE MINDFULNESS AND
MEDITATION APP
Mindfulness and meditation can be
particularly valuable in times of
uncertainty, which is why it may be
useful to use Headspace.
Headspace is a global leader in
meditation and mindfulness through its
meditation app and online content
offerings. Headspace is backed by
co-founder Andy Puddicombe’s deep
knowledge of the time-honored tradition
and practice of meditation, coupled with
his expertise at translating those
learnings into modern day applications.
The app has over 62 million members
across 190 countries and is available in
English, German, French, Spanish and
Portuguese. Download the Headspace
app free of charge from the Apple App
Store or Google Play Store. You can
start learning to meditate right away with
Headspace’s free Basics pack and other
bite-sized minis..
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RUNNING AND CYCLING IN HYDE PARK
If you’re living or staying in Central London and are heading out to do your daily exercise, there are many routes in Hyde
Park to keep you occupied. To keep runners or joggers, or simply strollers, motivated and hone performance, The Royal Parks
have designed some special running routes. With some sweat and dedication, they’ll help you progress from a beginner to
advanced runner, adding years to your life along the way. The routes on the map are split into categories depending on their
level of difficulty. The terrain is mostly flat, so difficulty is largely determined by their length. The light runs are under 2km,
intermediate runs between 2-5km and the advanced routes are anything up to 7km. Do remember to stick to the guidelines on
social distancing and leave at least a 2 metre gap with other park users.
Map: The Royal Parks.
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The Royal Society – Science at Home.
ROYAL SOCIETY ENCOURAGES
SCIENCE AT HOME
The Royal Society is supporting the
UK government as well as providing
independent support for national and
international efforts to deal with
coronavirus. The work includes research
on the biology of the virus and therapies
to combat it, longer term goals such as
the development of vaccines and reviewing
evidence to inform policy making.
Tackling such pandemics will require
both basic and clinical research at every
stage and the scientific community is
doing all it can to help fight the disease
and reduce its toll.
For the millions staying indoors at
the present time, the Royal Society has
collated a number of resources, activities
and videos which are free to download
or view and no sign-up is required.
Many of the links are to lectures and
videos from scientists such as Brian Cox
which people may want to take their time
to explore. They aim to provide
additional learning on current issues
around the subjects of science,
mathematics and computing.
Details at www.royalsociety.org
Photo: @Imgorthand
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
PRESENTS DIGITAL INITIATIVES
The Royal Academy’s doors may be
closed, but art-lovers can still
experience a range of innovative online
content and activity from their
exhibitions, artists and architects.
The RA is sharing video exhibition
tours, interviews, highlights and family
activities where the voices of Royal
Academicians can be heard and one can
revisit popular events and discussions.
The #RAdailydoodle on Twitter is a
fun daily invitation to audiences to be
creative with subjects ranging from ham
to home workspaces. On Instagram,
#MindfulMoments offers audiences time
to pause and reflect with the backdrop of
works from the RA Collection.
The free Royal Academy of Arts
podcast provides a place to listen to art
and ideas at any time of the day.
There is a fascinating 38-minute film
of the exhibition Picasso and Paper and
Picasso can be seen working to create
a masterpiece in an excerpt from
‘Le Mystère Picasso’.
There is something to keep everyone
entertained!
ART FOR RELIEF: MARKUS KLINKO
Acclaimed photographer, Markus
Klinko is selling his entire archive of
photographs, featuring David Bowie,
Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Kate Winslet,
amongst others.
Klinko famously shot David Bowie’s
last, large-scale shoot before his
passing. It took place just after 9/11 –
which was less than a mile from the
photographer’s studio. Klinko notes that
there was a striking similarity in mood
and outlook to the current atmosphere.
The photographer has donated a
special, black and white edition of
12 photographs entitled ‘Smoking’,
featuring the late singer gazing up
moodily, with a cigarette between his
fingers. The auction also includes eerie
shots of Bowie as a blind man; fiercely
posing with a pack of wild wolves and
cradling a baby.
Taglialatella Galleries launched the
Art for Relief campaign to assist people
through the current time. Klinko will be
donating 10% of all sales to NHS
Charities Together through Taglialatella
Galleries’ Art for Relief campaign from
16-22 April.
Photo: Markus Klinko.
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LONDON CITY AIRPORT DONATES
£50,000 TO EAST LONDON
In 2019, London City Airport, which
is based in the London Borough of
Newham, established a Community
Fund to provide local East London
community groups with an annual
£75,000 donation. Given the severe local
impact of the virus, the airport, together
with its Community Fund trustees, have
decided to increase that amount in 2020
and will make £50,000 available
immediately for foodbanks. This means
that over the past year, the airport would
have provided grants worth more than
£165,000 to support local causes.
East London foodbanks are playing a
critical role in getting essential supplies to
local people and families. The donations
will allow organisations like the First Love
Foundation to deliver food door-to-door
in Tower Hamlets and offer advice and
support via telephone to vulnerable,
deprived people within the borough.
On 25 March, London City Airport
temporarily suspended all commercial
and private flights but, being situated
just one mile away from NHS
Nightingale Hospital, remains on hand
to support the emergency services and
military in the national relief effort.
Robert Sinclair, CEO at London City
Airport, said: ‘East London is renowned
for its resilience and the efforts by the
men and women in local foodbanks is
truly superhuman and inspiring. They
represent the best of our community and
I am proud that the airport, even in a
small way, will be able to help
individuals and families receive support.’
Kelly Tolhurst MP, Minister for
Aviation, said: ‘London City Airport’s act
of kindness shows that, despite the
considerable challenges facing the
aviation sector right now, businesses
and those working in aviation are still
supporting their local communities.’
ALICE: CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER
AT THE V&A
Rarely seen concept art from Walt
Disney's 1951 Alice in Wonderland film
as well as sketches and costumes from
Tim Burton's 2010 blockbuster
adaptation will go on show for the first
time in the UK as part of the V&A's
forthcoming major exhibition Alice:
Curiouser and Curiouser. ‘No story in
English literature has intrigued me more
than Lewis Carroll’s Alice in
Wonderland. It fascinated me the first
time I read it as a schoolboy, and as
soon as I possibly could, after I started
making animated cartoons, I acquired
the film rights to it.’ – Walt Disney.
Exploring one of the most imaginative
and inspirational stories ever told, the
exhibition will bring together, for the first
time, Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter and Mia
Wasikowska’s Alice costume with the
Walt Disney artworks that reinvented
Alice for a new generation.
Walt Disney purchased the rights to
the original Tenniel book illustrations in
1931, and initially considered ideas for
developing a live-action version of Alice
in Wonderland throughout the 1930s but
was unable to realise his vision until
1951. For the first time, the exhibition
will display together the visual
development of Walt Disney’s vision for
Alice across several decades, from notes
from early meetings with Aldous Huxley,
to David Hall’s vivid and unsettling
concept drawings, to Mary Blair’s
now-legendary designs for the 1951
animated feature. To this day, the film is
widely regarded as one of Disney’s
greatest classics.
In 2010, Tim Burton brought his bold
and offbeat directing style to
Wonderland, offering a fresh and unique
perspective on the story. It was a huge
box office success and became the fifth
highest-grossing film of all time during
its theatrical run. Visitors will be invited
to explore the creative partnership
between Burton and his long-time
collaborator and Oscar-winning costume
designer, Colleen Atwood.
Original drawing for Alice in Wonderland
of the White Rabbit, 1967.
© Ralph Steadman Art Collection, 2019.
All rights reserved.
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Online
Photo: Johan Persson
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: Will Bozier 'The Swan' and ensemble.
A FESTIVAL OF CLASSICS
FROM NEW ADVENTURES
New Adventures are bringing
A Festival of Classics to your living
room, as part of their REEL Adventures
online programme. The programme
includes a series of Broadcast Premieres
on Sky TV and rare screenings of some
of Matthew Bourne’s most beloved
productions.
On Sunday 26 April at 20.00,
Sky Arts will host the Broadcast
Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s latest hit
production, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ which
had its World Premiere in 2019 and was
filmed live at Sadler’s Wells last August.
On 3 May at 20.00, Sky Arts will rescreen
the internationally acclaimed and
multi-award-winning dance thriller ‘The
Car Man’ which was filmed live at
Sadler’s Wells in 2015.
In addition to the broadcasts, Reel
Adventures offers a different activity for
every day of the week: ‘Motivational
Monday’, ‘Tune in Tuesdays’, ‘Pro
Wednesdays’, ‘Vintage Adventures’,
‘Feature Fridays’, ‘Workshop Weekends’
and ‘Sunday Sessions’. The programme
includes a live company class once a
week – led by New Adventures artists
and open to everyone, creative tasks for
children, live Q&As, as well as access to
behind the scenes footage and rarely
seen treasures from New Adventures
archive, curated and introduced by
Matthew Bourne.
Matthew Bourne said: ‘We’ve been
overwhelmed by the support from our
dedicated community of friends and
followers. It’s important, now more than
ever, that we stay connected with each
other whilst we navigate what is an
incredibly challenging time for us all.
We have always endeavoured to bring
our productions to a wider audience
through collaborations with Sky Arts
and More2Screen. At a time when none
of us are able to enjoy a live
performance at our local theatre we’re
delighted to be able to reach audiences
through their TV. Huge thanks go to
Sky Arts and all those involved in
creating these films for making this
possible at such short notice.’
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE AT HOME
At a time when many theatre fans
around the world aren’t able to visit
National Theatre Live venues or local
theatres, the National have launched an
online platform where the public will be
able to watch some of the best British
theatre from the comfort of the living
room, free fo charge, for one week. The
series continues with the Shakespeare
classic, Twelfth Night, which will be
streamed on 23 April at 19.00.
Make a date with Shakespeare's
whirlwind comedy of mistaken identity,
featuring Tamsin Greig as a transformed
Malvolia. A ship is wrecked on the rocks:
Viola is washed ashore but her twin
brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to
survive on her own, she steps out to
explore a new land. Where music is the
food of love, and nobody is quite what
they seem, anything proves possible.
Doon Mackichan as Feste and Tamsin Greig as
Malvolia in Twelfth Night at the National Theatre.
Lisa Burger, Executive Director and
Joint Chief Executive of The National
Theatre said: ‘Our ambition at the
National Theatre is to create work which
is challenging, entertaining and
inspiring and we’re committed to
continuing that through these difficult
times. I'm thrilled that we’re able to fulfil
this ambition in a different way through
our collaboration with YouTube.’
Photo: Marc Brenner.
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Photo: Marc Brenner.
ACTING FOR OTHERS FUNDRAISING
EVENTS
Theatrical charity, Acting for Others,
have formed a Virus Relief Fund which
will be available to its 14 member
charities. In addition, there are several
fundraising events taking place in aid of
the charity and its support to theatre
workers in this unprecedented time of
need including All the Web’s a Stage,
Fleabag For Charity and A Song for Our
Time.
Theatre Together’s All the Web’s a
Stage, an online event on Shakespeare
Day (23 April), will feature a variety of
live performances including those from
Joanne Clifton, Danny Mac, Marisha
Wallace and A4O Ambassadors, Jodie
Prenger, Cleve September and La Voix.
The event will be free to access.
For a limited time, Phoebe Waller-
Bridge’s Fleabag can be streamed online.
through Soho Theatre and Amazon
Prime from £4. The play will be available
for two weeks only from 10 April.
Proceeds will be donated to a variety of
charities and funds including
Acting for Others.
Danielle Tarento and Paul Wilkins are
inviting composers to write and submit
an original composition, A Song For Our
Time, with one version selected to be
recorded by a virtual choir including
West End stars.
Acting for Others have postponed the
second annual West End Flea Market
this year in response to the challenging
times. The event, due to take place on
16 May 2020, will be rescheduled for a
later date.
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, co-chair of
Acting for Others said: ‘Raising money
for our charity at this time is all the more
important, given the number of theatre
workers in the industry now out of work.
We hope that those who are in a position
to, might consider supporting some of
the tremendous online events organised
in support of our theatre colleagues in
this time of need. We look forward to
welcoming theatre fans and supporters
to West End Flea Market again soon’.
Dame Judi Dench
DAME JUDI DENCH IN CONVERSATION
WITH GYLES BRANDRETH
Filmed live at the Orange Tree Theatre
in 2017, an exclusive 90-minute in
conversation with Dame Judi Dench
(hosted by Gyles Brandreth) will be
available online from 15.00 on 26 April.
This is a paid video on demand and all
monies raised will go to the Orange Tree
Theatre’s Survival Fund, following its
closure due to the current situation.
Packed full of entertaining, funny and
touching stories from Dame Judi’s
incredible career, viewers can experience
the unique intimacy of the Orange Tree,
recreating a very special event in the
comfort of their own home.
Dame Judi Dench took to the Orange
Tree stage for the first time in 2017 for
the OT’s inaugural Under the Orange
Tree: a series of talks with our most
distinguished actors about people
they’ve worked with, admired and
learned from.
Orange Tree Artistic Director Paul
Miller said: ‘This film records one of my
happiest days ever: the day Judi came to
the Orange Tree. It’s 90 minutes of
enormous fun and fascinating insights’.
Further details are available online at
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Photo: Orange Tree Theatre
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE EXTENDS
DIGITAL STREAMING
Hampstead Theatre has extended its
free, digital streaming series in
partnership with The Guardian. The live
stream recordings of Nina Raine’s NHS
inspired hit drama Tiger Country and
Howard Brenton’s politically charged
#AIWW: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei will be
available to watch at theguardian.com
and hampsteadtheatre.com as part of the
theatre’s current at home series –
#HampsteadTheatreAtHome
Tiger Country Photo: Robert Workman
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Automatic tea-making machine made by the Automatic Water Boiler Company,
Birmingham, England, 1902-1910.
© Science Museum Group
SCIENCE AT HOME
The Science Museum Group’s
curators, archivists and researchers have
been working hard to highlight less well
known objects from their collection, and
tell new stories about the impact of
science, technology and medicine on
our world.
This year, they are sharing the
extraordinary stories behind ordinary
objects, from light bulbs to motorways
and cups of tea to concrete,
technologies we encounter every day.
From the domestic sphere to the public
space we all share, these stories explore
how technology has changed the
rhythms of our home life, improved our
health, shaped our habits and affected
our built environment.
Explore the story of the Teasmade, an
automatic tea-making apparatus, that
goes back over a hundred years and
forward into our automated future. Or,
discover the illuminating history of
electric lighting and how it became an
everyday technology available to us at
the flick of a switch.
Discover more through the Science
Museum’s Objects & Stories page
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objectsand-stories/everyday-technology
HEADLONG AND BBC ARTS
‘CULTURE IN QUARANTINE’
BBC Arts has joined award-winning
theatre company Headlong and BAFTA
winning Century Films, as broadcast
partner for Unprecedented: Real Time
Theatre from a State of Isolation, a series
of short, digital plays written and
performed in isolation, which will be
broadcast across the nation during
lockdown as part of Culture in Quarantine.
Written by celebrated playwrights,
performed by a cast of over fifty UK actors
and curated by Headlong, Century Films
and BBC Arts, Unprecedented is a series
of short digital plays exploring our rapidly
evolving world.
PRIVATE LIVES STARRING PATRICIA
HODGE & NIGEL HAVERS
David Pugh and Theatre Royal Bath
Productions are to present The Nigel
Havers Theatre Company in Noel Coward’s
gloriously entertaining Private Lives.
This will be the inaugural show for The
Nigel Havers Theatre Company, which will
be touring the country with a line-up of
theatrical gems. The plan is that the UK
Tour of Private Lives will begin at Theatre
Royal Bath on 1 October. Award-winning
theatre producer David Pugh said of the
new company, ‘Nigel Havers is one of the
biggest stars who likes to tour and in the
past we have had some incredibly
successful partnerships, from Art through
to Frank McGuinness’s adaption of
Rebecca.’
Coward’s dazzling comic masterpiece is
both a scintillatingly witty and scathingly
vitriolic study of the rich and reckless in
love. Elyot and Amanda, who were once
married, find themselves in adjoining
rooms in the same hotel on the French
Riviera, both on honeymoon with their new
partners. Their initial horror quickly
evaporates and soon they’re sharing
cocktails and a romantic serenade.
Olivier Award-winning Patricia Hodge
OBE, one of the country’s most loved
actresses, plays Amanda. Nigel Havers,
ever suave and thoroughly charming, plays
Elyot, the role taken by Noel Coward
himself in the original production in 1930.
Surprisingly, it is the first time Nigel Havers
has appeared in a Coward play on stage.
Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers. Photo: John Swannell
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Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers. Photo: John Swannell

Daffodils
By William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed – and gazed – but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.