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Pip Utton - Playing Maggie
Theatre
Friday 30th July
Doors open – 6 pm
Show – 7.30 pm
Not just a reflection on how to portray her but a live audience with Mrs Thatcher, the ‘Iron Lady’! Saviour or witch? Love her or hate her? She divided the nation like no other politician, changing the face of British, even world politics forever. Listen again to her philosophies, her inspiration and her logic, and take the chance to ask her a question! Yes, task her anything you want, and she will answer. Full of laughs but at the same time serious thoughts and discussions, because like the audience questions, every performance is different!
WINNER The Stage Special Award for Acting
Excellence WINNER Fringereview.co.uk Award for Outstanding Theatre
Image credit: Andy Doornhein
Jay Rayner Quartet
Music
Saturday 31st July
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Restaurant critic Jay Rayner, undoubtedly the best jazz pianist in Britain of all the judges on MasterChef, leads an ensemble of top flight musicians through a compelling and vivid night of the very best of song-writing and jazz.
Image credit – Pal Hansen
London Concertante Soloists
Music
Sunday 1st August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Combining beautifully decorated gardens and glorious music was not entirely our idea…in fact, someone may say we were inspired by the Italian gardens in the 1700s, where there was not an evening when music didn’t resonate between the orange and lemon trees, and the marble fountains. So what better welcome to our very own Secret Garden Concerts than to bring our audience back to that world?
Artistic Director Chris Grist takes to the stage with soloists from the London Concertante Henry Chandler, Guy Button and David Gordon, to offer a baroque feast.
Sit back in our stunning secret garden location and immerse yourself in some of the best-known works by baroque composers Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Gabrielli.
Brodsky Quartet
Music
Friday 6th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
A sensational evening of Bach, Britten and Beethoven with the world-renowned Brodsky Quartet.
The ensemble are at the very forefront of the international chamber music scene. Their energy and craftsmanship have attracted numerous awards and accolades worldwide, and we can’t wait to welcome them to our magical secret garden setting for this unique and intimate performance.
Image credit: Sarah Cresswell
Sam Leak Trio
Music
Saturday 7th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Join us in the breathtaking Secret Garden and be whisked away by the Sam Leak Trio, as they perform contemporary jazz with a gospel-tinged, and folk-inspired, freedom and abandon.
Sara Pascoe & Angela Barnes
Comedy
Sunday 8th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Set starts – 7.30 pm
A side-splitting double bill comedy night of Sara Pascoe and Angela Barnes.
Alexandra Whittingham
Music
Thursday 12th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Set starts – 7.30 pm
Join Alexandra Whittingham, rising star of classical guitar, and Chris Grist, our Artistic Director, for an evening of spectacular musical dialogues between the romantic cello and the passionate guitar.
Romantic Cello by Moonlight
Music
Friday 13th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Join cellist Chris Grist and pianist Daniel Grimwood for a glorious programme of music under the stars and lit by the moon.
Jason Rebello & Tim Garland
Music
Saturday 14th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
We welcome celebrated British jazz pianist Jason Rebello, who will be joined by renowned saxophonist Tim Garland.
Nerina Pallot
Music
Friday 3rd September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Nerina Pallot is an English singer, songwriter and producer, who has released six albums. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for “Sophia” in the category of ‘Best Song (musically and lyrically)’ in the same year.
On the 3rd September the Secret Garden will play host a magical acoustic set from the mesmerising Nerina Pallot.
In Conversation with Giles Milton
Literature
Saturday 4th September
Performance – 15.00 pm
Giles Milton, the international best-selling author, joins us in the Secret Garden, speaking about his latest work Checkmate in Berlin.
Pip Utton is Adolf
Theatre
Saturday 4th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Show – 7.30 pm
One of the most successful solo shows of the past 25yrs, ‘Adolf’ has played in over 20 countries to rave reviews and awards. Still touring widely, it recently won the annual Spevtaki ‘Best One Man’ play. Directed by Guy Masterson, ‘Adolf’ furnishes an acute anatomy of fascism; its ideological justification, its poisoned utopias. Looking uncomfortably like the Fuhrer, Pip takes his audience on a journey into themselves, facing their own intolerance and gently coaxing an understanding of the mind-set of a nation that could allow such a man to take control. ‘Terrifying beyond expectations, Adolf leaves as profound an impact as ever.’ The Skinny ***** 2019.
Michael Collins & London Concertante
Music
Sunday 5th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
This concert features works by Mozart and Francaix performed by the London Concertante with the spotlight on Michael Collins, clarinet. With the lighthearted wit and elegance, irony and lyricism of Francaix’ work and Mozart’s effervescent melodies, we welcome you one more time to our starlit garden and invite you to sit back and enjoy.
The King's Singers
Music
Friday 10th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
The King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over fifty years. They are renowned for their unrivalled technique, versatility and skill in performance, and for their consummate musicianship, drawing both on the group’s rich heritage and its pioneering spirit to create an extraordinary wealth of original works and unique collaborations.
London Concertante
Music
Sunday 12th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Join London Concertante for a Schubert’s String Quintet and Strauss’ Metamorphosen performed under the stars.
Pip Utton - Playing Maggie
Friday 30th July
Doors open – 6 pm
Show – 7.30 pm
Not just a reflection on how to portray her but a live audience with Mrs Thatcher, the ‘Iron Lady’! Saviour or witch? Love her or hate her? She divided the nation like no other politician, changing the face of British, even world politics forever. Listen again to her philosophies, her inspiration and her logic, and take the chance to ask her a question! Yes, task her anything you want, and she will answer. Full of laughs but at the same time serious thoughts and discussions, because like the audience questions, every performance is different!
WINNER The Stage Special Award for Acting
Excellence WINNER Fringereview.co.uk Award for Outstanding Theatre
Image credit: Andy Doornhein
Jay Rayner Quartet
Saturday 31st July
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Restaurant critic Jay Rayner, undoubtedly the best jazz pianist in Britain of all the judges on MasterChef, leads an ensemble of top flight musicians through a compelling and vivid night of the very best of song-writing and jazz.
Image credit – Pal Hansen
London Concertante Soloists
Sunday 1st August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Combining beautifully decorated gardens and glorious music was not entirely our idea…in fact, someone may say we were inspired by the Italian gardens in the 1700s, where there was not an evening when music didn’t resonate between the orange and lemon trees, and the marble fountains. So what better welcome to our very own Secret Garden Concerts than to bring our audience back to that world?
Artistic Director Chris Grist takes to the stage with soloists from the London Concertante Henry Chandler, Guy Button and David Gordon, to offer a baroque feast.
Sit back in our stunning secret garden location and immerse yourself in some of the best-known works by baroque composers Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Gabrielli.
Brodsky Quartet
Friday 6th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
A sensational evening of Bach, Britten and Beethoven with the world-renowned Brodsky Quartet.
The ensemble are at the very forefront of the international chamber music scene. Their energy and craftsmanship have attracted numerous awards and accolades worldwide, and we can’t wait to welcome them to our magical secret garden setting for this unique and intimate performance.
Image credit: Sarah Cresswell
Sam Leak Trio
Saturday 7th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Join us in the breathtaking Secret Garden and be whisked away by the Sam Leak Trio, as they perform contemporary jazz with a gospel-tinged, and folk-inspired, freedom and abandon.
Sara Pascoe & Angela Barnes
Sunday 8th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Set starts – 7.30 pm
A side-splitting double bill comedy night of Sara Pascoe and Angela Barnes.
Alexandra Whittingham
Music
Thursday 12th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Set starts – 7.30 pm
Join Alexandra Whittingham, rising star of classical guitar, and Chris Grist, our Artistic Director, for an evening of spectacular musical dialogues between the romantic cello and the passionate guitar.
Romantic Cello by Moonlight
Music
Friday 13th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Join cellist Chris Grist and pianist Daniel Grimwood for a glorious programme of music under the stars and lit by the moon.
Jason Rebello & Tim Garland
Music
Saturday 14th August
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
We welcome celebrated British jazz pianist Jason Rebello, who will be joined by renowned saxophonist Tim Garland.
Nerina Pallot
Friday 3rd September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Nerina Pallot is an English singer, songwriter and producer, who has released six albums. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for “Sophia” in the category of ‘Best Song (musically and lyrically)’ in the same year.
On the 3rd September the Secret Garden will play host a magical acoustic set from the mesmerising Nerina Pallot.
In Conversation with Giles Milton
Saturday 4th September
Performance – 15.00 pm
Giles Milton, the international best-selling author, joins us in the Secret Garden, speaking about his latest work Checkmate in Berlin.
Pip Utton is Adolf
Saturday 4th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Show – 7.30 pm
One of the most successful solo shows of the past 25yrs, ‘Adolf’ has played in over 20 countries to rave reviews and awards. Still touring widely, it recently won the annual Spevtaki ‘Best One Man’ play. Directed by Guy Masterson, ‘Adolf’ furnishes an acute anatomy of fascism; its ideological justification, its poisoned utopias. Looking uncomfortably like the Fuhrer, Pip takes his audience on a journey into themselves, facing their own intolerance and gently coaxing an understanding of the mind-set of a nation that could allow such a man to take control. ‘Terrifying beyond expectations, Adolf leaves as profound an impact as ever.’ The Skinny ***** 2019.
Michael Collins & London Concertante
Sunday 5th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
This concert features works by Mozart and Francaix performed by the London Concertante with the spotlight on Michael Collins, clarinet. With the lighthearted wit and elegance, irony and lyricism of Francaix’ work and Mozart’s effervescent melodies, we welcome you one more time to our starlit garden and invite you to sit back and enjoy.
The King's Singers
Friday 10th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
The King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over fifty years. They are renowned for their unrivalled technique, versatility and skill in performance, and for their consummate musicianship, drawing both on the group’s rich heritage and its pioneering spirit to create an extraordinary wealth of original works and unique collaborations.
London Concertante
Sunday 12th September
Doors open – 6 pm
Concert – 7.30 pm
Join London Concertante for a Schubert’s String Quintet and Strauss’ Metamorphosen performed under the stars.