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London’s new cross-arts venue, Marylebone Theatre, has announced its exciting second season...
Press Release
Near Baker Street, the new performing arts venue is carving out a special place on the London cultural scene as a beautiful and grand but intimate setting offering a wide variety of programming with theatre, music, dance and spoken word. The theatre’s second season will launch in January 2023, opening with a particular focus on music, bringing internationally renowned music artists to London this winter, including Benjamin Appl and Rachel Podger. In partnership with Quip Shed Comedy, Marylebone Theatre will host top names from the world of comedy including Ed Gamble and Phil Wang and further programming will be announced later.
The exciting music programme will see six concerts by internationally renowned artists. Apollo5, the critically acclaimed a capella group known for its rich, dynamic sound, will open the season in January. The five-piece vocal group has a versatile approach to music, with a repertoire spanning Renaissance, classical and choral works, as well as folk, jazz and pop. Norwegian-American pianist and composer Ola Gjielo, one of the most frequently performed choral composers in the world, will take to the Marylebone stage in January with his distinct style of cinematic, evocative harmonious sounds.
Award-winning cellist Constantin Macherel will perform in January. Marylebone Theatre has a strong Rudolf Steiner heritage, who was known not just for his plays but also his movement artform, eurythmy. Macherel will be accompanied by eurythmy performer Benjawan Boonyawat for a special and expressive evening of music and movement. Contralto Jess Dandy will bring her velvety, plangent voice in January, accompanied by pianist Dylan Perez. Dandy has previously performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dunedin Consort and The Academy of Ancient Music. Baritone Benjamin Appl will perform with pianist James Baillieu. Appl, who was a BBC New Generation Artist 2014-16, is celebrated by audiences and critics across Europe and America, and his recent highlights include Dido and Aeneas with LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra and Schubert’s song cycles at the Armory, New York. Renowned violinist Rachel Podger will close out the music programme with her mastery of the Baroque and Classical, known for her skilled interpretations of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Purcell and more.
Marylebone Theatre’s spoken word programme will include The Soldier, an evening of the poetry of Kipling, Owen and Sassoon, performed by Olivier Award-winning actor Kenneth Cranham. Steinwerk will see Marylebone Theatre become a laboratory for a sculpture of voice. Poet and artist Sean Borodale and vocalist and performance sound artist Steve Boyland will explore the voice as a sculptural medium. Alongside their installation, which will feature performances, will be an exhibition of prints drawn from a stock of vocal scores and lyrigraphs.
Audiences in need of fun and cheer in the middle of winter will enjoy some of the biggest and best upcoming names in comedy, including Ed Gamble, known for presenting The Peacock and Gamble and Off Menu podcasts; stand-up comedian and writer Phil Wang; Scottish comedian Fern Brady; Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian Ahir Shah; and exciting new stand-up and MC Michael May.
Artistic Director of Marylebone Theatre Alexander Gifford said, "It is a great pleasure to be announcing a second season of work, which consolidates and expands upon our first. The Marylebone’s potential as a performance space will be fully explored with our upcoming programme. I am particularly pleased that we will be show-casing the beautiful movement form of eurythmy, as well as welcoming our first sculpture installation. Audiences are getting to know us as a place where they can be sure of high quality theatre and music, and it is exciting that in the New Year they will also be able to discover us as a home for dance, stand-up and the visual arts."
The exciting music programme will see six concerts by internationally renowned artists. Apollo5, the critically acclaimed a capella group known for its rich, dynamic sound, will open the season in January. The five-piece vocal group has a versatile approach to music, with a repertoire spanning Renaissance, classical and choral works, as well as folk, jazz and pop. Norwegian-American pianist and composer Ola Gjielo, one of the most frequently performed choral composers in the world, will take to the Marylebone stage in January with his distinct style of cinematic, evocative harmonious sounds.
Award-winning cellist Constantin Macherel will perform in January. Marylebone Theatre has a strong Rudolf Steiner heritage, who was known not just for his plays but also his movement artform, eurythmy. Macherel will be accompanied by eurythmy performer Benjawan Boonyawat for a special and expressive evening of music and movement. Contralto Jess Dandy will bring her velvety, plangent voice in January, accompanied by pianist Dylan Perez. Dandy has previously performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dunedin Consort and The Academy of Ancient Music. Baritone Benjamin Appl will perform with pianist James Baillieu. Appl, who was a BBC New Generation Artist 2014-16, is celebrated by audiences and critics across Europe and America, and his recent highlights include Dido and Aeneas with LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra and Schubert’s song cycles at the Armory, New York. Renowned violinist Rachel Podger will close out the music programme with her mastery of the Baroque and Classical, known for her skilled interpretations of Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Purcell and more.
Marylebone Theatre’s spoken word programme will include The Soldier, an evening of the poetry of Kipling, Owen and Sassoon, performed by Olivier Award-winning actor Kenneth Cranham. Steinwerk will see Marylebone Theatre become a laboratory for a sculpture of voice. Poet and artist Sean Borodale and vocalist and performance sound artist Steve Boyland will explore the voice as a sculptural medium. Alongside their installation, which will feature performances, will be an exhibition of prints drawn from a stock of vocal scores and lyrigraphs.
Audiences in need of fun and cheer in the middle of winter will enjoy some of the biggest and best upcoming names in comedy, including Ed Gamble, known for presenting The Peacock and Gamble and Off Menu podcasts; stand-up comedian and writer Phil Wang; Scottish comedian Fern Brady; Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian Ahir Shah; and exciting new stand-up and MC Michael May.
Artistic Director of Marylebone Theatre Alexander Gifford said, "It is a great pleasure to be announcing a second season of work, which consolidates and expands upon our first. The Marylebone’s potential as a performance space will be fully explored with our upcoming programme. I am particularly pleased that we will be show-casing the beautiful movement form of eurythmy, as well as welcoming our first sculpture installation. Audiences are getting to know us as a place where they can be sure of high quality theatre and music, and it is exciting that in the New Year they will also be able to discover us as a home for dance, stand-up and the visual arts."
Here's the programme announced so far:
Apollo5 - Wednesday 11th January
Ola Gjeilo - Thursday 12th January
Constantin Macherel, accompanied by Benjawan Boonyawat - Friday 13th January
Jess Dandy with Dylan Perez - Thursday 26th January
Ed Gamble, Fern Brady, Ahir Shah, Michael May - Saturday 28th January
The Soldier, performed by Kenneth Cranham - Sunday 5th February
Benjamin Appl with James Baillieu - Thursday 9th February
Rachel Podger - Thursday 23rd February
Steinwerk with Sean Borodale and Steve Boyland - Thursday 2nd – Wednesday 8th March
Further programming for Marylebone Theatre’s second season will be announced in due course. Tickets are available from www.marylebonetheatre.com
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About Marylebone Theatre
Marylebone Theatre is a new cross-arts venue in London, a short walk from Baker Street, which produces its own work as well as receiving incoming companies. Marylebone Theatre presents the best new writing alongside high quality dance, music and spoken word, carving out a special place on the London cultural scene as a beautiful and grand but intimate setting. The theatre, originally known as Steiner Hall, has recently been beautifully refurbished as a versatile, state-of-the-art mid-size (212 seats) venue with a West End-sized stage. Marylebone Theatre aims to produce distinctively visionary theatre, exploring and refreshing the great poetic tradition while boldly engaging with the pressing issues of our times. The theatre supports local groups through its funded community-in-the-arts scheme and runs a youth theatre and arts-based educational programme.
Marylebone Theatre launched in Autumn 2022 with its inaugural season under Artistic Director Alexander J. Gifford. The theatre opened with a bold production of Dmitry, after Friedrich Schiller by renowned verse dramatist Peter Oswald, directed by the acclaimed Tim Supple and the first season saw an exciting programme featuring theatre, spoken word by poet Ben Okri, and music concerts including Jess Gillam and Stile Antico.
Patrons of Marylebone Theatre include Academy Award-winning actor Sir Mark Rylance, director of the English National Opera Martyn Brabbins, and the esteemed cross-bench peer Baroness Usha Prasher.
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