The Week in Light & Sound
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Any Time Now - Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has sparked a frenzy of rumours about a possible band reunion after a mysterious message was posted on the rock singer's website. The three-word missive posted by Plant simply said: "Any time now. . ." The band last played together in 2007 and celebrates its 50th anniversary next year.The message might also refer to Plant’s new album which is reportedly nearing completion.
Football Focus - Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch is to be staged as an opera, premiering later this year. The novel, which has already been dramatised as both a play and a film, will receive its first ever musical staging at the Union Chapel in north London by Highbury Opera Theatre. Hornby has given the company his blessing to create and perform an original production based on his novel about his life supporting Arsenal Football Club. The Arsenal Foundation is supporting the production, and is funding workshops with local schools that will accompany the show.
Music for All Thousands of free musical instrument lessons will be available nationwide on Learn to Play Day 2017 which takes place 24 June. Plus, there will be loads of special event offers and competitions to take part in. The event is the flagship event of the charity Music for All in partnership with the Musicians’ Union, the Arts Council ‘Take It Away’ scheme and Making Music. Its aim is to get everyone, young and old, and different levels of experience to be inspired or return to learning to play a musical instrument. Full details of the event, including participating venues and local appearances, will be found at www.learntoplayday.com over the coming weeks.
Church Times - Shakespeare’s Richard III is to be performed in Leicester Cathedral, where the king’s remains were buried after their discovery in a car park in 2015. The production is part of a cathedral tour by theatre company Antic Disposition, which will also play at Ely, Peterborough, Gloucester, Bristol and Salisbury cathedrals before a run of 15 performances at London’s Temple Church.
Directors Ben Horslen and John Risebero said: “By bringing our production to Leicester Cathedral, the king’s final resting place, we hope to entertain the audience with Shakespeare’s version of his story, while encouraging them to look beyond it at the more nuanced assessment of Richard that is now emerging.” Design is by John Risebero, lighting by Tom Boucher and the composer is James Burrows. The tour runs from 13 July to 9 September.
(Jim Evans)
9 May 2017
