New collaboration for 2026 Two of British folk’s most distinctive, expressive and highly regarded artists join together in a brand new inspired collaboration. Both are celebrated for their deeply expressive musicianship, warmth and the rare intimacy of their live performances. In this brand new show they weave together original compositions with traditional folk music and song. Shaped by their […]
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Mark Steel: Work in Progress
Join Mark as he tries out some brand-new material! Sony and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer and comedian, Mark Steel is best known for his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town. Mark has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got […]
Laura Cortese
To call Laura Cortese a globetrotter would be to drastically understate her adventurous spirit. Her nature, as a musician, has always been to go where the wind takes her, settling into new ecosystems in which to adapt and grow roots until the breeze blows once more. In these travels, she has found a global network […]
Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague
Performing songs from their new album The Shieling. Folk, Americana & Blues.Following a run of intimate duo performances in California, Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague retreated to a cottage on the shores of Loch Fyne, Scotland, to record a new stripped-back duo album. The home they recorded in is called The Shieling. Drawing on folk, […]
Tales of Drake
A drink, a fight and tales through the night of piracy, slavery and the world encompassed… 1604, and the Pelican Tavern stands at the edge of the Thames near Execution Dock. Here, a former sailor serves a last quart of ale to those found guilty of piracy, before they hang at the scaffold from a […]
Snake Davis with Neil Fairclough
Another world first for Ropery Hall! Snake and Neil have been friends and collaborators for decades but have never performed before as a duo. They’re scheming, dreaming and experimenting, and cooking up a wonderfully diverse set. Neil has for some years been the bass player with Queen! Not a pretend Queen but the real thing! […]
Animal Farm
ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER SOLO SHOWS! HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED! 80+ years since the publication of Orwell’s barnyard masterpiece about the abuse of power and the power to corrupt, Olivier award winner, Guy Masterson’s epic, often comic yet deeply moving solo adaptation is perhaps more relevant than ever before as Napoleon […]
Patrick Monahan
Patrick Monahan – I’m not a terrorist, I’m Freddie Mercury Since coming to England from Iran in 1980, if I had a £1 for every time someone called me a terrorist, I’d have enough money to run my own terrorist organisation. I’ve more in common with Freddie Mercury than Hezbollah.I’ve had visas turned down, extra […]
The Charlotte Carrivick Band
With a shared passion for modern bluegrass, The Charlotte Carrivick Band brings together four of the most exciting musicians in the UK today. Charlotte Carrivick is a flatpicking guitarist of international renown, sought for her inventive lead playing and regarded as an expert fiddle tune interpreter on the guitar. Joining Charlotte is long time collaborator […]
Midsummer Revels
Following from GreenMatthews highly-successful Midwinter Revels, they present their new show Midsummer Revels. Featuring traditional English folk songs, self-written material and toe-tapping dance tunes, Midsummer Revels is a glorious feel-good evocation of sunny days, blue skies and green fields! Songs of the land and sea, town and country are brought to life on a plethora […]
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