Ustinov
MORE THAN JUST THEATRE … New Adventures at the Ustinov Studio
Last year acclaimed theatre and opera director DEBORAH WARNER took over as Artistic Director of the USTINOV STUDIO. She proposed a radical new programming model for the theatre where OPERA, DANCE and SONG would be programmed alongside THEATRE.
The multi-genre programme triumphed in a thrilling season with highly successful productions of Shakespeare’s The Tempest; Benjamin Britten’s Phaedra; Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas; Kim Brandstrup’s new dance piece Minotaur and Dickie Beau’s inventive Showmanism.
2023 sees an equally exciting and eclectic line up of productions.
The season begins with THEATRE and a new production of Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal from director Richard Jones. OPERA follows with Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw directed by rising star Isabelle Kettle. Kim Brandstup’s Minotaur returns in a DANCE double bill with a brand new work featuring ballet stars Matthew Ball, Alina Cojocaru, Kristen McNally and Tommy Franzen.
A new RECITAL strand is introduced which brings some of the most important names in classical music including internationally renowned tenor Ian Bostridge, leading mezzo-soprano Christine Rice, acclaimed lyric soprano Sophie Bevan and master pianist Julius Drake.
Deborah Warner brings dance, theatre, opera and music into the intimate surroundings of the Ustinov Studio once again.
“One of the most exciting seasons in the country is to be found in one of our smallest theatres… all part of a season that feels like no other on the theatrical landscape” Metro
Alongside Deborah’s seasons, the Ustinov Studio continues to present highly-acclaimed programmes of world and UK premieres, alongside the best in small-scale touring theatre, comedy, music and dance.
Ian Bostridge
30 Sept & 1 Oct - Internationally renowned tenor Ian Bostridge presents an evening of songs by Benjamin Britten, with renowned pianist Julius Drake
Christine Rice
2 & 3 October - Leading mezzo-soprano Christine Rice returns after 2022's Phaedra with a programme of songs spanning the centuries, with Julius Drake.
Machinal
20 Oct - 18 Nov - Five time Olivier Award winning director Richard Jones brings Sophie Treadwell's extraordinary epic masterpiece to life
The Turn of the Screw
1 - 23 Dec - Benjamin Britten's famous take on Henry James's ghostly novella, directed by Isabelle Kettle, following last year's triumphant Dido and Aeneas
Sophie Bevan
5 & 6 January - One of the great lyric sopranos of her generation, Sophie Bevan performs a selection of lieder from the masters of song.
Metamorphoses
29 Jan - 10 Feb - A double bill of Minotaur and a new work by Kim Brandstrup, both exploring mythological sources.
