Opera is for Everyone - Relaxed Performance With the Stroud Arts Festival Ensemble Stroud Arts Festival’s annual inclusive opera takes inspiration this year from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and the passionate music of the Baroque Era. Come and experience the thrill of world-class singers and musicians in a relaxed setting and find out if our […]
WildSong With the Acapellies Choir Led by Eleanor Holliday Creating a surround-sound of choral a cappella, the Acapellies bring us this beautiful concert exploring how different countries and cultures see themselves in relation to their natural environment. Music, and its relationship with nature, connects and benefits us all — perhaps we are not so different, […]
To open the 80th Stroud Arts Festival, in collaboration with Stroud Book Festival, we’re delighted to welcome Daisy Fancourt to discuss her remarkable book Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health with books journalist and Stroud Book Festival Programme Director, Caroline Sanderson. Daisy is an award-winning professor at University College […]
Come and meet Brimstone the Dragon from Autin Dance Theatre As the opening event for our 80th Celebration, we can't wait for Autin Dance Theatre to return to Stroud with this spectacular roaming theatrical experience that ignites imaginations, inspires wonder. Brimstone is a fearsome yet misunderstood beast, brought to life by four highly skilled puppeteers […]
This event has been postponed due to cast illness The Monster Slaying Misadventures of King Arthur - The Lost Boys Join King Arthur and his long-suffering steward for a gloriously silly, action-packed outdoor adventure. Packed with slapstick, swordplay, and audience participation, The Monster Slaying Misadventures of King Arthur brings British legend to life with a cheeky […]
Seeing Through Sound - The Marian Consort A visual and aural feast featuring some of the greatest painters and composers of the Renaissance. Experience an event which vividly reveals how Renaissance art is full of sound. Angels sing out from altarpieces, ancient gods and goddesses compete in musical contests, and music provides an essential backdrop to […]
Opera is for Everyone! Relaxed Performance Stroud Arts Festival's relaxed opera returns to the Sub Rooms for another highly acclaimed, inclusive and unique show created especially for audiences less able to access traditional performances. Our skilled singers and musicians will lead you gently on a journey through the beautiful and dramatic music of the operatic […]
Red Sky at Sunrise - Laurie Lee in Words and Music Anton Lesser stars in Lee’s extraordinary story, from Cider with Rosie to the Spanish Civil War In a captivating weave of music and Lee’s own writing, Red Sky at Sunrise follows Laurie Lee through his much-loved Cider with Rosie trilogy, when he famously walked […]
Stroud Arts Festival 80th Celebration Three Masterworks. Two Outstanding Artists. One Unmissable Evening. Join one of the world's leading cellists Raphael Wallfisch and acclaimed pianist Simon Callaghan for a recital bringing together three distinctive works from the cello repertoire. Beethoven’s Sonata in A major, Op. 69 is full of energy, warmth and brilliant musical dialogue. […]
Art in Motion – moments from the Stroud Arts Festival captured in art Highlighting events from the Stroud Arts Festival 80th Anniversary programme captured live at the event by members of the Stroud Artists Cooperative – a mixture of paintings and sketches expressing the essence, atmosphere and spirit of the performances and audience. A celebration […]
As part of the Stroud Arts Festival 80th Celebration, we are thrilled to support the first year of Stroud’s new festival - Play ON Stroud: The All New Stroud Theatre Festival A cultural event designed to bring professional theatre to Stroud for a weekend celebration of live performance. Friday 9 October - Sunday 11 October […]
Stroud Arts Festival 80th Celebrations Experience an exhilarating evening of orchestral brilliance with the Capriol Chamber Orchestra. Conducted by Jonathan Trim and led by Natasha Bowen-Jones, the concert features Gavin Sutherland’s Capriol Overture, Beethoven’s powerful ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto performed by award-winning pianist Clare Hammond, and Haydn’s much-loved 'The London' Symphony - a concert full of […]
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