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Way beyond Hadestown: the windswept rush of folk musicals Harry Harris In 2011, I watched a flock of British folk luminaries, led by US singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, perform Mitchell’s folk opera Hadestown at London’s Union Chapel. Ten years on, Hadestown has been a hit at the National Theatre and on Broadway and has led the way for an increasing number of songwriters to merge folk and musical theatre. “Hadestown was inspiring to quite a lot of us,” says Maz O’Connor, who is among the singer-songwriters to make that leap. “It showed that you don’t have to id...

Snape Maltings Concert Hall is ready to stage live music again Picture: MATT JOLLY - Credit: Archant Concerts will be resuming at the world famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall from the end of May marking the start of ‘Summer at Snape’. Britten Pears Arts will be returning to live music-making with audiences indoors at Snape Maltings from Friday May 21, subject to the rollout of the government’s roadmap.  Live music is returning to Snape Maltings from May for a series of concerts called 'Summer at Snape'  Photo:Philip Vile - Credit: Archant The first event sees the return of the BBC Sy...

Concerts will be resuming at the world famous Snape Maltings Concert Hall from the end of May marking the start of ‘Summer at Snape’.

Letty Stott at Britten Pears Arts' Festival of New, Snape Maltings - Credit: Britten Pears Arts From ancient horns to ‘fractured punk’, Britten Pears Arts is offering audiences a lockdown mini-festival of music this weekend. Festival of New is a whirlwind annual showcase of new projects in development, created on residencies at Snape Maltings by musicians representing a large breadth of musical genres.  Usually, it takes the form of a live weekend at Snape in September but, because of Covid, this year it will be broadcast online. It takes place on Saturday, February 27 on YouTube Live ...