Event 4 – Concert – The Genius of Britten

Sunday 26 April 2026 CONCERT – The Genius of Britten 4.00pm St Michael’s Church, High Street, Lewes Tickets: £20 (U18s free) Excerpts from Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Turn of the Screw and Billy Budd Pippa Dames-Longworth (mezzo soprano) The Singing Salon The Singing Salon is a group of classically trained, operatic soloists who,…

Event 5 – Film – Britten’s Endgame

Wednesday 29 April 2026                    BOOK TICKETS FILM – Britten’s Endgame + Q&A with John Bridcut (director) 5.00pm Depot A screening of John Bridcut’s documentary made for BBC Four in 2013, followed by a Q&A   To mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, Britten’s Endgame explores the composer’s…

Event 7 – Workshop – Noye’s Fludde

                    Sunday 12 July 2026 WORKSHOP – BRITTEN’S NOYE’S FLUDDE 2.00pm – 5.00pm St Anne’s Church, High Street, Lewes Tickets: £20 (U18s free) Directed by John Hancorn John Tomlinson – God Andrew Davies – Noah Pippa Dames-Longworth – Mrs Noah. A singing workshop for children and…

Event 8 – Film – Moonrise Kingdom

Wednesday 11 November 2026 FILM – Moonrise Kingdom (12A) 5.30pm Depot A screening of Wes Anderson’s whimsical, stylised coming-of-age film, set on a New England island in 1965, featuring Britten’s music. Moonrise Kingdom follows two troubled 12-year-olds – an orphaned Khaki Scout and a misunderstood local girl – who fall in love and run away…

Event 9 – Film – Britten’s Children

Thursday 19 November 2026 FILM – Britten’s Children + Q&A with John Bridcut (director) 5.00pm Depot A screening of John Bridcut’s award winning documentary made for BBC TWO in 2004, followed by a Q&A Britten’s music for and about children: how the composer’s affinity with boys coloured his music, and how his favourite theme of…

Event 10 – Concert – Friday Afternoons

Friday 20 November 2026 CONCERT – Friday Afternoons 4.30pm St Michael’s Church, High Street, Lewes After 5 weeks of workshops come and hear local Lewes primary school children perform works by Britten, Jonathan Dove, Orlando Gough and Ed Hughes. Britten Friday Afternoons 12 songs for children’s voices Jonathan Dove Seasons and Charms A collection of…