Claude-Michel Schönberg in conversation with Edward Seckerson
St James Concert & Assembly Hall, Guernsey Saturday 29th June 8pm The legendary composer of the musical Les Misérables visits the island where Victor Hugo wrote his classic novel. This June, Take a Left Productions will bring…
BERNSTEIN REVEALED
To mark the centenary of his birth in 2018, Leonard Bernstein enthusiasts Edward Seckerson and Tony Award nominated arranger, composer and musical director Jason Carr are joined by Olivier Award nominee Sophie-Louise Dann to celebrate the musical superman who bestrode…
Patti LuPone in conversation with Edward Seckerson
Sunday 10th March 2019 7pm Theatre Royal Haymarket Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone sits down with writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson to talk about her rich and varied career. From her auspicious beginnings…
An Evening with Dame Diana Rigg – Saturday 9th March 2019 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Dame Diana Rigg’s career has spanned much-loved roles from The Avengers’ Emma Peel to Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones. This rare close encounter with the writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson promises to leave no stone unturned –…
A Conversation With DAME SIÂN PHILLIPS
Dame Siân Phillips is a celebrated and much loved Welsh star of stage and screen, acclaimed for her scheming Livia in I Claudius (Best Actress BAFTA), her portrayal of Marlene Dietrich in Marlene (UK and USA) and…
RODGERS REVEALED
Richard Rodgers aficionados Jason Carr, Edward Seckerson and Olivier Award nominee Anna Francolini celebrate arguably the greatest and most versatile popular melodist of them all. This intimate and musical evening will explore the life and music of the…
A Conversation With ELAINE PAIGE
Thursday 19th May 2016 11.30am, The Chapel Sydmonton Court The Festival is thrilled to welcome Elaine Paige – actress, singer, producer, radio presenter and mega-star of musical theatre – to stunning Sydmonton Court, the private home of Andrew Lloyd…
A Conversation With DAME DIANA RIGG
Sunday 7th February 2016 3.00pm, St James Theatre Dame Diana Rigg is one of our most distinguished actresses and has had an extensive, award-winning career in theatre, film and television. Dame Diana trained at RADA, made her professional…
A Conversation With PATRICIA HODGE
Patricia Hodge is one of Britain’s most popular and versatile actresses. Her distinguished career on stage, film and television ranges from Shakespeare to comedies and modern classics. Her most recent stage appearance was in the West End…
A Conversation With RENÉE FLEMING
Renée Fleming, as part of Ms Fleming’s Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Opera Studies at the University of Oxford, November 2013. The discussion flowed from Edward’s opening question: ‘What makes now a different time to be a singer…