King Arthur Reimagined: Voicing the landat Snape Maltings

A vibrant mythic celebration of Purcell's King Arthur

A vibrant mythic celebration, this unique event unites classical and folk, past and future, community and professional, with Purcell’s vibrant music at its heart, in a theatrical production featuring Norwich Baroque, conducted by Tim Brown.

Your journey begins outside in processional medieval folk, situating us in the landscape. Fanfares herald the hour-long performance in the Concert Hall and the performance ends by releasing you out into the spirit of folk pageantry.

A professional cast of singers join Norwich Baroque and Vanhulle Dance Theatre, performing alongside East Suffolk arts and educational organisations. An event filled with celebration, community merriment and shared entertainment, King Arthur Reimagined will be an inclusive, accessible shared cultural moment for all.

Anna Dennis soprano
Joanna Songi soprano
Samuel Boden tenor
Christopher Webb bass-baritone

Norwich Baroque
Tim Brown conductor
Rosalind Parker director
Leanne Vandenbussche scenographer, costume designer
Callum Macdonald lighting designer


Brought to you by Sizewell Creative. Produced by First Light Festival CIC. In partnership with Britten Pears Arts.

This production is a collaboration between Aldeburgh Music Club, Britten Pears Arts, DanceEast, First Light Festival CIC, Gecko Theatre, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Costume Design Students, HMPs Warren Hill and Hollesley Bay, Kingfisher Trust Schools, Norwich Baroque, Sizewell Creative Choirs, Suffolk New College Performing Arts Students, University of Suffolk Creative Writing and Vanhulle Dance Theatre.

All proceeds from King Arthur Reimagined will go towards supporting access to future shows at Britten Pears Arts by providing subsidised tickets for local students and their guardians. 

As part of the King Arthur Reimagined project, Gecko Theatre will be performing their acclaimed outdoor show, From Here On. Developed in collaboration with Good Chance, this international piece of world-class physical theatre explores displacement, movement and being forced to find a new home. Catch it on the Hepworth lawn at 1.15pm and 6.15pm.