Art, Theatre, Music & Shows

Paddy Cunningham, a final year BA Acting student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) is this year's winner of the Sir Alec Guinness Award. The presentation took place during the Students Evening hosted by CaAPA (the Catholic Association of Performing Arts) at the CAA (Club for Acts and Actors) in Covent Garden. The evening began with a lively panel discussion chaired by producer and castin... Read More

The London Jesuit Centre in Mayfair is hosting a landmark exhibition of artwork created by guests of Caritas Bakhita House, a London-based safe house for survivors of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery run by Caritas Westminster. Open from 3 - 23 November, the exhibition features paintings, prints and hand-crafted items made during weekly art sessions held at the safe house, led by artist and pr... Read More

A celebration took place last night at St Thomas More's Church, Manor House, north London, to mark the arrival of their beautiful vintage pipe organ. After a blessing from Parish Priest, Fr Clive Lee, there was a concert given by renowned international organist Richard Hills, along with two professional musicians: parish director of music, mezzo soprano Patricia Hammond and countertenor and flauti... Read More

An exciting charity evening is to take place at Campion School in Hornchurch on 31 October. Harry Cambridge, well-known for his breathtaking celebration of Luther Vandross, is to perform his Luther UK stage show at an event raising money for charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The event is the brainchild of staff member Lynn Luff who is keen to support the charity, particularly as one of the... Read More

What hope is there when your country is invaded? What hope is there when you and your family are thrown out of their home by the invading army? What hope is there when you are sent to a forced labour factory? What hope is there when you are arrested and then brutally interrogated for providing help and spiritual comfort to your fellow forced labour workers? What hope is there when you face executi... Read More

There's an opportunity to hear the world-famous organist Richard Hills when he performs next week at a concert celebrating the unveiling of the historic organ at St Thomas More's church in Manor House on Thursday, 16 October. There will also be singing from Patricia Hammond, mezzo-soprano, and Alessandro Romano, countertenor. Drinks in the church hall afterwards. Richard Hills is widely acknowledg... Read More

This year, as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, an exhibition of paintings by Ruben Ferreria : 'Defiant Love in Times of War: Holiness under the Third Reich.' has arrived at the London Jesuit Centre (114 Mount Street, Mayfair) - for the whole month of October, starting today. This collection of artworks is more than just a display; it's a window into the lives of extr... Read More

Two remarkable and memorable concerts took place recently, of music last performed 500 years ago, firstly at the Fitzalan Chapel, St Nicholas Church, Arundel, and secondly at Lambeth Palace. The Iken Scholars faultless performance brought to life the distinctive English tradition of polyphony found in the Arundel Choirbook . The Iken Scholars were founded in 2012 by Mancunian Mathew Dunn, alon... Read More

I cannot recall an evening of such powerful and conflicting emotions as those communicated at the profoundly moving 'Together for Palestine' Concert at Wembley Arena on Thursday. The musician Brian Eno was the prime mover of the urgent fundraiser which raised £1.5 million on a night when Palestinian performers excelled, supported by a range of British and international colleagues and activists. O... Read More

This Saturday, the Little Oratory in Brompton Road, London SW7 2RP, will be welcoming El Parnaso Hyspano, an international chamber group of singers and instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of early Hispanic music, ranging from the medieval to the baroque and early classical. They specialise in music from Latin America, and their repertoire includes music sung in Spanish, Latin, and Indige... Read More

The classical guitarist and composerJonathan Byrd will be be performing at Farm Street Church in Mayfair this Saturday, 13 September. Jonathan is also providing music for the preceding Vigil Mass at 6pm. Jonathan Byrd is known for his sacred works for guitar. His works have been featured in many churches both as part of liturgical services and as stand-alone recitals. He calls them 'Sacred Recital... Read More

Next week, from Friday, 12 September, the Bar Convent Arma Christi returns to public display. This medieval scroll is a very rare text, one of only a handful that survive around the world. Better yet, it is one of the best-preserved examples ever found, and is the only one that features response texts after each verse of the poem, demonstrating that they may have been used in a different way than ... Read More

The 200 Stars of Radio Maria event takes place on Monday, 8th September, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, beginning with Mass at 6pm at The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street. After the Mass there will be a reception with a hot buffet and refreshments, a chance to meet some of the stars of Radio Maria and discover how you can be part of the mission of Our Lady of Pontmain. Su... Read More

There's a chance to see this new play: The Beloved Son, presented by Wayfarer Productions, written and directed by Murray Watts, performed by Andrew Harrison, at the Club for Acts and Actors, 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9HP, on Thursday, 4 September at 7.30pm. Henri Nouwen (1932 - 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, psychologist and professor who reached the heights of academic success a... Read More