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Evening Concert

Red Sky at Sunrise

 A Celebration of Laurie Lee in Words and Music

Supported by the Edwards Family Foundation

Photos by Lucy Barriball

Tuesday 24 June 2025

19.30

St Jude on the Hill

£45 / £ 40 / £20


Anton Lesser actor, Charlie Hamblett actor, David Le Page violin, Mark Ashford guitar, Orchestra of the Swan


Music by Vaughan Williams, Walton, Holst, Elgar, Britten, Albéniz, Turina de Falla, Grainger, Rossini, Bizet, de Sarasate, de Geyter

Red Sky at Sunrise, with actors Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones/Wolf Hall) and Charlie Hamblett (Killing Eve/The Secret Agent) has been described as a ‘triumph’. It follows Laurie Lee through his much-loved trilogy, Cider with Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War, when Lee famously fought against Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War. The production highlights both Lee’s engaging comedy and his darker side. The musical programme weaves around Lee’s writing, from the lush Gloucestershire countryside Lee made famous in Cider With Rosie, to the dry landscapes of Spain, via the music of Vaughan Williams, Walton, Holst, Elgar, Britten, Albéniz, Turina and de Falla. Anton Lesser and Charlie Hamblett perform the roles of Laurie Lee older and younger, and a rich array of other characters featured in the novels. This astonishing show has sold out performances across the UK. The Orchestra of the Swan, whose 30th anniversary is this year, is led by artistic director David Le Page.

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