CULTURE EDITION
TV STARS TAKE TO THE ARTS THEATRE STAGE Actor, TV presenter and singer Kym Marsh ( Coronation Street , Waterloo Road , Abigail’s Party ) and actor, TV presenter and chef Lisa Faulkner ( Missing You , The Girl Before , Holby City ) will star in a reimagining of a 90s classic at Arts Theatre Cambridge from 10 to 14 March. Single White Female , a hit 1992 movie from Columbia Pictures and bestselling book by John Lutz, has thrilled audiences worldwide and led a generation to fear the stiletto heel! Now, this new stage play, adapted by author, journalist and broadcaster Rebecca Reid, updates the original story to the age of social media, following Allie, a recently divorced mum balancing single parenthood with the launch of her tech start-up. When she decides to advertise for a lodger, the delightful Hedy offers her a lifeline. But as their lives intertwine, a seemingly perfect arrangement begins to unravel with chilling consequences. Visit artstheatre.co.uk to book tickets
MUSIC NOT TO MISS
7 MARCH Celebration of Women Composers
Mark International Women’s Day with a series of free concerts. A 1pm recital at Trinity College by six women organ scholars from Peterhouse, Magdalene and Pembroke Colleges will feature work by women composers. Informal mid-morning performances will also take place at colleges such as Magdalene, Emmanuel and Peterhouse. cmp.cam.ac.uk 14 MARCH Dvořák Requiem At West Road Concert Hall, conductor Harry Sever will lead the Cambridge Philharmonic Chorus and Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra in this monumental, awe-inspiring choral work from one of the great Romantic composers. cambridgephilharmonic.com
LOCAL LITERATURE Galahad and the Grail MALCOLM GUITE The first volume of acclaimed poet
23 MARCH Imeneo
(and former chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge) Malcolm Guite’s Merlin’s Isle series is published this month. Galahad and the Grail follows the Arthurian hero’s quest from Camelot and the Wasteland to the shores of Faerie, plumbing the depths of the human soul on the way. Published as a beautiful hardback with 25 full-colour woodcut illustrations by Stephen Crotts. Who’s the Favourite? CATHERINE CARR Another local author with a March book launch, Carr explores the ‘messy realities’ of sibling relationships. It is part memoir, concerning her own complex sibling bond, and part psychological exposition on the largely unexplored territory of sibling estrangement, bereavement, parental favouritism, ‘blended’ families and more.
Capturing the lyricism and immediacy of the story of the original Italian libretto, with creative input from young participants through an Opera Makers programme, the Cambridge Handel Opera Company’s production will be performed on 23, 25, 27 and 28 March at the Cambridge Buddhist
Centre’s Festival Theatre. cambridgehandel.org.uk
27 MARCH Colin Currie Quartet
The Cambridge Music Festival Spring Series concludes at West Road Concert Hall with the Colin Currie Quartet, showing three generations of New York percussion in a charged programme. cambridgemusicfestival.co.uk
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