Welcome to our 2009 programme. The year sees Hand Made Opera offering a varied programme, from a new production of Haydn’s opera, Lo Speziale, to Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic miniature, Trial by Jury. Other highlights include a new, fully-staged piece on exploring the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan written by Timothy Knapman and directed by David Jamieson. This two-man show is ideal for small venues but works just as well in full-sized theatres.

We have more Haydn in the form of a recital programme with celebrated young pianist, Christopher Glynn and, for something entirely different, the highly-successful duo Colin and Gulliver offer a variety of shows based around the songs and sketches of Noel Coward and friends.

Once again in 2009, Hand Made Baroque will be giving a series of performances of Bach’s masterpiece, The St John Passion. This is with the excellent St Peter’s Singers (Vauxhall) and talented young tenor Sam Boden evangelising.