"A passionate, humorous and deeply moving portrait of the relationship between Chopin and Sand"
MUSIC WEB INTERNATIONAL 2010 (WIGMORE HALL)

"The Best Chopin of the Year"
THE TIMES 2010

The third programme of words and music scripted and adapted from letters and diaries by Lucy Parham chronicles the romantic life of one the greatest and most popular composers for solo piano – Frédéric Chopin. The narrative follows his turbulent relationship with the controversial literary figure George Sand, their time together in Majorca, his fragile health and his ultimate demise in poverty in Paris at the age of 39. The readings are interspersed with some of his most loved and poignant compositions.

Nocturne received its London première in the London Pianoforte Series at the Wigmore Hall in July 2010 - the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, with Dame Harriet Walter and Samuel West.

Recent and future performances include the Wigmore Hall, British Library, St.George’s Bristol, Salisbury Playhouse, Chichester Festival Theatre, Winchester Festival, Beaumaris Festival, Almeida Theatre, Bury St. Edmunds Festival, St Paul’s Knightsbridge, Harrogate Festival, Sheffield University Concert Series and Petworth Festival. Actors include Juliet Stevenson, Alex Jennings, Dame Harriet Walter, Samuel West, Henry Goodman, Emily Bruni, Guy Henry, Emilia Fox, Michael Maloney, Greg Wise and Rosamund Pike.

Nocturne was chosen by The Times as “The Best Chopin of the Year” in 2010.

Performance of 'Nocturne' at the Almeida Theatre, London with actors Henry Goodman and Juliet Stevenson

The Cast: