To mark the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, PlayGC Theatre Company presents The Four Seasons Reimagined—a new interpretation of this iconic score for piano, accompanied by a selection of poetry and prose reflecting the essence of each season.
This performance brings together music and spoken word in an exploration of the natural cycle of the year. Vivaldi’s work is reinterpreted for piano by Sara Jasmin Page, interwoven with texts from writers including William Wordsworth, Emily Brontë, John Keats, and Dylan Thomas.
Date and Time
Thursday 6 March 2025 6.30–7.15pm
Performance starts at 6.30pm in Soane’s Garden Room
Pitzhanger will be open from 5 pm for access to exhibitions and other activities included in our Thursday Late Programme.
Venue
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
Composer/arranger/pianist/singer: Sara Jasmin Page—is a performer, singer-songwriter and pianist based in London & Yorkshire. She performs her own songs, writes music for theatre and has released three solo piano albums, ‘Encore’ (2024), ‘Away’ (2024) and ‘Moments’ (2022) and two acoustic piano-vocal EPs ‘Ariadne & the Monsters’ (2024) and ‘Stories’ (2023). A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Sara has performed and collaborated with theatre companies, communities and schools across the UK and internationally. Sara performs with PlayGC Theatre Company in Glory of the Garden which has garnered two awards for Best Poetry & Spoken Word performance at the Shaftesbury Fringe.
Reader: Lisa Day—recently Jill (Tonight will be a Memory Too) at The Playground Theatre, London, The Prime Minister (The Letter of Last Resort) on UK tour and at Jermyn Street Theatre, Chloe (Can’t Kill the Spirit) at The Playground Theatre; at The Questors Theatre, London: Helen (The Water’s Edge), Camilla (King Charles III), Aase (Peer Gynt), Elizabeth Law (When the Rain Stops Falling) and Mrs Higgins (Pygmalion). She has had roles in a couple of short films including as Isabella Kempe in Into the Mystic, due for release shortly.Founder PlayGC Theatre Company. Lisa performs with PlayGC Theatre Company in Glory of the Garden which has garnered two awards for Best Poetry & Spoken Word performance at the Shaftesbury Fringe.
Reader: Robert Gordon Clark—recently Geoff (Tonight will be a Memory Too) at The Playground Theatre, London, John (The Letter of Last Resort) on UK tour and at Jermyn Street Theatre, Charles Prime (Six Bad Poets) at The Playground Theatre; at the Questors Theatre, London: Mr Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), Parsons (George Orwell’s 1984), Dr Frobisher (The Browning Version), Wilfred Cedar (For Services Rendered), Joe Ryan (When the Rain Stops Falling), Colonel Pickering (Pygmalion), Albion (Paul Walters). Founder PlayGC Theatre Company. Robert performs with PlayGC Theatre Company in Glory of the Garden which has garnered two awards for Best Poetry & Spoken Word performance at the Shaftesbury Fringe.
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A London and West Country-based theatre company which aims to produce modern classics, rediscovered gems and especially new writing, and through this to support young talent in the theatre industry. In 2023 the company staged Tonight Will Be a Memory Too, a new play by Andrew McGuinness at The Playground Theatre in London, garnering **** reviews, and before that toured David Greig’s The Letter of Last Resort in a Cold War themed double bill with Idle Discourse’s Tales from Star City. PlayGC’s new writing commitments for 2024-25 include: co-sponsoring, with the Alan Davidson Foundation, a new playwriting bursary at the Royal Court Theatre, London (first recipient Oli Forsyth’s play BRACE BRACE ran from October to November 2024); co-producing the first full professional production of Christopher Reid’s witty dramatic poem Six Bad Poets to be directed by Anthony Biggs; developing and staging a new work for piano and spoken word to mark the 300th anniversary of the publication of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons; and developing a new play, Can’t Kill the Spirit, which received a two-night staged reading at The Playground Theatre. The company is also touring its award-winning piece Glory of the Garden in 2025.
Join us on the first Thursday of every month as Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery stays open until 8pm, offering an after-hours experience filled with art, history, and culture. Explore contemporary exhibitions and the historic manor at your leisure, take part in engaging workshops and activities, or simply relax with refreshments from our on-site café/bar.
For Ealing Borough residents, Thursday Lates coincide with our Pay-What-You-Can ticketing model, making art and culture accessible to all. Simply log in at checkout to access flexible pricing. Advance booking is strongly recommended to secure your spot.
Celebrate the season with a magical evening of music and cheer as Lumarie and Luke Matthews return to Pitzhanger. Enjoy soul-stirring live performances and a complimentary glass of sparkling wine in one of Ealing’s most beautiful historic settings – a perfect festive night out.
Join us at Pitzhanger for a relaxed evening of creativity and connection with the London Creative Gals Club. In this jewellery-making workshop, you’ll design and create your own necklace, bracelet or anklet, customised with charms to suit your style. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned maker, this is all about having fun, meeting new people and leaving with something beautiful to wear.
Kick off the festive season at Pitzhanger on Thursday 27th November with our first Christmas late of the year. Enjoy late-night access to Howard Hodgkin: In a Public Garden, browse for gifts in our beautifully stocked shop, and soak up the sounds of the West London Youth Choir. You can also take part in a jewellery-making workshop with the London Creative Gals Club, or book tickets for a special Christmas jazz performance by Lumarie and Luke Matthews.
Join us for Thursday Lates at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in Ealing, West London—a perfect evening to discover art, architecture, and history in an inspiring, after-hours setting.
Join Shanay Jhaveri, Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican, and artist Hannah Perry for a discussion exploring Howard Hodgkin’s continuing influence on contemporary art and culture.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed all day on Thursday 6 November for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All other rooms will be open as usual during our regular opening hours.
Please note that although our Manor House remains open as normal, we are hosting our Wedding Open Day across the Manor space on 25th October 2025. Artworks in the Manor will be available as normal.
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11.30am–5pm on Saturday 18 October for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–3.30pm on Friday 31 October for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that 13 November, the Gallery will close at 6pm for the Curator’s Talk with Richard Calvocoressi and Nicholas Serota. From 5pm, there may be some set-up activity in the space, though it will remain open and accessible for ticket holders.
If you do not have a ticket for the talk, we recommend planning your visit a little earlier in the day to enjoy the full exhibition.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 10am–5pm on Thursday 6 November for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 10am–3pm on Sunday 9 November for a private event. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.