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The critically acclaimed OVO by Cirque du Soleil is returning to the Royal Albert Hall this month. The joyful and acrobatic celebration of the insect world will open on 9 January, with shows running until 1 March. Created in 2009, the famous show OVO (egg in Portuguese) by Cirque du Soleil returns to the venue with reimagined set design, new acrobatic acts, original characters, added costumes and reinvented music.
Event of the Week
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra & Brighton Festival Chorus and leading cellist Adrian Bradbury are to present the latest in a series of collaborative concerts at The Anvil, Basingstoke (8 February, 16.00). Written in the aftermath of the First World War, Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor is an intimate and elegiac work, widely regarded as one of the greatest pieces in the cello repertoire.
Music of the Week
French theatre company Compagnie le Fils du Grand Réseau brings BIGRE / ‘Fish Bowl’ to the Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End this month, in association with MimeLondon. Created by the company’s Artistic Director, the renowned French actor Pierre Guillois, BIGRE / ‘Fish Bowl’ was awarded the Molière Award for Best Comedy in 2017. Performances will run from 28 to 31 January.
Theatre of the Week
London Transport Museum’s new blockbuster exhibition Art deco: the golden age of poster design in the Global Poster Gallery celebrates 100 years of art deco style. The exhibition explores how this revolutionary visual arts, design and architectural style influenced London transport’s iconic publicity posters, station architecture, train design and visual identity.