Film, music and one woman on the line
Ahead of Tuesday evening’s live performance, this special afternoon event explores Jean Cocteau’s landmark monodrama The Human Voice — a work that has fascinated composers, directors and performers for nearly a century.

Through a panel discussion and curated film excerpts, music and film experts examine how Cocteau’s intimate portrait of heartbreak and isolation inspired Francis Poulenc’s operatic adaptation La Voix Humaine, and why the piece continues to resonate so powerfully today.
On screen: iconic interpretations
The event features excerpts from celebrated cinematic versions of The Human Voice, created by some of the world’s most influential filmmakers, including:
Ingmar Bergman
Pedro Almodóvar
And starring unforgettable screen performances by:
Tilda Swinton
Sophia Loren
Each interpretation offers a distinct emotional and visual language, revealing the flexibility and enduring relevance of Cocteau’s text across eras and art forms.
Expert insight and discussion
Soprano Claire Booth joins the panel to discuss the impact of these cinematic versions on musical performance, interpretation, and staging — drawing connections between film, opera and live performance.
Why attend
A rare deep dive into one of the 20th century’s most influential dramatic works
Film excerpts from legendary directors and actors
Insightful discussion bridging cinema, opera and performance
Ideal for lovers of film, classical music, opera and theatre

🎟 Tickets & full details:
https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/exploring-cocteaus-the-human-voice

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Tickets for my mosaic class are going fast don't forget to get yours. It was a sell out last time.
What do I get?
2.5hrs to design and make your own tile or coaster
Unlimited tea or filter coffee and cream tea (dairy free or gluten free on request)
Relaxing atmosphere to create
Lovely creative people to meet
Where is it?
Cosy Cauldron inside Patriot Games, 97 Mary's Street Sheffield S1 4RT
When?
18th May 6-8.30pm
How do you book?
Book a place direct with me or through eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mosaic-workshop-tickets-1987650013697
Event price £25.
Wheelchair friendly fully inclusive venue and creative environment, neurodivergent friendly.
Get in touch if you are interested.
It would be great to see you there.
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A rare collaboration of words, silence and sound
This extraordinary evening explores the profound artistic collaboration between two 20th-century visionaries: composer Morton Feldman and writer Samuel Beckett.

Performed by soprano Claire Booth with Ensemble 360, Feldman & Beckett: Words & Music brings together music, spoken text and theatrical form in a hypnotic exploration of repetition, memory and meaning.
Programme
Feldman – Why Patterns? (30’)
Beckett – Rockabye (20’)
Feldman – Two Intermissions (1950), Nos. 1 & 2 (4’)
Feldman / Beckett – Samuel Beckett, Words and Music (42’)
At the heart of the programme is Samuel Beckett, Words and Music, originally written as a radio play. The work unfolds as a cryptic trialogue between the ailing master Croak and his two servants: Words, spoken by an actor, and Music, expressed through Feldman’s spare, quietly obsessive chamber score. The result is an arresting fusion of sound and speech, tension and stillness.
Directed performance
This concert performance is directed by Vicky Featherstone, former Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre and founding Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, bringing theatrical clarity and sensitivity to this landmark collaboration.
Why attend
A rare live performance of a major Feldman–Beckett collaboration
A striking blend of chamber music, theatre and spoken word
One of the most intellectually and emotionally compelling events of the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival
Ideal for lovers of contemporary music, theatre, modernism and experimental performance
Part of the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival
This concert forms part of the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival, presented by Music in the Round, celebrating bold artistic ideas and cross-disciplinary performance.

🎟 Tickets & full details:
https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/feldman-beckett

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