Page 48 - Media Coverage Book - 75th Aldeburgh Festival 2024

Touring, 26 January – 20 April (linktr.ee/tamsynkelly)

Theatre

Hills of California

Harold Pinter Theatre, London

A new play from Jez Butterworth, writer of the all-conquering Jerusalem, is always an
event. Here he reunites with director Sam Mendes, himself no slouch when it comes to
theatrical success, after their triumphant pairing on Butterworth’s last play, The
Ferryman. This multi-generational drama promises to “rifle through” decades of the

history of the Webb family, as they gather at their mother’s run-down guest house in
Blackpool during the heatwave summer of 1976. FM

27 January – 15 June (hillsofcaliforniaplay.com, 0844 871 7622)

Dance

Metamorphoses

Ustinov Studio, Bath

Danish choreographer Kim Brandstrup’s mesmerising Minotaur – a classy remix of the
story of abandoned Ariadne – returns to Bath’s Ustinov Studio following its 2022 debut,
this time paired with a brand new Brandstrup work called Metamorphosis. The new
piece is also an Ancient Greek tale, about Psyche meeting her lover Cupid in
total darkness. Expect a raw and hypnotic retelling that makes a mythological subject

feel piercingly human, shaped by the choreographer’s animalistic moves. The
bewitching Alina Cojocaru will be performing, along with Royal Ballet royalty Kristen
McNally. Rosemary Waugh

29 January – 10 February (theatreroyal.org.uk, 01225 448844)

Comedy

Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Soho Theatre, London

Estonian clown Julia Masli has set out to solve people’s problems in this mesmerising
show. Dressed in a Victorian-esque outfit and holding a golden mannequin leg with a
microphone taped to it, she seeks out audience members with issues and brings the
room together to solve them. Masli creates a unique experience every night

and cleverly controls the audience with wide-eyed charm. The result is a funny,