Art, Theatre, Music & Shows

There is still one more week to view the restored Parmigianino's painting, sometimes referred to as 'The Vision of St Jerome' at the National Gallery. Following extensive conservation and an absence of ten years the painting returned to public view in an exhibition in Room 46, together with eight preparatory drawings in a range of mediums. The masterpiece was acquired by the National Gallery in ... Read More

A three hour concert organised by Julia Gershun, Cultural Ambassador of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Peace Committee was staged at the London Palladium on 24 February, marking three years of resilience by the Ukrainian people against the incursion of Russian forces in their homeland. The event also expressed gratitude for the UK's unwavering support during the war. Ticket sales will support the new S... Read More

The Guildford and District Knights of St. Columba are set to host a talk on the story behind Wintershall's acclaimed biblical plays, on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at St Dunstan's Church in Woking. Wintershall, an estate nestled in the beautiful Surrey Hills near Bramley, is renowned for its large scale open air productions of biblical events, including The Nativity and The Life of Christ. Each year ... Read More

Westminster Cathedral interfaith group visited the Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake on Wednesday. The monument contains the tombs of the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821-90), who took part in the search for the source of the River Nile and translated The Arabian Nights, and his wife Isabel, Lady Burton (1831... Read More

The Hispanic early music ensemble, El Parnaso Hyspano, will be performing music for voices and instruments from Latin America at St Mary Moorfields Church, Wednesday, 26th February 2025 at 7pm. (By kind permission of Fr Chris Vipers, Parish Priest.) Most of this music was written on the Jesuit missions, some pieces by anonymous Indigenous composers, and some in the vernacular indigenous languages... Read More

Award winning vocalist Annie Lou will be the special guest this Friday evening from 7-9pm at the Cana Cafe at the London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, Mayfair. Compered by Ooberfuse - (Cherrie Anderson and Hal St John) with free entry, pizza and drinks - get there early and bring your dancing shoes for a night to remember. The Cana Lounge Café also operates during the day on Tuesdays, Wednesda... Read More

St James's Chamber Orchestra present a concert of Baroque Music by Candlelight - with pieces by Vivaldi, Handel, Albinoni, Bach and Purcell - at the Ukrainian Holy Family Cathedral, Duke Street, London W1K 5BQ on Sunday, 9 February at 7.30pm. This is a major fundraising drive in aid of assisting displaced Ukrainian nationals and families supported by the Ukrainian Eparchy and its Welcome Centre.... Read More

The Lassus Scholars directed by Dr Ite O'Donovan, an adult chamber choir of Dublin Choral Foundation CLG, are in Rome this week providing all the sacred music for the Third International Conference of English-speaking Catholic Clergy , between Monday 13 January and Friday 17 January. The invitation to sing at the conference came from the Australian Confraternity, the organisers of the week-long ev... Read More

This little gem of an exhibition focuses on the relationship between the three great giants of the Renaissance, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael and compliments the King's Gallery exuberant display of Renaissance Drawings. (See ICN https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/51203 ) The curators worked closely with The Royal Collection and exhibit ten Leonardo drawings and Raphael's drawing of a copy o... Read More

Members of the Catholic Association of Performing Arts (CaAPA) gathered for their Christmas party in Covent Garden on Wednesday evening. Introduced by Michael Slater, CaAPA chaplain, Fr Denis Touw gave a beautiful Nativity Gospel reading. Jane Spencer-Prior performed a Christmas poem with lively audience participation. Jonathan Coote read a poignant passage from Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol.... Read More

The Redemptorists of Oceania are proud to share a heartwarming Christmas message through their original song and video: Season of Peace. This unique production offers a glimpse of Christmas in Bourke, a small town in the Australian outback. Bourke is a place where white Australians live alongside a large Aboriginal Australian community, now joined by Timorese workers at the local abattoir and Indi... Read More

Bethlehem artist Lina Sleibi, together with London musicians, have released a Christmas 2024 song of hope from the town where Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago. Like last year, no festive lights and fancy decorations will illuminate the night skies of the Holy Land this Christmas. In response to this, Lina Sleibi with Cherrie Anderson from Ooberfuse, insist that when all is said and done, only l... Read More

Gospel of 13 December 2024 Matthew 11:16-19 At that time: Jesus said to the crowd: 'To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to their playmates, "We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn." 'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, "He has a demon." The Son of Man came eati... Read More

Radio Maria invites you to their unique Nativity Radio Drama - an evening of live storytelling, music and festive cheer, bringing the wonder of the Nativity to life for audiences of all ages. The programme is also being broadcast. Set in Blackfriars Hall at the Rosary Shrine, St Dominic's Priory, Southampton Road, London NW5 4LB, this unique event combines the joy of community with the magic of t... Read More