The Frolick with Calliope - Tuesday 23rd February 2010
at 22 Mansfield Street, London W1G 9NR, celebrating the launch of The Friends of The Frolick.  

Drinks 7pm, Music from 7.30, Drinks and conversation after. Booking: boas22m (at) btinternet (dot) com

In London in the 1740s, a time when society prized illusion and intrigue above all, subverting the accepted sexual system was fair game. Men with high voices ruled the stage, and cross-dressing abounded for comic affect or for survival. Londoner’s have not changed so much in three-hundred years. Songs are still about the same things: Girls that are just after money; others searching for real love; a guy who wants to get a date; and even the best friend that wants to take him out to drown his sorrows. Poetry and fantasy combine with the luminous colours of original baroque instruments to create an opulent adventure in 18th-century entertainment.

The Frolick with Calliope - Wednesday 7th July 2010
Buckingham Summer Festival, Radclife Centre, Church Street, Buckingham
(Programme as above)

Tickets from Buckingham Summer Festival