Sunday 28 May 2023, 4pm
Mark Padmore, Roderick Williams & Julius Drake: Seven Ages
Mark Padmore, Roderick Williams & Julius Drake: Seven AgesProgramme Details
Performers
- Mark Padmore
- tenor
- Roderick Williams
- baritone
- Rory Kinnear
- narrator
- Julius Drake
- piano
Programme
- Music by Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré & others
- Readings by Shakespeare, Donne, Yeats, Wordsworth, Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, AA Milne & others
Running Time
2 hours 30 minutes

Four outstanding artists join forces for an afternoon of poetry and music charting the highs and lows of The Seven Ages of Man.
Rory Kinnear is an extraordinary actor who brings his voice to poetry by writers such as Shakespeare, Donne, Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy and A.A. Milne. Music from Brahms to Britten is interpreted by three greats: tenor Mark Padmore, baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Julius Drake.
Shuttle Bus
Our free wheelchair accessible minibus service between Audley End Station and Saffron Hall will be in operation for this event.
Age Guidance
This event is not recommended for children under 7 years old.
Gallery
Supporters
Supported by Charles & Jill Rawlinson