Join Peter Rabbit on a garden adventure, guided by a magical storyteller, in this charming retelling of Beatrix Potter’s beloved tale, brought to life with Haydn’s string quartets. A perfect introduction to classical music for children - and fun for all ages!

Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventures

Waterperry Gardens

Puccini’s La bohème unfolds in a dreamlike Waterperry of the late-1930s - the decaying estate a bastion of bohemian artistry amidst fast-evolving world events. Expect soaring music, laughter, and heartbreak in an unforgettable night of opera beneath the stars.

La bohème

The Alonetimes guides six extraordinary performers through a web of memories, times and parallel worlds: a druid by a fire made of broken iPads, two boys at a piano just before a meteorite impact, the voice of a lost love on a walkie-talkie. Scenes like found objects from personal history. For this project, two fascinating and very different composers come together: Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables explore loneliness in their new music theatre piece – sharpened by constant digital presence, intensified by pandemic and crisis. The soloists appear as fragile time travellers, a “broken consort” that only finds resonance in togetherness. In music, language and movement, they unearth buried stories – comical, painful, tender. A piece about letting go of old burdens and the realisation that loneliness can only be overcome together. Walshe and Venables combine their passion for collage, voice and direct, open musical theatre. Personal experiences are woven into a vibrant network in which no one exists without the others. From broken bonds and buried memories, a new form of community emerges.

Oskar McCarthy

Events

Upcoming events

14 - 16 Oct, 2026

The Alonetimes · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Past events

8 - 16 Aug, 2026

Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventures · Waterperry Opera Festival

8 - 15 Aug, 2026

La bohème · Waterperry Opera Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Benoît / Alcindoro in La bohème by Puccini

Waterperry Opera Festival

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