

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Purcell, The Musical
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Music and theatre collide from award-winning writer Clare Norburn and BAFTA-nominated BBC director, Nicholas Renton (Mrs Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, Musketeers, Lewis).

1695: in his final illness, composer Henry Purcell (Niall Ashdown) is suffering from feverish dream-like hallucinations in which the past, present and fantasy collide, and his songs take on a life of their own. His bedroom is transformed into a theatre and Purcell revisits his past including his childhood memories of the Great Fire of London and his early romance with his wife.

Interwoven into the drama are assorted instrumental and vocal compositions by Purcell: from bawdy theatre ballads and joyful celebrations of love, to slow airs, a 'mad song', and numbers from his semi-operas.

Niall Ashdown (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Comedy Store Players) stars as Purcell alongside actor-singer Héloïse Bernard, Jo Lawrence on violin and three other performers TBC.

This performance is supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation and Colwinston Charitable Trust.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/swansea/purcell-the-musical/200029661245831
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, entertainment, performances, music, live-music, literary-art, comedy, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.swanseagrand.co.uk/PurcellTheMusical?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=swansea-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Swansea
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Swansea Grand Theatre, Singleton Street,, SA1 3QJ Swansea, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.61831
- **long**: -3.94825
- **full address**: Swansea Grand Theatre, Singleton Street,, SA1 3QJ Swansea, United Kingdom, Swansea, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Swansea Grand Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/swansea-grand-theatre/6989249)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Swansea Grand Theatre, Singleton Street,, SA1 3QJ Swansea, United Kingdom, Swansea, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Swansea Grand Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, entertainment, performances, music, live-music, literary-art, comedy, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Purcell, The Musical ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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