Howard Blake News

In 2026 Sadler's Wells continues its year-round Ballet with attitude programme, showcasing the range of the genre from beloved classics to contemporary works.

Sadler's Wells will present a new production of THE SNOWMAN at the Peacock Theatre, offering a festive treat with additional programming at their venues.

Birmingham Rep will present its family Christmas classic The Snowman for its 28th year at Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre, with a six-week run in November.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has announced its 2025–26 Community Chamber Concerts, a free chamber music series that will run from October 12, 2025, through March 29, 2026.

Birmingham Rep's family Christmas classic The Snowman is currently three weeks into its six-week run at Sadler's Wells' home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre.

New West Symphony will present the Los Robles Children's Choir and vocal soloists in a winter-inspired concert filled with musical light! Learn how to purchase tickets.

Now in its 27th year in London, The Snowman returns to Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, offering a festive treat for families.

Portland Opera will present THE JULIET LETTERS, a new collaboration between Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet.

Winter Wonderland comes to Axelrod Performing Arts Center next month for the holiday season. Check out videos from behind the scenes and inside rehearsal here!

Festive classics return this Christmas season to Sadler's Wells Theatre, the Peacock Theatre and Sadler's Wells Digital Stage, including Birmingham Rep's The Snowman, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and Ballo Arthur Pita's The Little Match Girl.  

The New West Symphony's (NWS) GRAMMY-winning Artistic and Music Director Michael Christie and CEO Natalia Staneva have announced the 2025 Masterpiece Series in celebration of the Symphony's 30th Anniversary. This milestone year, under the direction of Christie, continues their vision of welcoming established and new audiences with energetic symphonic favorites and cross-genre events.

AFM: Snow Music comes to Alaska PAC in January 2024. The performance is on January 7, 2024 at UAA Recital Hall.

Celebrity guests Ronnie Wood, Cressida Bonas, Adam Clayton, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, and many more came to the opening of West End Show The Snowman, which had its press performance on Saturday afternoon, 18 November at Peacock Theatre. Check out the red carpet photos here!

Christmas classic The Snowman returns to its Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, Peacock Theatre from Saturday 18 November - Saturday 30 December for its 26th edition. Learn more about the production, and how to purchase tickets here!

Opera North and Kirklees Council have announced details of Kirklees Concert Season 2023-24, with a scaled-up programme of orchestral, organ, and festive performances in Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town Halls for Kirklees Year of Music 2023, and chamber concerts extending into summer 2024.

The Circus Arts Conservatory (CAC) and Key Chorale will come together again for this year's production of Cirque des Voix: Circus of the Voices, a one-of-a-kind performing arts experience. Shows will take place March 10-12, 2023.

The Snowman and Christmas go together like bad weather and TfL apologies so it's unsurprising that this adaption by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre of Raymond Brigg's seminal 1978 graphic novel is returning to Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre.

Gather your family and join the South Bend Symphony Orchestra for a magical journey to the North Pole on Sunday, November 27, at 2:30 p.m., for the annual Shein Trust Family Concert, 'The Snowman.'

Iconic family show The Snowman returns to Peacock Theatre for its 25th anniversary in the West End from Saturday 19 November - Saturday 31 December. The 25th Anniversary London Season is dedicated to creator of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs CBE 1934-2022.

The Pierrot Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 41st Summer Season this July with a series of concerts on July 12, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 8 PM each evening at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Avenue in Garden City, New York.