Category Archives: London Mozart Players

Seconds out: Operator hopes wrestling will boost Fairfield Halls

Posted on February 20, 2020 by

EXCLUSIVE: The art venue’s director quit in a dispute over dumbing down of its programme in a bid to boost ticket sales, reports BELLA BARTOCK, who has discovered that BHLive are recruiting for Neil Chandler’s replacement, but offering a lesser … Continue reading →

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Fairfield Halls director quits less than six months after opening

Posted on February 18, 2020 by

EXCLUSIVE: A £42.6m white elephant without its mahout? Our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, reports on the most dramatic of exits from the Fairfield Halls Neil Chandler has left the building. The Fairfield Halls’ venue and artistic director has left his … Continue reading →

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160 voices sing Verdi’s Requiem at Croydon’s People’s Palace: with Elton John in the toilets and ‘limited nibbles’ for £15

Posted on October 27, 2019 by

The Croydon Philharmonic Choir made its long-awaited return to the refurbished Fairfield Halls last night. And so, too, did KEN TOWL When a Croydon re-opening commands the presence of the Mayor of London himself, you know something big is happening. … Continue reading →

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Exclusive competition: Win tickets for Verdi at Fairfield Halls

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Inside Croydon is delighted to be able to offer our latest great prize for our loyal readers – two pairs of tickets for the Croydon Philharmonic Choir and London Mozart Players’ performance of Verdi’s Requiem, to be staged at the … Continue reading →

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Verdi’s Requiem, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Oct 26

Posted on October 13, 2019 by
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Will long-delayed Fairfield Halls re-open on time? ‘It’s got to’

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

Our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, donned a hi-viz jacket and hard hat to check on the progress being made on the £41million-plus project on the borough’s arts centre, where the first month’s programme runs from royalty to Redknapp No expense … Continue reading →

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Royal concert postponed as Fairfield Halls suffer more delays

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

The Fairfield Halls, which Croydon’s council leader Tony Newman promised would re-open in July this year following a £30million, two-year refurbishment programme, now won’t be running a full programme of events until September 2019 at the earliest. That’s the shocking … Continue reading →

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