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MAROON 5 TO HEADLINE BST HYDE
PARK
American Express presents BST Hyde
Park have announced the latest headliner
for 2026; global sensations Maroon 5
will make their Hyde Park debut on
Friday 3 July.
Over the past three decades, Maroon
5 have become one of the defining pop
bands of their generation, fronted by
charismatic lead singer Adam Levine.
Their breakthrough came with 2002’s
Songs About Jane, which took off when
‘This Love’ hit the Top 5 in 2004,
followed by hits like ‘She Will Be Loved’
and ‘Sunday Morning.’ The band’s
follow-up album It Won’t Be Soon Before
Long went multi-platinum, propelled by
the chart-topping ‘Makes Me Wonder.’
Over the years, they have collaborated
with major names including Christina
Aguilera on the globally adored 2011
number one ‘Moves Like Jagger,’ as well
as Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion,
Kendrick Lamar, Future and many more.
Joining them are former
collaborators, the GRAMMY®
nominated OneRepublic. Since their
debut, the band has amassed over
5 billion Spotify streams.
Previously announced as headliners
for 2026 are Garth Brooks (Saturday 27
June), Pitbull (Friday 10 July) and Lewis
Capaldi (Saturday 11 July and Sunday
12 July), with many more acts to follow.
WOOLF WORKS RETURNS TO THE
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
This January, The Royal
Ballet presents a revival of Wayne
McGregor’s acclaimed ballet triptych
Woolf Works, inspired by the novels and
autobiographical writings of Virginia
Woolf. Receiving its premiere in
2015, Woolf Works was McGregor’s first
full-length work for The Royal Ballet
and subsequently won both the 2016
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New
Dance Production and the 2015 Critics’
Circle National Dance Award for Best
Classical Choreography.
Woolf Works recreates the
emotions, themes and fluid style of three
of Virginia Woolf’s celebrated novels Mrs Dalloway, Orlando and The Waves
- as well as elements of her
autobiographical writings that echo
aspects of her eventful life. With
dramaturgy by Uzma Hameed, the ballet
is presented as a series of multi-sensory
collages, utilising designs from
McGregor, Ciguë, and We Not I
alongside costumes by Moritz
Junge, lighting design by Lucy Carter,
film design by Ravi Deepres and makeup design by Kabuki.
In this revival, Royal Ballet Principal
dancers Lauren Cuthbertson and Sarah
Lamb will make their debut in the role of
Clarissa/Virginia Woolf. Principal
dancers Marianela Nuñez and Natalia
Osipova will also reprise the role during
the run.
The performance is set to a specially
commissioned score from Max Richter,
who combines classical and electronic
sounds together with spoken word to
create an atmospheric soundscape for
the work. This soundscape features a
rare recording of Woolf reading her
essay On Craftmanship and a recording
of actress Gillian Anderson reading
Woolf’s haunting suicide note.
Under the directorship of Kevin
O’Hare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition
and innovation in world-class
performances and is a driving force in
the development of ballet as an art form.
Based at the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden, it brings together today’s most
dynamic and versatile dancers with a
world-class orchestra and leading
choreographers, composers,
conductors, directors and creative teams
to share awe-inspiring theatrical
experiences with diverse audiences
worldwide.
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