Unmissable events
Ballet January 30–May 4, 2019 Beauty and the Beast (above), various venues. Birmingham Royal Ballet’s touring production of the 18th-century dark fairytale will visit Southampton, Birmingham, Plymouth, Edinburgh, Salford, Sunderland and Bristol. Ticket prices vary (www. brb.org.uk)
Exhibition Until February 2, 2019 ‘(Elvis x 20) + (Tom x 1)’, Fairhurst Gallery, Norwich, Norfolk. Solo show by portrait painter Stuart Pearson Wright, consisting of 20 drawings of Elvis impersonators across the country and one of a Tom Jones tribute act (01603 614214; www. fairhurstgallery.co.uk)
Until April 28, 2019 ‘Seen and Heard: Victorian Children in the Frame’, Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, London EC2. Fifty paintings, by artists including John Everett Millais, Thomas Webster and Lord Frederic Leighton, exploring the changing role of children in Britain under the influence of Queen Victoria’s family values. Adult admission £8 (020–7332 3700; www.cityoflondon.gov.uk)
Festival Until January 6, 2019 The Festival of Light, Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire. Embark on a fantastic voyage around the world and see lions, hot-air balloons, pyramids, a rocketship, dinosaurs and medieval knights on horses—all made from Chinese lanterns. Adult tickets from £31.45, children from £23.55 (01985 844400; www.longleat.co.uk)
Talk January 21, 2019 Reflections on Mantegna and Bellini, The Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London W1. Caroline Campbell, director of collections and research at the National Gallery and co-curator of ‘Mantegna and Bellini’ (at the National Gallery until January 27, 2019), talks about the exhibition during its final week. Doors open 6.30pm, tickets from £18 (www.veniceinperil.org; 020– 7736 6891)
Music January 31, 2019 Late Night Jazz: Ms Maurice, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7. The first in a series of special shows, part of the Unstoppable Voices season, features the London-based trumpeter, vocalist and visual artist. Doors open 9.10pm, tickets from £12 (www.royalalberthall.com; 020– 7589 8212)
Theatre Until July 2019 Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four, various venues. Blackeyed Theatre’s adaptation of the Conan Doyle novel continues to tour the UK throughout spring 2019, with murder, corruption, stolen jewels and some rather brilliant deductions. Visit website for venues and to book (01344 530924; www. blackeyedtheatre.co.uk)