Summer Season just got even better! Sport for Jove is excited to announce the return of the hugely popular Bach and the Bard after sell-out concerts in 2025 – an exclusive Summer Season event, not to be missed!

Bach and the Bard is not just a concert, but an experience – cellist Rachel Scott and Sport For Jove’s artistic director, Damien Ryan, have carefully curated the hour-long performance, matching music of differing aesthetics to the music of Shakespeare’s poetry. Expect something completely different from last year – but equally wonderful!

American Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, said “Music is the universal language of mankind.” Musicians and actors have always been interested in the marriage of music and words. Spoken word sounds like song, and instrumental pieces speak to us as strongly as if they were stories.

Bach and the Bard is an hour-long concert that blurs the lines of expression between words and music. It connects the words of Shakespeare to music by J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, Michael Praetorius and Paradis. Presented by cellist Rachel Scott, brilliant percussionist Ben Sibson and actors from Sport for Jove, you will be taken on a journey for the hour you’ll be in the performance space. Expect dances of all kinds, featuring hand-drums from around the world, and moments of magic featuring the heavenly sounds of the vibraphone – all linked to the incredible words penned by William Shakespeare.

You’ll be tapping your toes, chuckling to prose and sighing with pleasure as your heart beats slower at certain points – you’ll love every moment!