The Fairy Queen in York

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We return to the Fairy Queen's Magical Forest... now mysteriously relocated to York.

Welcome to The Magical Forest...

As you make your way through it you’ll soon discover that the journey to The Fairy Queen’s Party is not a straightforward path. Strange things happen all around as sprites and pixies enchant and trick, but the only real obstacle is ourselves.

Since the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment relocated its base to Acland Burghley School, a comprehensive in north London, its education work has taken off in all sorts of unexpected directions — of which this show is probably both the wackiest and the most ambitious example.

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OAE musicians run a workshop in a school classroom

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York, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall

Wednesday 11 June 2025, 18:00

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We return to the Fairy Queen's Magical Forest... now mysteriously relocated to York.

Welcome to The Magical Forest...

Since the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment relocated its base to Acland Burghley School, a comprehensive in north London, its education work has taken off in all sorts of unexpected directions — of which this show is probably both the wackiest and the most ambitious example.

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We return to the Fairy Queen's Magical Forest... now mysteriously relocated to York.

Welcome to The Magical Forest...

Since the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment relocated its base to Acland Burghley School, a comprehensive in north London, its education work has taken off in all sorts of unexpected directions — of which this show is probably both the wackiest and the most ambitious example.

Did you know you can support the OAE?

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