Philip Venables

Forthcoming

  • Tuesday, 02 December 2025, 19:30
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions (American premiere), at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Wednesday, 03 December 2025, 19:30
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Friday, 05 December 2025, 20:00
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Saturday, 06 December 2025, 20:00
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 19:30
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Thursday, 11 December 2025, 19:30
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Friday, 12 December 2025, 20:00
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Saturday, 13 December 2025, 20:00
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Sunday, 14 December 2025, 15:00
    The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC
    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Ave New York, NY 10065 United States

    A Baroque Fantasia, based on the book by Larry Mitchell (1977). Text & Direction: Ted Huffman, Music: Philip Venables. Co-commissioned by MIF, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball Theater NYC. Tickets: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/faggots_and_friends

  • Thursday, 16 April 2026, 21:00
    The Alonetimes (World Premiere)
    Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain 2, place du Palais-Royal 75001 Paris

    The Alonetimes is a brand new collaboration between Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables with the Fondation Cartier and Festival Musica Strasbourg.

    Tickets and info: https://www.fondationcartier.com/en/programme/events/music/the-alonetimes-2

  • Saturday, 18 July 2026, 19:00
    We Are The Lucky Ones, at the Tiroler Festspiele
    Festspielhaus Erl Mühlgraben 56 6343 Erl Austria

    Based on interviews with 80 people across Europe who were born in the 1940s, this opera tells the story of a special generation — and asks the question: what makes us happy?
    Written by Nina Segal and Ted Huffman, music by Philip Venables, direction and design by Ted Huffman, music direction by Bassem Akiki. Tickets: https://www.tiroler-festspiele.at/#kalender|2025/26

  • Friday, 24 July 2026, 19:00
    We Are The Lucky Ones, at the Tiroler Festspiele
    Festspielhaus Erl Mühlgraben 56 6343 Erl Austria

    Based on interviews with 80 people across Europe who were born in the 1940s, this opera tells the story of a special generation — and asks the question: what makes us happy?
    Written by Nina Segal and Ted Huffman, music by Philip Venables, direction and design by Ted Huffman, music direction by Bassem Akiki. Tickets: https://www.tiroler-festspiele.at/#kalender|2025/26

  • Monday, 19 October 2026, 19:00
    The Alonetimes at Oxford's Schwarzman Centre (UK Premiere)
    The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre For The Humanities Oxford OX1 2JD England

    An experimental music-theatre collaboration between Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables, exploring solitude, memory and lost friendships. With Loré Lixenberg, Oskar McCarthy, Andreas borregaard, Diamanda Dramm, Adam Starkie and Vanessa Porter. info and Tickets: https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/the-alonetimes-yhdl