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Programme

The Heartbreak Choir programme

Learn more about Aidan Fennessy’s The Heartbreak Choir – an uplifting celebrating of music, friendship and community.

Director Peter Houghton reflects on the origins of The Heartbreak Choir and his friendship with playwright Aidan Fennessy and we speak to Musical Director Vicky Jacobs about the role of music in the play and the power of choirs to bring us together.

Published on 14 April 2022