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Ensemble's new, innovative project for 2012 is Souvenir d'Anne Frank – rooted in a new theatre work, with Colin Decio's 'Het Achterhuis' Piano Trio at its heart, inspired by Anne Frank, Mr Yamamuro and the story of a rose.

The Anne Frank Trust UK are our partners in the project's outreach programme, which includes exhibition work at Manchester's Zion Arts Centre, where the show premieres on January 27 2012, and an exhibition from Manchester's Women Asylum Seekers Together, which also accompanies the National UK Tour.

Souvenir d'Anne Frank is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk, Spelthorne Borough Council, the Anne Frank Fonds, and our project partners the Anne Frank Trust UK, Zion Arts Centre and York Theatre Royal.

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  • Spelthorne
  • Anne Frank Trust UK
  • Zion Arts Centre
  • York Theatre

Marie – The Story of Marie Lloyd and Portraits in Song – Edith Piaf and Bertolt Brecht will be touring in the UK, during spring 2011, and The Uninvited – Songs and Stories of Exile is also available.

Clara's Gift – Frauenliebe und Leben is available for bookings through Tashmina Artists.

Ensemble is a member of the Independent Theatre Council and is a Registered Charity.

Patron: Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE

Ensemble is a member of the Independent Theatre Council

Show CDs

Portraits in Song

Piaf and Brecht sung in English, many in new translations by award winning writer Steve Trafford.

The Greatest Drummer
in the World

Fun workshops, storytelling, drumming rhythms and singing.

...one of British theatre's best solo performers may be putting on old clothes once more, Marie is as fresh, informative, nostalgic, humourous, sad, ghostly, warm and wonderful and full of life and pathos, song and golden history, as it ever was.

Charles Hutchinson

York Evening Press

Review of Marie at the York Theatre Royal Studio. Read more of this review.

Souvenir d'Anne Frank

The story of Anne and her rose

Souvenir d'Anne Frank

Years after the war, Otto Frank, Anne's father, sent a rose 'Souvenir d'Anne Frank' to Japan, where it now blooms in the gardens of Hiroshima, and every Japanese city – a symbol of universal love and peace... More info...

Portraits in Song

Edith Piaf and Bertolt Brecht

Portraits in Song

Mansfield's gripping portraits of Edith Piaf and Bertolt Brecht bring each vividly to life in a full, dramatic evening, interwoven with their unforgettable songs. More info...

The Uninvited

Songs and Stories of Exile

The Uninvited

The Uninvited is a performance tour de force telling the extraordinary stories of refugees and exiles, from all over the world, past and present. More info...

Marie

The Story of Marie Lloyd

Marie

The poet T.S. Eliot described Marie Lloyd as: “The greatest music hall artist of all time”. Marie Lloyd lives again in this popular and celebrated show, which features all her famous songs. More info...