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Storyteller-writer-actor Ascanio Celestini captivates audiences with monologues that combine great wit, historical commentary and genuine despair over a range of social injustices. Celestini’s striking feature debut, The Black Sheep, in competition at the 2010 Venice Film Festival, tells the story of Nicola, the “black sheep” of his family.

The Royal Academy exhibition is the first large-scale survey of Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520/24 – 1579/80) to be displayed outside Italy.

The programme features four composers: Manuel Zurria invited James Saunders, Howard Skempton andLaurence Crane to participate in the concert as performers, each with their instrumental skills.