Client Ben Jacobs has recently worked with the BBC Philharmonic and Factory International lighting the latest instalment of their collaboration at Aviva Studios.

Philharmonic Sessions: The Right of Spring, "a concert celebrating spring’s extraordinary creative power as a season of renewal and rebirth, through evocative lighting and musical soundscapes" was performed live in May but was also filmed and will be available via the BBC. 

Watch on BBC4 at 8pm, Sunday 5th July or catch it on iPlayer afterwards at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002yql7

Summer Holiday the Musical has opened at Sheffield Crucible with sound design by client Tom Marshall.

"Irresistibly feel-good" - The Telegraph
"The music [...] sounds splendid" - All That Dazzles

The production plays until 18th July. 

https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/summer-holiday-2026

Sting is now playing at the Young Vic with lighting design by client Ryan Day.

A "brilliantly idiosyncratic psychological thriller" [...] "with just subtle shifts in lighting (Ryan Day)" - Time Out, 4 stars

See the production until 18 July.

https://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/sting/

Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd is returning to Glyndebourne this summer, directed by Michael Grandage. 

"When a young sailor is unjustly accused of mutiny, it triggers a tragic sequence of events. Good and evil, innocence and corruption come together in this heartbreaking opera, a seafaring epic brought to vivid life in Michael Grandage’s evocative, claustrophobic production."

The production will be performed on selected dates between 28 June and 30 July. For full information, and to book tickets, visit https://www.glyndebourne.com/events/billy-budd/

Just announced: client Titas Halder will be directing King Lear at Sheffield Theatres this August/September in association with MGC. The production is led by Ian McDiarmid as King Lear with further casting to be announced. Tickets go on general sale on 14 March.

https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/king-lear 

MGCfutures has launched futures Remixed, a brand new podcast where artists at the forefront of contemporary theatre discuss the future of the industry.

The inaugural series Universal Stories examines theatre's ability to resonate with an audience by connecting personal experiences with the world that we live in. In each episode, MGCfutures Bursary recipients sit down at Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End to investigate how theatre can affect cultural, social, and political change, one conversation at a time.

All episodes are available to listen to now, including an exclusive conversation between Michael Grandage and award-winning director and previous bursary recipient Rebecca Frecknall.

https://www.mgcfutures.com/podcast/

We're delighted to announce that the MGC production of Red by John Logan is available to stream via National Theatre at Home. Directed by Michael Grandage, starring Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko and Alfred Enoch as his assistant, Ken, the production was filmed live during its 2018 West End run at Wyndham's Theatre. 

To watch, visit https://www.ntathome.com/red