The Visitation: A Ghost Story in Music
Beethoven’s spirit comes to London in captivating new musical drama
The Visitation
A Ghost Story in Music
A play by Tama Matheson
When pianist Jayson Gillham is visited by the ghost of Ludwig Van Beethoven, a conversation begins that hurls him into the crucible of genius, the heart of creativity, the history of music, and the life of one of the most extraordinary artists the world has ever seen.
Twisting and turning through heartbreak, hilarity, degradation, and inspiration, this conversation rushes into the meaning of life and the essence of art.
Full of wit, charm, wonder, and dazzling music – played by one of Britain’s most renowned pianists – The Visitation takes you on a haunting journey into the heart of what it means to be human.
Performances
Wednesday 13th November, 7.30pm
Thursday 14th November, 7.30pm
Friday 15th November, 7.30pm
Saturday 16th November, 3.30pm
Saturday 16th November, 7.30pm
OSO Arts Centre
Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road
Barnes, London SW13 0LF
Tama Matheson
Tama is a British-Australian writer, director, and actor, whose work has been produced in England, Australian, Europe, and America. He has a passion for combining music and the spoken word, which has led him to develop a new form of theatre which mixes a full play with a complete musical concert.
Tama has worked with theatre companies, orchestras, and opera companies all over the world (including the OSO Theatre, The King’s Head Theatre, The Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, Oper Graz, and the Salesjan’s Theatre in Malta) and is currently Artistic Director of the Brisbane Shakespeare Festival in Australia.
As an actor, Tama has performed in theatre and TV in England and Australia – including roles such as Bunthorne in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience, Felix in The Odd Couple, Leo in Coward’s Design for Living, and Michal in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, and Hamlet, Richard III, Henry V, Oberon, Don Pedro, Banquo, Antonio, and Ariel, in the Shakespearean canon. He has appeared in TV shows from Eastenders and Heartbeat, to the Story of Paul Hogan, and the forthcoming Ellis for Channel 5.
Tama has written and produced 12 of his own plays, including dramas about Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Britten, Prokofiev, Lord Byron, Nancy Wake, Andrsej Panufnik, Prokofiev, and Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, along with his own adaptations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Peer Gynt. His I Shall Hear in Heaven (about Beethoven) and Bright Stars Shone for Us (about Tchaikovsky) were nominated and shortlisted, respectively, for RPS awards in London.
Tama has also won several acting and directing awards in Australia.