Following on from the huge success of the inaugural Wight Proms in 2018, festival organisers have been working hard to bring yet another all star line-up to the Isle of Wight, when the festival returns between 29th August-1st September 2019.
Appearing at this year’s event will be comedy legends Alan Davies and Shappi Khorsandi, Britain’s most cherish soprano Lesley Garrett and leading lady of the West End and Broadway, Ruthie Henshall. They will be joined by West End stars (Saturday), the Wight Proms Concert Orchestra (Sunday) and Island-based support acts including Company B-UK, Theatretrain, The Rockafellas and Winners of the IOW Music, Dance & Drama Festival.
The 4-day festival, located in the grounds of the Grade II* listed Northwood House in Cowes, has quickly established itself as one of the ‘must-do’ events on the Island.
Mike Christie, Festival Founder, commented:
“Last year’s headliners received such high plaudits so we knew we had set the bar very high. We’ve been working hard to enhance the offering from last year and are delighted to announce these internationally-renowned acts; together with another great line-up of local talent, including Company B-UK, The Rockafellas, Theatretrain and the winners from the IOW Music, Dance & Drama Festival.”
In an effort to offer even more to the island community, organisers have added 2 new events to this year’s Wight Proms: ‘Wight at the Movies’ and ‘Peter & the Wolf’. The outdoor cinema will be held on the Thursday, screening 2 classics: The Greatest Showman and Dirty Dancing, which have already generated huge interest on social media before tickets are even on sale.
Peter & the Wolf is on the Saturday afternoon and is a perennial favourite by Sergei Prokofiev, which helps children to enjoy the experience of going to a concert by making it fun and entertaining.
Mike added:
“We had a fantastic few days last year, with a packed schedule, however it was always the aim to offer the community as much variety as possible over the four days, and to build and develop the festival each year. We will also have a bigger and better choice of food stalls this year from across the island.”
Tickets go on sale at 10:00 on 1st April 2019. For more information visit www.wightproms.co.uk.
