Simon Vail

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Always a privilege to photograph at Mary Hare School.

[Mary Hare School @maryhareschool]

Break a leg to all the students and staff on today's performances of Alice in Winterland!
Photos: Simon Vail Photography

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

@rawlimark How you taught yourself to make contact/tell jokes to large groups of senior people and keep your camera operator brain running at the same time

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Had a great time photographing the dress rehearsal! Closes this Saturday

[Theatre Royal Windsor @TheatreWindsor]

📸 Opening night: The 'fabulous', 'hilarious' On Air production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. There's still plenty of time to enjoy this 'high spirited' and 'unique' play.

📅 16 - 20 MAY
🎟 https://t.co/x1wHXlrBaE

Photos: Simon Vail.

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

@CanonUKandIE R3 for stacked shutter

[Oxford Theatre Guild @TheOTG]

Edward Kynaston, the last 'boy actor’ to play female roles on #london stage. Pepys described him as "prettiest woman..& handsomest man" He went on to perform at #coventgarden #theatre @ian_nutt as Kynaston @OxfordPlayhouse #nellgwynn https://t.co/ft3jkvWQ1e @oxforddrama #Oxford

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

It was a great show to photograph.

[Tristan Gemmill @TristanGemmill]

Londoners, also people of Berks, Bucks, Surrey & Oxfordshire - there is still time to book your tickets for #TheGrassIsGreener with #TomConti & @Deejanie & me @TheatreWindsor Playing until Saturday March 18th

[Oxford Theatre Guild @TheOTG]

Director Cate Nunn creates magic with our production of #nellgwynn Cate's directing credits inc shows @OxfordPlayhouse @ArtsatOFS & @OxfordCastle with @TheOTG @TheatreRonin @bmhproduction & @111Theatre https://t.co/40MAKaAsPc Photo @simondvail #oxford #theatre #oxfordshire

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Just 45 minutes till the first preview at @swkplay Elephant London’s latest theatre. Seeing Walworth Farce directed @smallpressnix.. exciting!

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Always nice to see a production photo taken a few months ago turn into a publicity poster!

[Oxford Theatre Guild @TheOTG]

We can't quite believe, we've just 5 weeks to go until @jswale 's Nell Gwynn opens @OxfordPlayhouse & we're really excited to share the joy this production has to offer with #Oxford Get Your Tickets! https://t.co/J1b6INzJwA #theatre @WhatsOnInOxford @DailyInfoOxford @oxinaboxnew

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

The Ultimate Picture Palace is an extraordinary gem of a cinema.

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

The #ArvoPärt festival films & Q&A sessions that followed at the @UPPCinema 'were superb & a brilliant idea' according to one audience member & 'marvellous' according to another - huge thanks to our speakers.
📸 @simondvail
#PärtOxFest @estembassyuk @ArvoPartCentre @NewCollegeOx

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Beautiful setting

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

The Festival Evensong with the @NewCollegeChoir was a free #ArvoPärt festival event & the 1st to 'sell out'. The choir sung music by Pärt & fellow Estonian @tonukorvits - an audience member said it was 'unforgettable'.
📸 @simondvail
#PärtOxFest @estembassyuk @ArvoPartCentre

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

Ivan Hewitt wrote a 4⭐ review in @Telegraph for @omodernt's concert at our #ArvoPärt festival: ‘The reverent innocence of Pärt’s music, the way it pictures the luminous dance of angels, shone out with perfect clarity.’🤩
#PärtOxFest @estembassyuk @ArvoPartCentre 📸 @simondvail

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

The concert was a sell-out when we had @Marceljoh & @StenHeinoja perform for us in our #ArvoPärt festival. Audience members said it was ‘fabulous’ & ‘a highlight’, particularly noting their ‘energy and enthusiasm'.
#PärtOxFest @estembassyuk @ArvoPartCentre

📸: @simondvail

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

It was a great eight days photographing such a wide selection of talented performers.

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

Thanks to the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir who opened our #ArvoPärt festival last Nov. Audience members said ‘please bring EPCC back annually!’, ‘stunning - a spiritual, mystical experience’ & ‘heavenly singing’. #PärtOxFest @estembassyuk @ArvoPartCentre
📸 @simondvail

[Mary Hare School @maryhareschool]

Some photos from West of Oz to enjoy! (3/3)

[Mary Hare School @maryhareschool]

West of Oz - There are just so many brilliant photos, we want to share them all! (2/3)

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

It was a great experience to photograph the production in an amazing school. In case people don’t know, pupils attending the school are profoundly deaf.

[Mary Hare School @maryhareschool]

(1/3) Check out these fantastic photos from this year's Christmas production - West of Oz! A brilliant twist on the classic, written by Mr Trigwell-Jones! A HUGE well done to all of the students and staff who brought this production to life👏
📸Simon Vail Photography

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Great to photograph the final concert, and to have recorded seven other days of wonderful music and thought provoking events, all celebrating Arvo Part.

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

Day 8 of the Arvo Pärt...and a Littlemore, the final day of the festival.

The final day saw the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet and the University of Oxford’s Schola Cantorum perform a festival finale under the direction of Steven Grahl.

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Always great to see my production pics in the National press with a super four star review for O/Modernt

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

Thank you to @Telegraph for the 4-star review of the O/Modernt appearance.

It's not too late to still come to the festival, and we have our final performance this evening. Tickets are available on the door half an hour before the concert (7.30pm).

[Simon Vail @simondvail]

Having a great time photographing the 8 day Festival as official photographer!

[Music at Oxford @MusicatOxford]

Day 6 of the Arvo Pärt...and a Littlemore saw the second performance from O/Modernt at the Sheldonian Theatre.

Join us for the rest of the festival, and you can find more information and tickets here: https://t.co/2xYVR6ZPHK