Listings: Afternoon events, Opera

Horologe. Courtly French versus earthy English, period instrument ensemble Horologe present two programmes of Baroque love and loss, with dramatised songs and instrumental music by Clérambault, Rameau, Lawes, Hayes, Purcell and others. This was music written for performance in patron's homes in their private chambers…

World Premiere: Travelling salesman and sole breadwinner for his family, Gregor Samsa awakes one day to discover that he has been transformed into a giant insect. Unable to communicate and shocking to anyone who sees him, he is forced into a solitary existence confined to his room. As he becomes insufferable to himself…