Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production hero photograph

Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent2024

Messiah

The Production

Wild Arts’ Messiah is an innovative, semi-staged dramatisation of Handel’s oratorio, performed by eight singers with the Wild Arts Ensemble on period instruments. The December 2024 tour brought the production to cathedrals, historic churches and intimate venues across England.

32 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Tom Morris
Associate Director: Rosie Kat
Musical Director: Orlando Jopling
Commissioned by: Wild Arts

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 2 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 3 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 4 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 5 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 6 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 7 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 8 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 9 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 10 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 11 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 12 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 13 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 14 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 15 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 16 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 17 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 18 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 19 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 20 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 21 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 22 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 23 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 24 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 25 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 26 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 27 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 28 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 29 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 30 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 31 of 32

Messiah at Chelmsford Cathedral, Essex; Smith Square Hall, London; Hexham Abbey, Northumberland; Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria; Lancaster Priory, Lancashire; The Art Workers' Guild, Bloomsbury, London; Layer Marney Tower, Essex; Chichester Cathedral, Sussex; Rochester Cathedral, Kent — production photograph 32 of 32

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