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LAWRENCE THACKERAY

Carmina Burana

"A superb comic turn from Lawrence Thackeray as Mr. Rushworth brilliantly combined silliness and pathos: I never thought Mr Rushworth would break my heart but it turns out (in Thackeray's hands) he can". Bachtrack, 2018

2025 so far - birthdays, Opera North Flying Dutchman Tour and (some) family time 💪❤️

2025 so far - birthdays, Opera North Flying Dutchman Tour and (some) family time 💪❤️

13 years since the score was last opened - happy memories of eating pretzels on stage last time round at Glyndebourne - so I couldn’t resist when I saw one in the shop ahead of today’s performance in Saffron Walden. Leg breaks to all 💪❤️

13 years since the score was last opened - happy memories of eating pretzels on stage last time round at Glyndebourne - so I couldn’t resist when I saw one in the shop ahead of today’s performance in Saffron Walden. Leg breaks to all 💪❤️

I’m as surprised as I look that its been 2 weeks since our Verdi Requiem in Carlow. A fantastic evening all round (and a good time in the pub into the small hours afterwards too). 🎵 💪 ❤️

I’m as surprised as I look that its been 2 weeks since our Verdi Requiem in Carlow. A fantastic evening all round (and a good time in the pub into the small hours afterwards too). 🎵 💪 ❤️

Looking forward to this in a couple of weeks time - getting to sing with pals Piran Legg and Bethan Legg and many more in thr chorus under the wand of Katie Metcalfe. The soprano might be a bit dodgy Alison Langer but sure she’ll manage 🐸

Looking forward to this in a couple of weeks time - getting to sing with pals Piran Legg and Bethan Legg and many more in thr chorus under the wand of Katie Metcalfe. The soprano might be a bit dodgy Alison Langer but sure she’ll manage 🐸

Great review for our blood thirsty show - https://www.planethugill.com/2023/11/never-dull-moment-edward-lamberts.html?m=1

Final performance today in the finest of Earth’s cities (🐝). Well done to a brilliant team for all the hard work 💪❤️

#masqueofvengence #opera #tenor #manchester

Great review for our blood thirsty show - https://www.planethugill.com/2023/11/never-dull-moment-edward-lamberts.html?m=1

Final performance today in the finest of Earth’s cities (🐝). Well done to a brilliant team for all the hard work 💪❤️

#masqueofvengence #opera #tenor #manchester

Masque of Vengence. If Tarantino did opera… 4 shows left in London and Manchester 💪🩸 @musictroupe photos by @claireshov

Masque of Vengence. If Tarantino did opera… 4 shows left in London and Manchester 💪🩸 @musictroupe photos by @claireshov

Dress rehearsal time for #masqueofvengence here in London. Lots of respect and admiration for the team putting this piece on in a short space of time. The walking wounded are soldiering on and it’s going to be good “fun”. On in London and Manchester this week 💪❤️

Dress rehearsal time for #masqueofvengence here in London. Lots of respect and admiration for the team putting this piece on in a short space of time. The walking wounded are soldiering on and it’s going to be good “fun”. On in London and Manchester this week 💪❤️

Appreciation post for working on West Green House Opera’s production of Cav & Pag last month. A cast, crew & team of wonderful people - some old friends, some new - and I am very lucky to have been a part of it. la commedia è non finita!

Appreciation post for working on West Green House Opera’s production of Cav & Pag last month. A cast, crew & team of wonderful people - some old friends, some new - and I am very lucky to have been a part of it. la commedia è non finita!

Plenty to keep me in mischief for the next couple of months, looking forward to it 💪❤️ @westgreenhouseopera_ @waterperry_opera_festival @greenopera @aylesburyconcertband

Plenty to keep me in mischief for the next couple of months, looking forward to it 💪❤️ @westgreenhouseopera_ @waterperry_opera_festival @greenopera @aylesburyconcertband

Happy Mother’s Day @alilangersoprano - Ted is very lucky to have you as his Mum. You’re the best ❤️

Happy Mother’s Day @alilangersoprano - Ted is very lucky to have you as his Mum. You’re the best ❤️

Toi toi toi to the team(s) for opening night #1 of #ontraviata - it’s been a pleasure to be back working for this wonderful family of a company again.
Special tois to my star of a wife @alilangersoprano who is making her husband and son very proud of her (as always). Forza! 💪❤️

Toi toi toi to the team(s) for opening night #1 of #ontraviata - it’s been a pleasure to be back working for this wonderful family of a company again.
Special tois to my star of a wife @alilangersoprano who is making her husband and son very proud of her (as always). Forza! 💪❤️

Going to miss my beautiful friends in Mansfield Park, such a joyous joyous thing to be a part of ❤️💪 #wofmansfield @waterperry_opera_festival

Going to miss my beautiful friends in Mansfield Park, such a joyous joyous thing to be a part of ❤️💪 #wofmansfield @waterperry_opera_festival

Looking forward to a variety of roles and projects over the next couple of months - plenty enough to keep me in mischief 💪❤️

Looking forward to a variety of roles and projects over the next couple of months - plenty enough to keep me in mischief 💪❤️

Great weekend, I’m a very lucky man. Had a great day with Alison and Ted yesterday after a cracking gig and night in Newcastle on Saturday. Heart = full 💪❤️

Great weekend, I’m a very lucky man. Had a great day with Alison and Ted yesterday after a cracking gig and night in Newcastle on Saturday. Heart = full 💪❤️

Always love performing in Manchester. Very happy to be here today for our first tour date of Parsifal with Opera North. A pleasure to work with ON again and looking forward to the final dates of this incredible piece 💪❤️

Always love performing in Manchester. Very happy to be here today for our first tour date of Parsifal with Opera North. A pleasure to work with ON again and looking forward to the final dates of this incredible piece 💪❤️

Hertfordshire friends!
Ali, myself and our great pals Piran & Beth will be performing in Harpenden next month - at the church we got married in!

Handel’s Samson - brilliant piece. Don’t think I’ll shave my head for the evening though, I’m clearly not method enough.

Looking forward to it 💪❤️
Alison Thackeray Piran Legg Bethan Legg

Hertfordshire friends!
Ali, myself and our great pals Piran & Beth will be performing in Harpenden next month - at the church we got married in!

Handel’s Samson - brilliant piece. Don’t think I’ll shave my head for the evening though, I’m clearly not method enough.

Looking forward to it 💪❤️
Alison Thackeray Piran Legg Bethan Legg

Lovely singing with my pal Alison “Rosa del ciel” Rose. The concert is in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK - an incredibly worth charity and well worth travelling down from Leeds (via Hertfordshire) for. Well done to all on a fantastic evening ❤️💪

Lovely singing with my pal Alison “Rosa del ciel” Rose. The concert is in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK - an incredibly worth charity and well worth travelling down from Leeds (via Hertfordshire) for. Well done to all on a fantastic evening ❤️💪

Will be great fun to get Rushworth’s hat on again on tour and at Waterperry in the summer. Looking forward to seeing some old friends again on this one 😍 #fopforlife

Will be great fun to get Rushworth’s hat on again on tour and at Waterperry in the summer. Looking forward to seeing some old friends again on this one 😍 #fopforlife

Looking forward to returning to Waterperry for 2 shows this summer ❤️💪 this is going to be a lot of fun - 10 years since I last played Don Basillio (in Dublin) 😮 #timeflieswhenyourehavingfun

Looking forward to returning to Waterperry for 2 shows this summer ❤️💪 this is going to be a lot of fun - 10 years since I last played Don Basillio (in Dublin) 😮 #timeflieswhenyourehavingfun

Hertfordshire friends! Next Sat 26th Feb Alison Thackeray, myself and our wonderful friends Piran Legg, Bethan Legg and Kaoru Wada are wil be performing an Opera Gala in Luton in aid of the fantastic charity NOAH. It’s going to be fun and will raise money for a great cause. All info at https://noah-masquerade-opera.eventbrite.co.uk

Hertfordshire friends! Next Sat 26th Feb Alison Thackeray, myself and our wonderful friends Piran Legg, Bethan Legg and Kaoru Wada are wil be performing an Opera Gala in Luton in aid of the fantastic charity NOAH. It’s going to be fun and will raise money for a great cause. All info at https://noah-masquerade-opera.eventbrite.co.uk

Thanks for all the birthday messages ❤️ I had a cracking day with family, beer, friends, beer, a delicious roast at the Vic, beer and was full of gratitude and love 😍
Beer.
Special thanks to Alison Thackeray for all her efforts despite spending the week away from home and of course Mum and Dad - without them I wouldn’t be here to have had 35 birthdays. To the next 35 💪❤️

Thanks for all the birthday messages ❤️ I had a cracking day with family, beer, friends, beer, a delicious roast at the Vic, beer and was full of gratitude and love 😍
Beer.
Special thanks to Alison Thackeray for all her efforts despite spending the week away from home and of course Mum and Dad - without them I wouldn’t be here to have had 35 birthdays. To the next 35 💪❤️

Opening night of Carmen: Her Life and Loves tonight in Canterbury. Lovely team and orchestra. Asking Doctor Theatre for a helping hand tonight as I’m battling the lurgy but after so much time away from the stage in the last 2 years I will not be denied! All the tois 💪❤️

Opening night of Carmen: Her Life and Loves tonight in Canterbury. Lovely team and orchestra. Asking Doctor Theatre for a helping hand tonight as I’m battling the lurgy but after so much time away from the stage in the last 2 years I will not be denied! All the tois 💪❤️

A short but sweet stay in one of my favourite places - Bergen. One gig done, one gig cancelled to a strike! But a lot of fun with wonderful music and colleagues. I’m as happy as I am lucky, and boy am I lucky 💪❤️

A short but sweet stay in one of my favourite places - Bergen. One gig done, one gig cancelled to a strike! But a lot of fun with wonderful music and colleagues. I’m as happy as I am lucky, and boy am I lucky 💪❤️

Smiling thinking about our short but very sweet run of Hansel & Gretel at Waterperry Opera Festival. I feel very lucky to have spent these last few weeks working on this ensemble-tastic show with a wonderful, wonderful collection of human beings.
Thanks to everyone involved and to Waterperry Opera Festival for helping us have Ted and on site - he misses the accordion and all the smiling faces.
Looking forward to reviving the show in St Andrew’s in the Autumn ❤️🧙

Smiling thinking about our short but very sweet run of Hansel & Gretel at Waterperry Opera Festival. I feel very lucky to have spent these last few weeks working on this ensemble-tastic show with a wonderful, wonderful collection of human beings.
Thanks to everyone involved and to Waterperry Opera Festival for helping us have Ted and on site - he misses the accordion and all the smiling faces.
Looking forward to reviving the show in St Andrew’s in the Autumn ❤️🧙

First afternoon of rehearsals for Hansel & Gretel with @waterperry_opera_festival - so good to be back creating, the team are sounding brilliant. Nice to hand over this precious cargo to his Mum as she finished her rehearsals for the day and I began mine. Well. Oiled. Machine. Touch wood 🧙‍♀️#wofhandg @alilangersoprano

First afternoon of rehearsals for Hansel & Gretel with @waterperry_opera_festival - so good to be back creating, the team are sounding brilliant. Nice to hand over this precious cargo to his Mum as she finished her rehearsals for the day and I began mine. Well. Oiled. Machine. Touch wood 🧙‍♀️#wofhandg @alilangersoprano

Earlier this month I finally got to perform in public again for the first time this year! Grrrr pandemic. Worth waiting for though to get to perform with @alilangersoprano and @harrysever 💪❤️

Earlier this month I finally got to perform in public again for the first time this year! Grrrr pandemic. Worth waiting for though to get to perform with @alilangersoprano and @harrysever 💪❤️

Happy Mother’s Day to the 2 main mothers in my life and to all the mums out there and no longer with us.
Ali’s already proven to be a wonderful mum to Ted and my Mum has been trying to keep me in check for 34 years - immeasurably grateful to them both ❤️❤️💪💪

Happy Mother’s Day to the 2 main mothers in my life and to all the mums out there and no longer with us.
Ali’s already proven to be a wonderful mum to Ted and my Mum has been trying to keep me in check for 34 years - immeasurably grateful to them both ❤️❤️💪💪

Had my first “gig” last weekend since the Pandemic came to Blighty. I was booked to sing at this lovely couple’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration. 50 years, wow, I’m sure Alison will have tired of me by then.
It was a joy to sing live again despite the rain meaning I had to give my best Gene Kelly/ Steve McClaren impression for the final number #undermyumbrella #ellaellaeheheh #singingintherain

Had my first “gig” last weekend since the Pandemic came to Blighty. I was booked to sing at this lovely couple’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration. 50 years, wow, I’m sure Alison will have tired of me by then.
It was a joy to sing live again despite the rain meaning I had to give my best Gene Kelly/ Steve McClaren impression for the final number #undermyumbrella #ellaellaeheheh #singingintherain

#blackouttuesday

#blackouttuesday

A pretty picture of Liverpool in the sun this morning.
The Hive - A New Opera, which we are performing tonight, is not so pretty as it’s a world where serial killers meet fairy tales. Looking forward to it though, a great way to spend a birthday 🎂 x

A pretty picture of Liverpool in the sun this morning.
The Hive - A New Opera, which we are performing tonight, is not so pretty as it’s a world where serial killers meet fairy tales. Looking forward to it though, a great way to spend a birthday 🎂 x

Great working with the talented students at @emildaleacademy today. Plenty good vibes and hard work going on 💪❤️

Great working with the talented students at @emildaleacademy today. Plenty good vibes and hard work going on 💪❤️

Great Opera Gala at Stamford this evening and even managed to watch some of the Manchester Derby too. Now off to @sallyrog29 & Dave’s wedding reception, happy happy days #agoodreasontomissthefootball #manchesterisred

Great Opera Gala at Stamford this evening and even managed to watch some of the Manchester Derby too. Now off to @sallyrog29 & Dave’s wedding reception, happy happy days #agoodreasontomissthefootball #manchesterisred

You know it’s going to be a fun gig when you’re fed fish & chips before the rehearsal. Apt that I was singing with my pal @lancelotnomura - my friend in food. Lovely to sing with @tabithajoyreynolds & St. Neot’s Choral too x

You know it’s going to be a fun gig when you’re fed fish & chips before the rehearsal. Apt that I was singing with my pal @lancelotnomura - my friend in food. Lovely to sing with @tabithajoyreynolds & St. Neot’s Choral too x

Love a home gig. Final night of Opera North The Greek Passion ❤️🐝 MCR

Love a home gig. Final night of Opera North The Greek Passion ❤️🐝 MCR

Opening night of Greek Passion at Opera North, let’s do this #giveuswhatyouhavetoomuchof @operanorth

Opening night of Greek Passion at Opera North, let’s do this #giveuswhatyouhavetoomuchof @operanorth

Full of ❤️ after a few days away in Ireland with all the craic at the wedding of Maria & Tim followed by a day and a half in Dublin. How lucky we are to have such wonderful friends, family and tasty Guinness and Soda bread #timsbigday @alilanger @fearghc @shazzy__b @mariahughes @timshaffrey @alex_otterburn

Full of ❤️ after a few days away in Ireland with all the craic at the wedding of Maria & Tim followed by a day and a half in Dublin. How lucky we are to have such wonderful friends, family and tasty Guinness and Soda bread #timsbigday @alilanger @fearghc @shazzy__b @mariahughes @timshaffrey @alex_otterburn

A buuuusy but fun bank holiday weekend. 3 different gigs (1 of which I nearly didn’t make thanks to car troubles) ending with a Proms in the Park with my wife. Still managed to watch and listen to plenty of the epic Ashes 3rd test. Happy days. Here I am mid Vinceeeeeero x #workingholiday #shoesoffifyoulovebenstokes

A buuuusy but fun bank holiday weekend. 3 different gigs (1 of which I nearly didn’t make thanks to car troubles) ending with a Proms in the Park with my wife. Still managed to watch and listen to plenty of the epic Ashes 3rd test. Happy days. Here I am mid Vinceeeeeero x #workingholiday #shoesoffifyoulovebenstokes

When your pal is a pizza chef and wants to try out some new dough recipes. Ooooh yeah. Cheers Borg

When your pal is a pizza chef and wants to try out some new dough recipes. Ooooh yeah. Cheers Borg

Pizza making. Yes! Yes! I love pizza xxx 🍕 thanks wife @alilanger #latebirthdaypresent

Pizza making. Yes! Yes! I love pizza xxx 🍕 thanks wife @alilanger #latebirthdaypresent

Another jump-in done. Great fun singing Messa di Gloria in Coventry Cathedral. Alas no sign of Peter Ndlovu or Steve Ogrizovic but you can’t win ‘em all

Another jump-in done. Great fun singing Messa di Gloria in Coventry Cathedral. Alas no sign of Peter Ndlovu or Steve Ogrizovic but you can’t win ‘em all

Some of my wonderful cast mates list our last show of Mansfield Park, a wonderful bunch of humans. Glad I’m straight onto the next show tomorrow to help fend off the post show blues ❤️

Some of my wonderful cast mates list our last show of Mansfield Park, a wonderful bunch of humans. Glad I’m straight onto the next show tomorrow to help fend off the post show blues ❤️

Wool is not made for this weather but we are having great craic for the opening of Mansfield Park regardless. I love my cast mates ❤️ #wofmansfield

Wool is not made for this weather but we are having great craic for the opening of Mansfield Park regardless. I love my cast mates ❤️ #wofmansfield

First morning of workshops on Wozzeck with Complicité, going to be great fun. Looking forward to finding out Wozz going on with the Drum Major... let the madness begin @complicitetheatre @glasshilllondon

First morning of workshops on Wozzeck with Complicité, going to be great fun. Looking forward to finding out Wozz going on with the Drum Major... let the madness begin @complicitetheatre @glasshilllondon

Good vibes tonight at the opening night of Don Carlos - tois to all. Hoping England win tonight too as I’ll be at the final on Sunday - not in ha is sweltering costume though

Good vibes tonight at the opening night of Don Carlos - tois to all. Hoping England win tonight too as I’ll be at the final on Sunday - not in ha is sweltering costume though

Good sword fight call yesterday for the final scene in Don Carlos and its all good prep for Game of Thrones the opera... someone needs to get writing! Lawrence Starkeray @grangeparkopera

Good sword fight call yesterday for the final scene in Don Carlos and its all good prep for Game of Thrones the opera... someone needs to get writing! Lawrence Starkeray @grangeparkopera

Carmen = a barrel of laughs... looking forward to performing the one liners next month with Kentish Opera

Carmen = a barrel of laughs... looking forward to performing the one liners next month with Kentish Opera

My marzichick is more dangerous than yours

My marzichick is more dangerous than yours

Great fun performing for the DHL MENA awards evening here in Athens, a lovely bunch. Shout out to the Souvlaki as well x

Great fun performing for the DHL MENA awards evening here in Athens, a lovely bunch. Shout out to the Souvlaki as well x

@bfchorus in great voice ahead of Saint Nicolas this evening. Beautiful church here in Hove t’boot #luckytenor

@bfchorus in great voice ahead of Saint Nicolas this evening. Beautiful church here in Hove t’boot #luckytenor

Contemplating just how they make the humous so tasty here in Lebanon backstage at our sole performance of La Traviata in Beirut. Thanks for having me, it’s been short but sweet #albustan #aunthumous #latraviata

Contemplating just how they make the humous so tasty here in Lebanon backstage at our sole performance of La Traviata in Beirut. Thanks for having me, it’s been short but sweet #albustan #aunthumous #latraviata

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