as you’ve never imagined it. Three plays repackaged as Rose Rage, two two-hour bloody romps, with death represented by the chopping of offal and squelching of red cabbages. Set in an abattoir, Ed Hall’s production is exciting and speedy, juxtaposing Christian anthems more suitable for a medieval cathedral than a battlefield with the brutality of the Lancastrians and Yorkists. If Shakespeare had met Tarantino. The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, until July 21. Tickets: 0870 9013356. Music festivals
Music festivals
Celebrations for composer William Walton’s centenary will begin with a flourish on September 28 when the BBC Philharmonic at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic play concerts of his music, continuing until December 13, centred on the Oldham Festival and with highlights elsewhere, including concerts by the Hall Orchestra on an Elizabethan theme in Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield, student performances in Manchester and Merseyside, and the Lancashire Sinfonietta’s education project, featuring eight schools. Information about Walton Comes Home: www.walton2002.org .
On July 14, Croydon Mela will celebrate Asian music with a party in Lloyd Park, Croydon, hosted by Bend It Like Beckham star Ameet Chana. Everything from bhangra-with-pop to classical sitar, from 1pm to 8pm. Information: 020 8253 1030.nbsp;