French Connections: Mark Bebbington and Alistair McGowan
Thu 25 Jun
|St Giles Cripplegate
BAFTA-winning actor and comic Alistair McGowan joins pianist Mark Bebbington to narrate Poulenc's enchanting setting of the story of Babar, in an entertaining programme of musical surprises.


Time & Location
25 Jun 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
St Giles Cripplegate, Fore St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DA, UK
About the event
BAFTA-winning actor and comic Alistair McGowan joins pianist Mark Bebbington to narrate Poulenc's enchanting setting of the story of Babar, in an entertaining programme of musical surprises.
SATIE Sports et Divertissements
IRELAND The Island Spell
DEBUSSY Feux d’artifice (“Fireworks”)
POULENC Napoli Suite
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
POULENC Babar the Elephant Artists: Mark Bebbington, piano
Alistair McGowan, narrator
Doors open half an hour before the concert starts. There will be an interval of 20 mins.
Details are correct at time of publication but are subject to change. We regret that tickets cannot be refunded unless the concert is cancelled.
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