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Selina Cadell Actress

Selina Cadell’s career as an actress spans Chekhov, Shakespeare and TV comedy – she is particularly well known to many viewers as Mrs Tishell in the much-loved series – and she also directs opera and theatre. Along with the composer and dramaturg Eliza Thompson, she co-founded OperaGlass Works with the aim of bringing high-quality opera to smaller spaces and at cheaper ticket prices. The company’s inaugural production, of Stravinsky’s, took place at Wilton’s Music Hall, London, in 2017. This month, it stages Britten’s at the same venue.

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