Theatrical concert in which Mystery Ensemble reimagines the music of Danny Elfman from the films of Tim Burton.
Mystery Ensemble bring Tim Burton's Universe to Coventry Central Hall on Friday 30 October, a concert built around the music of Danny Elfman. Elfman has been Tim Burton's lifelong collaborator, and his scores are the sound of that cinematic world — the kind of music that blends playfulness with menace, and tenderness with grandeur. You'll recognise it from Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and it runs through Corpse Bride, Beetlejuice, Batman and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street too.
Mystery Ensemble, a group of professional musicians founded in 2021 by Almin Alexander, doesn't just play through the soundtracks. They've reimagined these themes in their own arrangements, with soaring voices and bold instrumental colours, and they stage the whole evening as a live theatrical experience rather than a straightforward soundtrack concert. It's a theatrical take on the music, so it's as much about the performance as it is about the songs themselves.
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The venue is Coventry Central Hall on Warwick Lane, a historic cultural landmark built in 1932. The concert runs from 7:30pm to 8:30pm — an hour's worth of Elfman's work, from the whimsical to the dark. Tickets are £20 to £30.
