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THEATRALIA is a passionate journey and celebration of women in the arts, seamlessly blending music and improvisation with spoken word, masks, and comic sketches. It showcases new compositions written in collaboration with Steve Lodder and Charlie Pyne, alongside fresh arrangements of tunes from her extensive repertoire and international collaborations. The quartet features Steve Lodder on piano and keyboards, Rod Youngs on drums, and Charlie Pyne on double bass, who also provides backing vocals with sophisticated harmonies and improvisations. FILOMENA CAMPUS Internationally renowned and award-winning vocalist, lyricist, theatre practitioner, academic, and radio presenter, Filomena Campus has recently received the honour of "Cavaliere" (Dame) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic”. Her diverse influences range from literature, theatre, and art to the culture of her native Sardinia. Filomena has toured or collaborated with Orphy Robinson, Rowland Sutherland, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Laura Cole, Byron Wallen, Jean Toussaint, Ruth Goller, Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, Nana Simopoulos, and the London Improvisers Orchestra, as well as with fellow Sardinian musicians Paolo Fresu, Gavino Murgia, and Antonello Salis. Campus has performed at many jazz festivals worldwide, including in Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Morocco, Thailand, and Croatia.