AFICIONADOS will be delighted to learn that renowned actress Alison Neil will be returning to Usk on Friday 29th January, to introduce Usk Castle Friends to her latest character, Hildegard of Bingen.

 'We are very lucky to have persuaded Alison to perform for us again in the Memorial Hall,' said Chairman Virginia Hoselitz. 'Her previous visits, with The Sixth Wife and The Shakespeare Ladies Club were sell-out events, so people need to buy their tickets quickly, if they want to be sure of seeing this fantastic actress.'

 Hildegard was one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages. Living in the turbulent and dangerous 12th century, she was a musician, healer, artist, visionary, theologian, biographer, playwright and poet.