| DREAMTEAM | Ideal group for staging Britten or Mendelssohn? (5,4) |
| ARTSONGS | Benjamin Britten or Aaron Copland specialty |
| WEDDINGMARCH | Day and date during good month for a bit of Mendelssohn? (7,5) |
| SITBYME | Lonely plea in music Is it by Mendelssohn? (3,2,2) |
| REGISSEUR | Director responsible for staging a theatrical production (9) |
| HEBRIDEAN | That man and new wife accompanied by article reminiscent of Mendelssohn piece? (9) |
| OCTET | Ideal group to play an eightsome reel? (5) |
| ARENA | Sand-covered centre of an ancient Roman amphitheatre for staging gladiatorial combats; sports stadium; or, a sphere of action (5) |
| PRODUCTIONLINE | Factory system for staging range (10,4) |
| HALL | Fitting venue for staging Annie? |
| OLDVIC | Venue for staging ball, with various Latin numbers |
| GINGHAM | Material needed for staging Hamlet |
| INGOT | Piece of casting necessary for staging Othello (5) |
| APOLLOTHEATRE | Listed venue on London's Shaftesbury Avenue, known for staging musicals (6,7) |
| AREA | Place for staging |
| FELIX | Turbulent life and times of Mendelssohn, for one (5) |
| ORATORIO | Elijah by Mendelssohn, for example (8) |
| NORMA | Piece of Bellini, Mendelssohn or Massenet screened |
| LIEDER | Songs, as composed by Gustav Mahler or Fanny Mendelssohn, e.g. (6) |
| XMEN | Superhero group hidden in "Felix Mendelssohn": Hyph. |
