Arcola Theatre, Studio 2, Grimeborn, September 2019
Creatives:
Director: Emma Jude Harris
Producer: Jessie Anand
Set and Costume Designer: Maxwell Nicholson-Lailey
Music Director and Piano: John Warner
Lighting Designer: Martha Godfrey
Assistant Director: Eva Rosenthal
Violin: Hattie Haynes
Cello: Saran Davies
Production Photography: Ali Wright
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Cast:
Joseph Buckmaster (Tom)
Alexander Gebhard (Dominique)
James Quilligan (Gaoler)
Alys Roberts (Lady Valerie)
Helen Stanley (Mary)
Alistair Sutherland (Pierre Lafitte)
Beru Tessema (Barker)
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Alys Roberts and Helen Stanley. Photo: Ali Wright. Design: Maxwell Nicholson-Lailey. Lighting: Martha Godfrey.
Beru Tessema. Photo: Ali Wright. Design: Maxwell Nicholson-Lailey. Lighting: Martha Godfrey.
Alys Roberts and Alistair Sutherland. Photo: Ali Wright. Design: Maxwell Nicholson-Lailey. Lighting: Martha Godfrey.
Alys Roberts and Helen Stanley. Photo: Ali Wright. Design: Maxwell Nicholson-Lailey. Lighting: Martha Godfrey.
Reviews
★★★★
‘a real discovery’
The Guardian
★★★★
‘a witty, dynamic production of this passionate chamber piece glows with humanity and joy’
theatreCat
‘a thrillingly sung staging’
The Stage
‘a strong, beautiful sense of despairing romance shoots through the work’
The Reviews Hub
‘Emma Jude Harris’ deft handling of Cabildo’s themes
exemplifies how opera should engage in current social
discourse…[it] feels like a great beacon of hope for the future of opera’
Miro Magazine