Arcola Theatre, Studio 2, Grimeborn, September 2019
Creatives:
Director:
Emma Jude Harris
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Producer:
Jessie Anand
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Set and Costume Designer:
Maxwell Nicholson-Lailey
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Music Director and Piano:
John Warner
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Lighting Designer:
Martha Godfrey
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Assistant Director:
Eva Rosenthal
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Violin:
Hattie Haynes
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Cello:
Saran Davies
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Production Photography:
Ali Wright
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Cast:
Joseph Buckmaster (Tom)
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Alexander Gebhard (Dominique)
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James Quilligan (Gaoler)
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Alys Roberts (Lady Valerie)
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Helen Stanley (Mary)
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Alistair Sutherland (Pierre Lafitte)
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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
"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
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★★★★
"a real discovery"
The Guardian
★★★★
"a witty, dynamic production of this passionate chamber piece glows with humanity and joy"
-Libby Purves, theatreCat
"a thrillingly sung staging"
-The Stage
"a strong, beautiful sense of despairing romance shoots through the work"
-The Reviews Hub