Strings of Rebellion

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Mary Offer composer

Adi Denner librettist

 

Witch

Avery Lafrentz

 

Princess

Seohyun Go

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Prince   

Tobias Campos Santiñaque

 

Puppet Master

Sonny Fielding

 

Beneath the velvet curtain of a fairy-tale puppet theatre, the strings begin to fray. 

 

Strings of Rebellion follows a Princess, a Witch and a Prince: puppets bound to a tyrannical Puppet Master, forced to perform the same script night after night. Trapped in roles they never chose, each begins to unravel the story that ensnares them. The Witch, cast as the eternal villain, risks everything to spark a rebellion. The Princess, imprisoned and voiceless, rises as a leader to reclaim her own agency. The Prince, manipulated into a false sense of heroism, is forced to confront the truth of his complicity. As the story fractures, they defy their master in a fight for autonomy, authenticity and truth. Musically and emotionally, the opera shifts from fairy-tale artifice to raw realism as each character breaks free to sing with their own authentic voice. At its core, Strings of Rebellion is a haunting exploration of control and selfhood – asking who we are when the script is torn away, and what we are willing to risk to write our own.

 

Interval (10 minutes)

 

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Alexander and the Tree

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​Sorena Sabah composer

Jess McNulty librettist

 

Male Tree

Oliver Williams

 

Female Tree

Hannah McKay

 

Alex

Harry Jacques

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Roxana

Julia Solomon

 

Aristotle

Sonny Fielding

 

Alexander and the Tree is a reimagination of the legend taken from the Shahnameh (شاهنامه), the Iranian national epic by Ferdowsi (فردوسى). The story follows Alexander the Great as he journeys in search of immortality, accompanied by his wife Roxana and his mentor Aristotle. They encounter a mystical Talking Tree, a timeless being which holds all answers and challenges Alexander’s need for conquest and control. As the boundaries between wisdom and power blur, Alexander must decide whether true greatness lies in eternal life or knowing when to let go. 

 

Interval (10 minutes)

 

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Gef!

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Sam Meredith composer

Sophia Trewick librettist

 

Voirrey

Gabriella Noble

 

James

Redmond Sanders

 

Margaret

Lowri Probert

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Mr Price

Harry Jacques

 

Miss Lambert

Manon Ogwen Parry

 

In 1933, strange happenings are rumoured to be taking place at a remote farmhouse on the Isle of Man – home to a small family who, the locals say, tend to keep to themselves. A BBC journalist and a paranormal investigator have travelled from the mainland to investigate. Miss Lambert is intent on leaving promptly with a good story for the press while Mr Price hopes to pin his name to the greatest paranormal discovery of the century. When the unlikely pair arrive at the farmhouse, they are greeted by James and Margaret Irving, and their watchful daughter Voirrey. As night falls and tensions rise, it becomes clear that within the creaking walls of Doarlish Cashen, all is not as it seems…

 

This opera is inspired by real events.