Produced and presented by Young Opera Makers
Get Your Licks In
Music: Eric Burton Davis
Libretto: Noah McCreadie
The Truth of This
Music: Dawn Erridge
Libretto: Rebekah King
Peel
Music: Pablo Martinez
Libretto: Hannah Hayden
An evening of bold, bizarre and darkly comic opera from emerging composers and librettists. Brought to life by students of the Royal Academy of Music, Peeled Back is a triple bill of brand-new chamber operas, each confronting crisis. From psychological thrillers to surreal satire, expect a night of high drama, vivid storytelling, and unexpected laughs.
In Get Your Licks In, a vengeful diner teams up with her waitresses to plot bloody revenge on her cheating husband. The Truth of This, inspired by Matthew Hopkins’ 17th-century witch trial records, explores isolation, invention, and perception as one woman circles her cell, awaiting judgment. And, in the absurdly philosophical Peel, three sentient bananas sing about mortality and the invisible hand of fate (as it reaches towards the fruit bowl).
https://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/event/peeled-back/
Tuesday 23 September - 8:30pm
All ages, but mostly adults
Sexism, Bigotry & Discrimination, Death, Suicide, Violence, Strobe lighting
Sexism, bigotry + discrimination: a background theme in The Truth of This as part of historical context, but not dealt with explicitly or at length
Death: implied death in The Truth of This and death in Peel, but not graphically shown
Suicide: at the end of Peel, two bananas are shown jumping into a compost bin in an act of suicide.
Violence: In Get Your Licks In, a severed tongue appears on stage, with implied violence.
Strobe lighting: potential strobe lighting in one of the shows
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