Dates: | Thu 9—Sat 11 Nov 2023 |
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Times: | 7.30pm |
Tickets: | £15 - £32 |
Type: | Opera |
Suitable for: 16+
Running time: 120
Directed by: Conor Mitchell
Written by: Mark Ravenhill & Conor Mitchell
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The Headless Solider - Presented as part of the Outburst Festival.
“I want us – you, me – Zachary – to build a wall against the world.”
Far away, a war rages. Here, everything is perfect. Or is it?
In a world premiere, two of the UK’s most vital and influential queer voices join forces for a three-part operatic first. Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and F**king) and Conor Mitchell’s (Abomination: A DUP Opera) piercing new work looks beneath the perfect lives of Helen, her husband, Thomas and their haunted son, Zach – finding a hidden, much closer war.
The latest collaboration between the award-winning Belfast Ensemble and Outburst Queer Arts Festival, this powerful triptych of short operas is performed in one night, blending multi-media with live performance, international soloists and chamber orchestra.
A co-production between The Belfast Ensemble & Outburst Arts for Outburst Queer Arts Festival.
Supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council & The Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Music | Conor Mitchell
Libretto | Mark Ravenhill