autumn production - october 2018
A FOREIGN FIELD
“If I should die, think only this of me; that there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England..." (Rupert Brook)
A FOREIGN FIELD - Eric Wetherell
Performed in English
Libretto by Elizabeth Major
The Redgrave Theatre, Bristol
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Wednesday 10th October, 7:30pm
Thursday 11th October, 7:30pm
Friday 12th October, 7:30pm
Saturday 13th October, 7:30pm
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£15 (£5 student and children tickets)
Redgrave Theatre Box Office: 0117 315 7800
"A Foreign Field is a true story of three British soldiers caught behind enemy lines in France during World War 1, and their impact on a family who offer to help them survive. The opera paints a picture of the poignant and tragic way in which war takes its toll of people, changing them in their fight for personal survival and altering their way of life. In that way it speaks for all wars, past and present."
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Director: John Telfer
Producers: Hannah Coleman, Karen Stuart
Musical Director: Ben England
Rehearsal Pianists: Ellie Bunce, Sam Baker
Lighting and Venue: Redgrave Theatre
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Hélène Dessenne: Geraldine Roche
Claire Dessenne: Hannah Coleman
Eugénie Dessenne: Marjory Huckle
Marie Coulette: Alex Denman
Robert Digby: Charlie Morris
Charlotte Lelong: Marianne Walker
David Martin: Peter Stuart
Thomas O'Sullivan: Thomas Wood
Major Evers: John Telfer
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Bringing together local professional musicians, actors and designers, Opera in a Box and Hillcrest Music are proud to present the revival of Wetherell’s A Foreign Field as part of the centenary celebrations to commemorate the end of the First World War.
NODA AWARDS 2019
Winner of the award for 'Best Operatic Production'- A Foreign Field
#KidsReactToOpera #OIABinSchools
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We loved our #ForeignFieldOpera workshops at Clevedon School in October 2018. Here's what a few of the kids had to say after their first experiences of live opera with Opera in a Box!
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A series of workshops delivered by Karen Stuart, Olly Barr and Ben England were delivered, immersing students in some of the main dramatic and musical elements of the opera art form. Pupils did everything from dressing up as some of the main characters from A Foreign Field and acting through certain scenes, to devising and writing their very own opera scenes! An amazing experience for all students involved.
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