House of the Gods

Archive Listings for House of the Gods

T0815307401 (NEWTHCARDIFF06) Sung in English. Approx running time 2 hours. Co-production with Theatr Brycheiniog.Producer Music Theatre Wales. Producer Theatr Brycheiniog. Conductor Michael Rafferty. Director Michael McCarthy. Design Colin Richmond. Lighting John Bishop. Performer Mark Evans (Jack). Performer Philip Sheffield (Crom). Performer Louise Cannon (Lily). Performer Kiona Kimm (Ma). Performer Andrew Slater (Da).
25 Nov 06	Gala Theatre, Durham :: V0146218420 listing details L1835329532
12 Nov 06	New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823 listing details L0167875826
9 Nov 06	Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L1039595743
2 Nov 06	Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield :: V962 listing details L01027775607
29 Oct 06	The Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L783028569
10 Oct 06	The Anvil, Basingstoke :: V765 listing details L290167304
3 Oct 06 to 4 Oct 06	Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L1861753052
15 May 06	Theatre Royal, Brighton :: V657 listing details L01683349499

Details

Opera or Operetta :: House of the Gods, set in a back street pub during the First World War, is a Gothic Opera in which comedy and horror walk hand in hand. Following the huge success of their first opera Gwyneth and the Green Knight, Lynne Plowman and Martin Riley have created another highly entertaining and original opera, this time for an adult audience. Sharing that same sense of dynamic, witty theatre, the music is contemporary, sometimes dark and satirical, sometimes magical, beautiful and bittersweet. Echoes of Victorian music hall and cabaret mingle with the seductive sounds of patriotic propaganda as Jack O'Connor, a cynical and disillusioned soldier back from the Front, finds himself living through what seems like a macabre and surreal opium dream. House of the Gods explores sacrifice, sex, death, science, innocence and empire as Jack tries to avoid being a hero!

Author	Lynne Plowman
Author	Martin Riley