Details

Michel returns to a small coastal town to search for a girl he once heard singing. But the townspeople have lost their memories and Michel finds himself in a world where situations follow each other without cause or consequence. When he tries to leave he's told that the train he arrived on never existed. New Production. Running time: 3hrs

Cast/Performers

Julia Sporsen (Julietta), Peter Hoare (Michel), Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Police Officer / Clerk / Forest Warden), Andrew Shore (Man in a Helmet / Seller of Memories / Convict), Stephen Richardson (Man at Window / Old Man Youth / Beggar), Emilie Renard (Little Arab / First Gentleman / Errand-boy), Gwynne Howell (Old Arab / Grandfather / Old Sailor), Susan Bickley (Birdseller / Fortune Teller), Valerie Reid (Fishmonger / Old Woman / Grandmother), Anthony Gregory (Young Sailor)

Creatives/Company

Author: Bohuslav Martinu
Producer: English National Opera
Conductor: Edward Gardner
Director: Richard Jones
Design(s): Antony McDonald, Ricardo Pardo (associate set designer)
Choreographer: Philippe Giraudeau
Translation: David Pountney