21:00-21:40, Thursday 25th September 2025
The Cockpit
Music: Jeremy Limb & Melinda Hughes
Words: Melinda Hughes & Jeremy Limb (with additional lyrics by Rich Hall )
SOLD OUT. An additional performance has been added on Thursday 2nd October 2025.
Set in 2027, during the tumultuous third year of Donald Trump’s second term, Melania Trump, accompanied by her venomous personal assistant, arrives at a school to deliver a speech for her anti-bullying ‘Be Best’ campaign.
Meanwhile, the world is in turmoil: Russian troops, having already annexed Ukraine, Hungary and Romania, are advancing westward. During the visit, news breaks that Putin’s forces are invading Slovenia, Melania’s homeland.
With the White House issuing a statement “I don’t care, America First”, Melania is ordered to leave, but she is consumed by fury. She faces a defining choice: Should she finally break her silence, stand up to her bullies and remain loyal to her husband, or do what’s right for the future of humanity?
Melania The Opera is a laugh-out-loud, farcical comic opera that blends sharp political satire with personal journeys.
Age range: All ages, but mostly adults
In a festival of new work, please note that shows may overrun.
Produced by Cheyne Productions Ltd
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
On the same day:
Composer: Jeremy Limb & Melinda Hughes
Words: Melinda Hughes & Jeremy Limb (with additional lyrics by Rich Hall )
Director: Daniel Slater
Melania Trump: Melinda Hughes
Melania: Melinda Hughes
Melania’s PA: Phil Clieve
School Principal: Hannah Pedley
Bodyguard: Nathan Richards
Director: Daniel Slater
Designer: Carly Brownbridge
Music Director: Guy Murgatroyd
Music: Jeremy Limb & Melinda Hughes
Words: Melinda Hughes & Jeremy Limb (with additional lyrics by Rich Hall )
Melania: Melinda Hughes
Melania’s PA: Phil Clieve
School Principal: Louise Innes
Reporter: Meighread Dandeneau
Bodyguard: Nathan Richards
Director: Daniel Slater
Music Director: Guy Murgatroyd
Choreographer: Tim Claydon
Designer: Carly Brownbridge