19:00-19:45, Wednesday 1st October 2025
The Cockpit
Music: Ben Hoppe
Words: Edie Bailey
As the Crows Fly is a one-act opera that explores death and decomposition from the perspective of nature’s most ominous bird; the crow. Combining the literary worlds of Shakespeare and Ted Hughes with the sounds of Stravinsky, Weill and Britten, …Crows… follows three birds as they circle a fresh battlefield deciding who to eat. Through a darkly humorous lens, the piece examines the ugly but necessary roles that scavenger animals play in the decomposition process.
You can find a programme for As the Crows Fly here.
Age range: All ages, but mostly adults
In a festival of new work, please note that shows may overrun.
Produced by Edie Bailey and Ben Hoppe
This event is funded by the Hinrichsen Foundation and Arts Council England.
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
On the same day:
Ben Hoppe – composer and music director Edie Bailey – librettist and stage director Ash Howard – performer Hestor Dart – performer Mica Liberta-Smith – performer Elena Reynolds – sta ge manager Josie Ireland – lighting designer Alexandra Gringolts – marketing and graphic designer Set Designer – TBD Jasper Kindleysides
Librettist and Stage Director: Edie Bailey
Composer and Music Director: Ben Hoppe
Set and Costume Designer: Emily Cave
Lighting Designer: Josie Ireland
Movement Director: Aly Carter
Stage Managers: Elena Veris Reynolds, Tiff Milner
The Soldier: Hestor Dart
Feannag: Ash Howard
Brân: Jasper Kindleysides-Seidl
Préachán: Iris Oliver
Répétiteur and Piano: Gregory May
Accordion: Flávio Albino Rodrigues
Clarinet: Thomas Knollys
Trumpet: Carmen Llena
Violin: Emily Trubshaw
Cello: Hoda Jahanpour