20:45-21:35, Tuesday 24th September 2024

The Cockpit

 

Creator/Writer/Performer: Stacie Dunlop

Composer of original music: Frank Horvat

 

Letters is a work born out of resistance, and spurred on by the question “does the past really matter?” It breaks the silence of a grandmother’s threat to never tell this story out loud.

 

A cross-genre mash-up of opera/music-theatre/pop/rock/improvisation in the voice and body. It re-examines the relationship with a mother who’s struggle with addiction and mental health, which was the backdrop of her early years through adulthood.

 

Canadian soprano and multi-hyphenate artist, Stacie Dunlop, co-created this work-in-development with the prolific Canadian composer Frank Horvat, bringing to the stage a story of resilience, weaving together an intense and sometimes hilarious tale, that cause some to utter “is it really true?”

 

 

Letters  - cr Claire Shovelton - 17

 

Age range: 18+

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In a festival of new work, please note that shows may overrun.

 

Produced by Dream Big Productions

 

Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.

 

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Creator/Writer/Performer: Stacie Dunlop

Composer of original music: Frank Horvat

Dramaturge: Angola Murdoch

Creator/Writer/Performer: Stacie Dunlop

Composer of original music: Frank Horvat

Dramaturge: Angola Murdoch

Stage Manager on Book: Alexandra Leone

Costume & Prop Support: Tanis MacArthur

Letters’ development has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.