20:30-21:15, Sunday 11th September 2022
The Cockpit
Music and Words: Darren Berry
This show was part of the fifteenth Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival.
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A comic opera set in 18th century Paris and a tropical jungle. One’s a fetid swamp, and the other has a lot of crocodiles.
The Marquis De Sade has lost his libido and must find it or lose his head to the chopping block of Marie Antoinette. His quest takes him to a mythical world to petition its Crocodile God of fertility, who is having libido-related problems of his own…
By utilising opera, gospel, puppetry, elixirs, profanity, irreverence and high art with low morals and swashbuckling sword fights, creator Darren Berry weaves an elaborate, engaging, cautionary tale.
Age range: 13 upwards
Content Advisory: Strong language and sexual themes throughout, strobe lighting. To see content advisories for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022 shows, click here.
In a festival of new work, please note that shows can often overrun.
Produced by Reptilian Productions
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
On the same day:
Book/Words/Music: Darren Berry
Christian Holder: Director
James Lawrence: De Sade
Caroline Kennedy: Justine
Matt Secombe: O’fela
Susan Harriott: Momolo
Darren Berry: Wizard Byegee
Steve Devereaux: Narrator
Toi Harriott: Pure One
Heather Caddick: Pure One
Emily Raiher: Pure One
Sam Berry: Sweep
Dune Rao-Reed: Sweep
Rosy Thomas: Production
Antony Hariades: Construction
Sasha Hilton: Costume/props
Jack Hilton: Stage Hand
Brogan Cowie-Ferron: Assistant
Betsy Waterworth: Surtitles op
Marc Everett: Stage Hand
Pianist: Ioannis Giannopoulos
Double Bass: Louise Wallace
Book/Words/Music: Darren Berry
Christian Holder: Director
James Lawrence: De Sade
Caroline Kennedy: Justine
Matt Secombe: O’fela
Susan Harriott: Momolo
Darren Berry: Wizard Byegee
Steve Devereaux: Narrator
Toi Harriott: Pure One
Heather Caddick: Pure One
Emily Raiher: Pure One
Sam Berry: Sweep
Dune Rao-Reed: Sweep
Rosy Thomas: Production
Antony Hariades: Construction
Sasha Hilton: Costume/props
Jack Hilton: Stage Hand
Brogan Cowie-Ferron: Assistant
Betsy Waterworth: Surtitles op
Marc Everett: Stage Hand
Pianist: Ioannis Giannopoulos
Double Bass: Louise Wallace