20:00-22:00, Wednesday 29th June 2022
Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6JU
There are additional performances of this show at The Minack Theatre on the 21st, 23rd, 25th & 27th June, & 1st July, and at Prideaux Place on the 3rd July.
Music: David Bruce
Words: Glyn Maxwell
Based on the novel by Philip Pullman
A Minack Production in association with Tête à Tête
Tickets from £10
Under 16s half price
In a faraway land lives Lila, who doesn’t want to be just a firework-maker’s daughter, she dreams of becoming a firework-maker herself. But to complete her apprenticeship, she must learn the most difficult and dangerous secret of all – the one that her father refuses to tell her. So, she starts off alone on a journey harder than she could possibly imagine, a quest for hidden knowledge … an adventure through which she will learn so much more than the secret she sets out to discover.
Philip Pullman weaves a magical tale of goddesses and demons, pirates and lovesick elephants that is both enchanting and profound, a landscape that is captured perfectly in David Bruce’s vibrant music and Glyn Maxwell’s witty libretto. Commissioned by the Royal Opera House the opera premiered in 2013 and was nominated in the 2014 Olivier Awards for Best New Opera Production.
The production will be directed by Bill Bankes-Jones, with musical director Patrick Bailey. It is designed by Sarah Booth. It will feature Lixin Liu as Lila, Ryan Vaughan Davies as Chulak, Feargal Mostyn-Williams as Hamlet, William Dalzeley as Lalchand and Andrew Slater as Rambashi, and instrumentalists from Kevos. The Firework-Maker’s Daughter is produced by the Minack Theatre in association with Tête à Tête.
The Minack Theatre continues to follow UK Theatre’s recommendations for best practice to ensure the safety of our audiences under the See-it-Safely kitemark. They encourage visitors to wear face masks when visiting indoor spaces such as the toilets and use the hand sanitiser provided. They will monitor their protocols in accordance with future government advice.
Originally commissioned by The Opera Group and ROH2
By arrangement with Red Balloon Music, publisher
Sole Agent: Bill Holab Music
You can read a programme for The Firework-Maker’s Daughter here.
Venue: The Minack Theatre
Music: David Bruce
Words: Glyn Maxwell
Based on the novel by Philip Pullman
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Musical Director: Patrick Bailey
Designer: Sarah Booth
Lila: Lixin Liu
Chulak: Ryan Vaughan Davies
Hamlet: Feargal Mostyn-Williams
Lalchand: William Dalzeley
Rambashi: Andrew Slater as Rambashi
Instrumentalists: Kevos
Flute: William Sleath
Clarinet: David White
French Horn: Jacqueline Kershaw
Violin: Philip Montgomery Smith
Double Bass: Zoë Curnow
Percussion: James Robinson
Percussion: Ross Hamilton
Harp: Esther Beyer
Accordion: Karen Street
The Firework-Maker’s Daughter is produced by the Minack Theatre in association with Tête à Tête.