This is a list of content advisories for Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2026 shows, in alphabetical order by title, provided by our artists. As a festival of new work, ideas develop right up to performance, but this should give a sense for each show:
A Different Kind of Heartbreak
None
Androida (or Robots have no Feelings)
Strong language. There is just one scene where for the drama (and for comedy!) there are expletives.
Bereavement.
Arlodhes a Shalott
None
Azovstal
None
Between
Bigotry & Discrimination: There is no depiction or concrete description of trauma but being a show about marginalised identity, it may be triggering for some people from marginalised groups.
Broken Ivy & Fence Off
Deep meaning, intense emotional and symbolic content, some explicit sexual reference. Maybe a little difficult to understand for the very young.
Drevo
None
Eight Days
Death: Mentioned numerous times
Execution: not scene on stage but implied & referenced
Emma or Emily
Death, Violence: Emma tries to kill Emily by strangling her
Mental ill-health: Themes of extreme loneliness
Suicide: Descriptions of suicide methods
Strong language: The word “fuck” is used many many times. Also “slut”
Sexual references: Masturbation is mentioned, sex is discussed
Fort
Death, mental ill-health
Frankenstein
None
Frauenliebe und Leben – Reimagined by ÀLÁ
None
From the Edda
Violence: text references violent events e.g. “Nithogg sucked the blood of the slain and the wolf tore men”
Making Europe Audible
None
Of Earth and Quill 2
None
ORPHEUS & EURIDICE
Death: There is no direct mention of death but it is referenced through metaphors.
The Dunwich Horror: An Opera
Matricide, occult goings on, darkness
The History of Mr Polly: Part One
Death: Mr Polly’s parents both die – this is narrated by the chorus, not seen on stage
Suicide: Mr Polly decides to ‘cut his throat’ – this phrase is repeated a few times
Destruction by fire: Mr Polly sets his own premises on fire, and the fire spreads to neighbouring premises.
The Joy Of Opera (2026)
None
The Promise & Meet the Phillips
Deep meaning, intense emotional and symbolic content, some explicit sexual reference. Maybe a little difficult to understand for the very young. Strong language & violence: in “Meet the Philips”, the characters sometimes use strong language and throw pillows at each other very angrily, simulating a domestic argument.
The Rag Animals
None
The Trial of the Four
None