WRITER: Benjamin Britten

COMPANY: English Touring Opera

DIRECTOR: Robin Norton Hale

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Gerry Cornelius

SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Eleanor Bull
VENUE: Hackney Empire & UK Tour
OPENING DATE: 4th October 2025

PHOTOGRAPHER: Richard Hubert Smith

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“Designer Eleanor Bull stresses the contrast between the men’s world – hard and dusty, the insects of Britten’s score encouraged by the raw heat of Jamie Platt’s lighting – and the softer, linen-draped, flower-strewn space of the women.”

Alexandra Coghlan - The Stage - 06/10/2025