After a triumphant run of Bluebeard’s Castle at Grimeborn 2022 (★★★★★ British Theatre), Green Opera returns to Grimeborn and the Arcola Theatre with a double-bill of monodramas exploring female identity in a modern world where the technology that connects us can leave us feeling more isolated than ever.

At the Statue of Venus, Jake Heggie
A woman waits by a statue of the Goddess of Love to meet a man she has never seen. Her thoughts and emotions are a jumble of hope, uncertainty and self-doubt. Will he like her? Will she like him? Why did she — a proudly successful woman – allow her friends to convince her that she needed a romantic partner to be fulfilled?

La Voix humaine, Francis Poulenc
A woman talks to her former lover on the telephone. She teases, flirts, promises, lies and pleads. Finally, telling him again and again that she loves him, she drops the receiver…

Cast & Creatives
At the Statue of Venus, Rose: Laura Mekhail
La Voix humane, Elle: Katherine McIndoe
Director: Eleanor Burke
Musical Director: Elspeth Wilkes
Set/Costume Designer: Eleanor Burke 
Lighting Designer: Cheng Keng
Co-producer: Community Jameel 
Photography: Nick Rutter 

Performances
Grimeborn Festival
ARCOLA THEATRE
24 Ashwin St, London E8 3DL

Wednesday 6th September 2023, 7.30pm
Thursday 7th September 2023, 7.30pm
Friday 8th September 2023, 7.30pm
Saturday 9th September 2023, 7.30pm