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THE PRISONER | TÊTE À TÊTE 2023

  • Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road London, England, NW1 5HT United Kingdom (map)

The Prisoner: An Opera in One Act 
Music by William Gardner 
Libretto by Matthew Green

Alex Papp conductor  
Eleanor Burke director  

Emma Warner The Lawyer 
Abbie Ward The Guard  
William Gardner The Priest 
Michael Temporal Darell The Prisoner

'How long have I been here? Pressed between these four walls...'

In a lightless cell, as a prisoner faces his execution, a lawyer and a priest fight for his life and soul, whilst a guard observes their struggle.

After a sold-out run of 'A New England' at Téte-à-Tête Opera Festival last year, William Gardner and Matthew Green bring you their latest one-act opera, 'The Prisoner', a taut psychological drama that questions whether our beliefs liberate or imprison us.... 

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