Flatpack: an opera in IKEA Wembley Tuesday, 2 June 2009

This just in from composer Alexis Bennett:

Flatpack is a new opera about furniture, domesticity and the often baffling challenges that every-day life can throw at us. It is uniquely and innovatively staged within the IKEA store in Wembley. By performing in a public space during official store opening hours, Flatpack pushes back the boundaries of opera and seeks to attract both audience and unsuspecting shoppers to the work.

Follow the performers on their adventures through the store, watching their stories develop and intertwine as they move from space to space.

Dates: 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th June
Times: 7.30-8.45pm

Venue: Ikea (Wembley), Drury Way, North Circular Road, London, NW10 0TH

Performers:

Cath Backhouse – Voice
Matthew Kellett – Voice
Taylor Ott- Voice
Zachary Roberts – Voice
Alexis Bennett – Viola
Nichola Blakey – Viola
Carina Drury – Cello
Rebecca Lea – Kitchen Percussion
Laurence Mann – Accordion
Fergus Rougier – Accordion
Oliver-John Ruthven – Piano

Admission to the opera is absolutely free. More info at www.flatpacktheopera.com