THE SILLY LITTLE MOUSE
by Dmitri Shoshtakovich
directed by Polly Graham // conducted by Christopher Stark with the Multi-Story Orchestra
10-11 JUNE: CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ALL WEEKEND WITH PERFORMANCES ON SUNDAY 11 JUNE
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Dmitri Shostakovich’s miniature cartoon opera The Silly Little Mouse is written for an eclectic animal cast of mouse, duck, horse, pig, toad, dog, fish, and a beautiful but dangerous black and white cat. The most delightful of the composer’s works for children, the tale of farmyard animals and their unruly offspring is sung today in an English translation, re-framed and presented in a contemporary urban and human context.
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Polly Graham, Director
Christopher Stark, Conductor
with the Multi-Story Orchestra
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Cat Claire Booth
Polkan the Dog & Pig Edward Hawkins
Duck Kate Howden
Toad Oleksandr Ilvakhin
Mother Mouse Grace Nyandoro
Horse Tom Randle
Pike Martin Bassindale
Little Mouse ensemble Tiwa, Oscar, Oliver, Olive, Bryn, Piera, Greta, Maya, Yalda, Iris, Arahbella, Grae, Mika, Dora, Emilijia, Leia, Annabella, Jake, Willow, Morgan, Lola, Ameera, Hilda, Maia, Roukaya, Maryam & Olivia.
"We got a lot of freedom and creative space, and it was really fun” Willow, Silly Little Mouse participant
