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She cared for him, she understood him... And now she's gone. Orpheus is alone, playing tunes in his record shop. After an old friend visits, strange things start to happen and music, myth and reality collides. Together with Orpheus we go in search of something ancient, contemporary and hopeful.

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Archive listings for Orpheus in the Record Shop (2020)

Work type: Play.

T1641044523

Acclaimed rapper and playwright Testament (Black Men Walking, The Beatboxer, WOKE) takes inspiration from the classical Greek myth of Orpheus, in a show that fuses spoken word and beatboxing with the music of the Orchestra of Opera North. Orpheus in the Record Shop is part of Connecting Voices, a collaboration between Leeds Playhouse and Opera North bringing together a collection of new and classic work celebrating the power of the human voice.Producer Leeds Playhouse. Producer Opera North. Director Aletta Collins.

2 Oct 20 to 17 Oct 20

Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse), Leeds :: V977
listing details L750708469

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