Playground Opera makes opera more accessible and provides an exciting first experience of opera for hundreds of children. We prioritise schools in areas of rural or economic deprivation, where children have little access to high-quality culture. Playground Opera abridges classic operas, involving the pupils in rewriting the story, meeting the characters, and singing and dancing along to the music, resulting in an absorbing and highly engaging performance.
Our 2024 tour was The Implausible Potions of Dr Dulcamara - a family friendly adaptation of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love: haughty Adina is loved by shy Nemorino; Nemorino is intimidated by the boastful Belcore; and all are hoodwinked by the unscrupulous charlatan, Dr Dulcamara.
For the first time we also brought our popular Playground Opera into Chipping Campden’s Cidermill Theatre, for a public performance.
