Horse Opera

  • Bob Baldwin
HORSE OPERA, a comedic opera, devised and directed .
E.M.M.Y. nominated for 'Television with Creative Daring and Innovation' and nominated for a M.E.D.E.M award.
A wealthy showman driven by hubris and facist instincts uses casual racism, terrorism, and populist rhetoric to get even richer and further his own egomaniacal political ambition.
... sound familiar? The resonance with what is going on in Trump-land now is uncanny and the story strangely pre-emptive.
Stewart Copeland (POLICE) composing.

Horse Opera .. The Telegraph: 'Sparkling electronic tour de force beyond the range of other media.' 
Tatler: 'Made me laugh out loud twice for reasons I don't quite understand'.
Music Magazine: 'Wildly funny, the fun does not cease'.
Classical music: 'Funny moving and intriguing'.
Feature articles also appeared in The Independent, Time Out and The Observer.