No For An Answer

Set in a Greek-American social club at times of austerity, cost of living crisis and rising unemployment, No For An Answer was written in 1941 but speaks to the present with terrifying prescience and will demonstrate the compassion and farsightedness of Blitzstein and speak to a modern British audience.This will be the European premiere of No For An Answer by Marc Blitzstein, who Arcola’s Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and musical director John Jansson are pioneers of in Britain. American composer Blitzstein, a gay man murdered in 1964, won national attention in 1937 with the pro-union musical ‘The Cradle Will Rock’, also directed by Mehmet Ergen as Arcola’s 10th Anniversary production. It was originally directed by Orson Welles.Part of Grimeborn Opera Festival 2023. Studio 1