About the Show
Based upon Henry James‘ ghost tale. A young governess is despatched to the country to take charge of two small children by their distant uncle. Her charges appear to be the very picture of “deep sweet serenity” but there are sinister forces at work and her idyll is soon to be destroyed by terror.
Cast
Nicholas Watts
|Prologue/Peter Quint
Sarah Tynan
Governess
Eleanor Dennis
Miss Jessel
Heather Shipp
Mrs Grose
Jennifer Clark
Flora
Creatives
Benjamin Britten
Music
Myfanwy Piper
Lyrics
Opera North
Company
Leo McFall
Conductor
Alessandro Talevi
Director
Madeleine Boyd
Design
Matthew Haskins
Lighting
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