Writers’ Hub interview
I was recently interview by Matthew Loukes for the Writers’ Hub. Some great questions from Matthew, a fellow crime writer, which I really enjoyed answering. Read it here.
Cocteau in the Underworld
After years of planning and hoping, with many frustrations along the way, Cocteau in the Underworld – the opera composed by Ed Hughes with a libretto by me – received its first full-length performance this weekend in two sold out performances, as part of the Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre. Many thanks to our …
A trailer for Cocteau in the Underworld.
cocteau in the underworld trailer from william reynolds on Vimeo. William Reynolds, designer and video maker for the forthcoming Grimeborn Festival production of Cocteau in the Underworld, has put together a fabulous trailer for the opera which is now available for viewing on vimeo. For anyone who’s interested in knowing a bit more about CITU, …
Twistery #9 – the full solution.
His wife was next door when he was killed. A blow to the head; bloody marble bust nearby. Neighbours heard Mahler 8. The Mahler was nothing new. He used it to block out the voices. In point of fact, it was just the one voice he wanted blocked, his wife’s. He found it took …
Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre.
I’m told that tickets are now on sale for the 2010 Grimeborn Opera Festival, which will feature an opera that I worked on as librettist. The piece is COCTEAU IN THE UNDERWORLD, composed by Ed Hughes, and it’s being shown as part of a double bill with Philip Glass‘s opera version of Cocteau’s LES ENFANTS …