THE DEVIL INSIDE
Aberystwyth Arts Centre,
Tue 23 Feb, 7:30pm
A new opera has emerged! The Devil Inside, showing on Tuesday the 23th of February, is a gritty and glittery fairy tale set in the 21st century. Composer Stuart MacRae and novelist Louise Welsh have teamed together once again to create an all new opera.
The opera is inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Bottle Imp; a story about a magical creature inside a bottle who grants your heart’s desire, however the wish comes at a price. The Devil Inside also contains many elements from another of Stevenson’s stories, the more well known The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, which is of course about a scientist who tests his theory that each person has a ‘good’ and ‘evil side. He then forces these two sides to separate proving his theory, but he becomes addicted to his ‘evil’ side and cannot control it.
Stuart MacRae and Louise Welsh have had outstanding success already with their previous opera, Ghost Patrol, that they had created for Music Theatre Wales, being the winner of the South Bank Sky Arts Award while also being nominated for an Olivier.
Director Matthew Richardson and conductor Michael Rafferty are joined by a hugely talented cast for this new take on The Bottle Imp. Would you be able to turn down the opportunity to get your heart’s desire?
Tickets: £14 – £15 Info: www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk / 01970 623232. Tickets: £14 – £15
words MONICA MARTIN