Tones - A Hip Hop Opera

Name: Tones - A Hip Hop Opera
Start: 2024-10-07T19:30:00+01:00
Location: St Bartholomew's Church, Armley

Schedule

Mon Oct 07 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

St Bartholomew's Church, Armley | Leeds, EN

A piece of gig theatre like no other, Tones – A Hip Hop Opera combines the gritty underground sounds of hip-hop, grime and drill with the melodrama of opera to tell the story of a treacherous path to self-discovery. From writer and performer Gerel Falconer, winner of Best Book and Lyrics at the Black British Theatre Awards 2024 and nominee for The Stage Debut Awards, Tones is a riveting exploration of the black experience and the mixed experience.
What happens if you’re not black enough for the ends, but too black for the rest of the world? A man in a battle with his identity, and on a journey through the depths of Black-British culture, class and belonging.
Rapping for almost an entire hour straight, Gerel Falconer quite literally uses all of his own breath to breathe new life into the hip-hop genre, proving that even when the music is thriving and perhaps at its most popular there are still new ways in which the music can be told and in the case of Tones, told beautifully” BROADWAY WORLD
Running Time 1 hour
Age guidance 16+
Wheelchair accessible – when booking, please let us know about any access needs.
Tickets £5 but if you require a subsidised space, please email [email protected] as we’d love you to attend.