Not Such Quiet Girls

 

An Opera North and Leeds Playhouse Co-Production​

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To commemorate the centenary of the 1918 Armistice, Opera North programmed a new piece portraying life during the First World World War. Not Such Quiet Girls tells the story of four women who risked their lives transporting wounded soldiers to hospitals as ambulance drivers. Away from the conventions and limitations of home, the young women discover that they can live a less circumscribed life, and away from societal limitations around gender and sexuality, a love affair develops between two of the young drivers.

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Written by                  Jessica Walker

Composed by            Joseph Atkins

Directed by                Jacqui Honess-Martin

Lighting Design         Mike Lock

Designer                    Polly Sullivan

Sound Designer        Stuart Mellor

Movement Director   Natasha Harrison

Assistant Director     Lucy Allan

Photography by        Justin Slee

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BAND

Joseph Atkins, Emily Burkhardt, Harriet Mitchell, Laura Wilson 

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