An original idea created by PJ Harris and Hannah Kumari, supported by English National Opera.
An immersive new opera inspired by the history of Arsenal FC in the munition factories of Woolwich, the club’s move to Highbury and the intertwining Suffragette arson campaign.
The project includes a programme of workshops with the local community who will feature in our mixed chorus alongside professional opera singers.
STORY
In the shadow of international unrest, the increasingly militant Suffragettes plan an attack which could change the history of Woolwich Arsenal FC forever.
Annie is a football fan, and a Suffragette. Francis is a munitions factory worker, and a father. William is a Scottish immigrant and a professional footballer. When ruthless businessman Henry Norris buys ailing Woolwich Arsenal FC and attempts to displace the club north of the river, the intertwined lives of these three Woolwich residents take a dramatic turn.
Conceived & created by PJ Harris & Hannah Kumari
Composer Omar Shahryar | Libretto Hannah Kumari | Director PJ Harris
ARTISTS
Yshani Perinpanayagam, Olivia Clarke, Kitty Whately, Gweneth Ann Rand, Georgia Mae Bishop, Lauren Young, Daniel Shelvey, Neil Balfour, Michael Vincent Jones, Kieran Rayner, Idunnu Münch, Rosie Lavery, Susie Buckle, Sarah Parkin, Joe Chalmers, Alfred Mitchell, Alison Dunne, Fatima Soliman, Joshua McCullough, Warren Graham, William Semple, Suniel Makh, Yvonne Sharp, Olivia Celestin, Callum McCartney, Joe Cummings, Sam Poppleton, Berrak Dyer, Fran Hills, Nadia Sohawon, Anna Yates, Josh Bobby, Corey Bennett & Steve Wald.
Displaced is generously supported by Arts Council England, Peabody Housing, Royal Borough of Greenwich, English National Opera, The Football Supporters’ Association, Woolwich Works, Tête-à-Tête and Berkeley Group.
Photos by Steve Gregson
PJ Harris 