LouiseC Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I wanted to let everyone know that there's a new play opening in London this week featuring an entirely new score by John Paul Jones. He and the director, Gerald Thomas, has worked together many times before and this is the first time Gerald Thomas' world-famous theatre company, The Dry Opera Company, will perform in London. The play is called THROATS at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington (hip young fringe theatre!) and the music a blast. Details from www.pleasance.co.uk - running from 18 Feb to 27 March and tickets are £15 or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I wanted to let everyone know that there's a new play opening in London this week featuring an entirely new score by John Paul Jones. He and the director, Gerald Thomas, has worked together many times before and this is the first time Gerald Thomas' world-famous theatre company, The Dry Opera Company, will perform in London. The play is called THROATS at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington (hip young fringe theatre!) and the music a blast. Details from www.pleasance.co.uk - running from 18 Feb to 27 March and tickets are £15 or less. I can see the tabloid headline now: JPJ scores throats at hip young fringe theatre Seriously though, this is great news if not a well-kept secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swandown Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I checked out the rehearsal clips. They're interesting. Not much music but what's there is right up Jonesy's alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrycja Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Just when you think Jonesy can't get any cooler, he does this. My idea of heaven is getting to see all the behind-the-scenes decisions and shapings of works as they've been wrought into performances. And so the rehearsals above, and even more so JPJ's composing an opera discussed here, is a great preview of what's to come: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The new play is based on a 1907 work by Swedish novelist August Strindberg. It’s being adapted into a three-act opera in a joint project by Gerald Thomas, John Paul Jones and Helen Cooper. August Sonata will premiere at the English National Opera in 2014, followed by a presentation at the Salzburg Festival, revealed Mr. Thomas in an interview with the Brazilian daily Estado de São Paulo. Mr. Thomas has been publishing regular updates on his website, like this photograph dated March 18th. Gerald Thomas attended Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day premiere in New York City. Sources:http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/arteelazer,gerald-thomas-volta-ao-rio-para-discutir-sua-obra,919126,0.htmhttp://geraldthomasblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/visual-autobiography-part-2/img_0303/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrycja Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Wait...so what's happening with the Allende opera project? Is the Strindberg adaptation instead of or in addition to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Wait...so what's happening with the Allende opera project? Is the Strindberg adaptation instead of or in addition to it? I wrote to Mr Thomas and he says that he's no longer working on that project. JPJ and I have moved on to "Ghost Sonata" by August Strindberg. Of course this does not rule out a possibility of working on the Judge's Wife sometime in the future. Best Gerald I want to thank Mr. Thomas for his kind response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrycja Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I wrote to Mr Thomas and he says that he's no longer working on that project. I want to thank Mr. Thomas for his kind response. Thanks very much for following up, zemun. I appreciate it Good to know. All right, Strindberg (at least for now) it is, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janvier Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Gerald Thomas special aired by Brazilian public television. The artist discusses John Paul Jones between 13.40 and 17.00 minutes (in Portuguese). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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