A man in a red vest stands behind a woman as she reaches outward, with another woman and a pianist visible in the dark background.

The Playground Theatre2022

The Telephone / La Voix Humaine

The Production

Opera on the Move’s double bill paired Menotti’s comic The Telephone with Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine, using the telephone as a shared lens on connection, distraction and intimate miscommunication.

36 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Ben Schilperoort
Musical Director: Satoshi Kubo
Lighting Design: Hugo Dodsworth
Set & Costume Design: Fiona McKeon
Photography: Steve Gregson

A woman in a pale robe sings under a hanging bulb with one hand raised against a dark stage.

Several performers occupy a dark stage with a pianist at a grand piano and metal frame structures behind them.

A woman in a pale dress lies stretched on the floor beside a telephone in a pool of blue light.

A man sits at a grand piano reading sheet music under warm side light.

A woman in pale clothing sits on the floor in blue light with another figure visible behind a metal frame.

A woman peers around a dark metal frame while lit in blue from the side.

A woman in a white robe stands alone at center stage with a pianist dimly visible to the left.

Two performers crawl toward each other across the foreground while a woman stands behind them in blue light.

Two performers lie close together in the foreground while a woman in white stands behind them on the dark stage.

A man and woman stand close together in the foreground while a woman in white stands behind them.

A man lies on his back as a woman crouches beside him and another woman stands behind them.

A woman in white stands in a blue-lit space while two performers huddle on the floor to one side.

A woman kneels and sings while two performers remain huddled low in the foreground.

A black telephone and a pale cloth lie on the stage floor in blue light.

A woman in pale clothing holds up a small rectangular object while looking forward.

A woman kneels beside a telephone on the blue-lit stage and smiles toward the audience.

A close portrait shows a woman in a pale robe looking forward against a dark background.

A woman in a red dress sits on the floor beside a small table and red telephone under a tight overhead light.

A woman in a red dress kneels beside a small table with a red telephone on it.

A woman in a red dress stands in blue light while a man stands in shadow behind her.

A man in a blue vest stands in the foreground while a woman in red sits near a pianist in the background.

A woman in a red dress holds a red telephone receiver and cord while a pianist plays behind her.

A man in a blue vest stands forward while a woman in red holds a telephone near a chair behind him.

A close portrait shows a man in a blue vest singing against a black background.

A woman in a red dress smiles while holding parts of a red telephone.

A woman in a red dress extends a red telephone receiver toward a man in a blue vest.

A woman in a red dress embraces a man at center stage beside a small chair.

A woman in a red dress sings with both hands raised against a dark stage.

A man in a grey suit sings in warm light with a pianist blurred behind him.

A woman in a red dress sits low on the floor while a man stands behind her in shadow.

A woman in a red dress stands in blue side light with a pianist seated at the left.

A close portrait shows a woman in a red dress lit in blue and magenta against darkness.

A woman in a red dress holds a red telephone receiver while a man in a blue vest stands beside her.

A woman in a red dress embraces a man tightly beside a red telephone on a small table.

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