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English Touring Opera presents

The Vanishing Forest

This family opera is the final instalment in English Touring Opera’s climate change trilogy.

Do you remember what happened that strange night in the Forest of Arden?

Puck does. It’s been a while since A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Athens is changing. The forest is being chopped down, and as each tree vanishes, more magic disappears from the land.

Join Puck, Cassie and Mylas in their quest to find Oberon and Titania, stop the felling and restore the wonder to the beautiful forest.

Written as a continuation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Vanishing Forest uses spells, puppetry and mystical flowers to educate and inspire children on the issue of deforestation, through a brand-new Shakespeare infused opera.

Written by Jonathan Ainscough, composed by Michael Betteridge and directed by Victoria Briggs, The Vanishing Forest is the third and final instalment in English Touring Opera’s climate change trilogy, following The Wish Gatherer (Best Opera at YAMAwards 2024) and The Great Stink.

Sung in English with English captions.

Recommended 7-11yrs

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