Composed by Stephen McNeff. Libretto by Olivia Fuchs adapted from the play by Steve Gooch
Directed by Daisy Evans, conducted by Paul Wingfield.
Prepare yourself for an evening of dark, claustrophobic drama retelling the real-life stories of the women who undertook the perilous journey halfway across the globe.
Composed in 2017, Banished follows a group of female convicts on board a ship bound for Van Diemen’s Land in the 1780s.
A truly collaborative project involving students from all over Birmingham City University's Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, we welcome back award-winning director, Daisy Evans.
Image from the Royal Irish Academy of Music production in 2019