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Tones - A Hip Hop Opera
26 Jun 19:30
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£18.50
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Witty, intelligent, and cleverly staged
Theatre Weekly★ ★ ★ ★ ★
An engaging and beautiful story
Ed Fringe Review
A man in a battle with his identity, and on a journey through the depths of Black-British culture, class, and belonging. What happens if you’re not Black enough for the ends, but too Black for the rest of the world?
Tones – A Hip-Hop Opera follows the pivotal moments of lead character Jerome, AKA The Professor, and his upbringing, from childhood to his departure from university. As he battles with his identity, we go on a journey…
Presented by award-winning Wound Up Theatre and from writer and performer Gerel Falconer, this production combines the gritty underground sounds of hip-hop, rap, grime and drill with the melodrama of opera to tell the story of a treacherous path to self-discovery.
Underscored with an original soundtrack from producer 3D Williams combining hip-hop and opera, Tones is a truly unique piece of gig-theatre.
Gerel Falconer comments:
“Tones is a show that’s instinctively rhythmic and full of lyrical style. The story of Jerome will make you grimace and smile. From High passion grime clashing to mixing with rich kids code-switching to fit in with lessening guile – Tones needs to be on now!”
Important information
Ticket prices: £18.50
Running time: 1 hour approx with no interval
Age recommendation: 15+
Concessions:
Friends – 5% off
Ambassadors, Supporters, Best Friends and Gold Friends – 10% off
U26 – £16
Note:
Includes explicit language and triggering themes such as self-harm, racism and violence
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Reviews
★★★★★
“Witty, intelligent, and cleverly staged”.
Theatre Weekly★★★★★
“An engaging and beautiful story”.
Ed Fringe Review★★★★★
“This show will blow you away from the very first second”.
Seven Star Life★★★★★
“A masterful hour that really needs to be seen to be believed”.
Musical Theatre Review★★★★
“Uplifting and bold, Tones is one-man’s lyrical life story growing up in the ends, exploring black identity in a UK culture obsessed with class and race”.
Broadway baby★★★★
“A must-see…fresh and profoundly moving”.
West End Best Friend★★★★
”This is a masterclass in the art of telling a story through rap”.
Ed Fringe Guide
“Rapping for almost an entire hour straight, Gerel Falconer quite literally uses all of his own breath to breathe new life into the hip-hop genre”.
Broadway World
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