ID Please

Tête à Tête Opera Festival
Various, London
United Kingdom
www.tete-a-tete.org.uk

Music | Soosan Lolavar
Words | Daniel Hirsch
Director | Stephen M Eckert
Conductor | Daniel Nesta Curtis

Media Design | Jessica Medenbach
Costume Design | Nina Bova
Scenic Design | Caitlin Ayer

Border Agent | Robbie Raso
Female Traveller | Shannyn Rinker
Male Traveller | Patrick Dailey


ID, Please is an opera for the age of Brexit and Trump, set at border control and exploring themes of immigration, identity and xenophobia. The work took on new relevance when its British-Iranian composer was almost prevented from attending rehearsals in the US as part of the first ‘Muslim Ban’.


Soosan Lolavar : ID Please