In a muddied nightdress, in a country kitchen, Violet finally smiles. For years, her tired daily routine has been dictated by the inescapable chime of the Clock Tower, until one night she feels time quicken. Suddenly an hour is lost – every day. As the hours disappear, long-held certainties evaporate and ordered society falls into disarray. With the townspeople in crisis, can Violet finally escape?

Combining the acclaimed talents of writer Alice Birch (TV adaptations include Normal People; film Lady Macbeth; stage Anatomy of a Suicide) and rising star composer Tom Coult (commissioned by First Night of the Proms; currently resident composer at the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra), this is opera for now and about now.

Creative Team
Music: Tom Coult
Libretto: Alice Birch
Conductor: Andrew Gourlay
Assistant Conductor and Repetiteur: William Cole
Director: Jude Christian
Designer: Rosie Elnile
Costume Designer: Cécile Trémolières
Lighting Designer: Jackie Shemesh
Animation: Adam Sinclair
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta
Bell Sounds created by Jasmin Kent Rodgman

Cast
Violet: Anna Dennis
Felix: Richard Burkhard
Laura: Frances Gregory
The Clockkeeper: Andrew MacKenzie Wicks