Where sport meets opera!

28, 29, 30 May, 4, 5, 6 June 2010

Director: Jonathan Mill

Cast: Peter Michell, Kathryn Dineen, Deborah Caddy and Adam Goodburn

Different Fields is the story of Aaron James, a star footballer and a friend to a fatherless teenager named Casey.  James has a flaw.  He is a gambler, and allows himself to be blackmailed into throwing a Finals game.  Different Fields is a story of cheating, redemption and self-discovery.  It is a story about the childhood joy of sports and how athletes often lose the sense of who they really are behind the exciting veneer of celebrity.

This project unites a collection of established and emerging South Australian performers, directors and designers to create a socially relevant new production.  Artists currently taking part in the project include Jonathan Mill (director), Timothy Sexton (musical director), Sue Grey Gardner (lighting designer), Peter Michell (performer), Kathryn Dineen (performer), and producers/performers Deborah Caddy and Adam Goodburn.

Adapted by Jonathan Mill for the Australian stage, Different Fields was originally commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Opera Memphis. 

Presented by State Opera and SINGular Productions.  Music by Mike Reid.  Libretto by Sarah Schlesinger.  By arrangement with ORIGIN THEATRICAL on behalf of Theatrical Rights Worldwide, New York

The Opera Studio, State Opera, 216 Marion Rd, Netley 5037. 

Tix $30/$25.  Family tickets $90 (2 adults + 2 children)