Uprooted
Hannah Conway & Hazel Gould
Event details
29 July 2025
Uprooted shines a spotlight on one of the most troubling UK social issues of our generation, the housing crisis and its effect on children. Commissioned by Garsington Opera, composer Hannah Conway and librettist Hazel Gould have worked in close collaboration with Bee Squad – a community organisation in Manchester whose mission is to improve the quality of life of children affected by homelessness. The opera is directly influenced by the true stories of some of the children Bee Squad have worked with, as well as examples of homelessness in Buckinghamshire
Tickets
£6 – adult
£4 – under 21
Start time: 7pm
Duration: 1 hour, no interval
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
Cast & Creative Team
Cast
Grace
Gweneth Ann Rand
Brock
Olivia Mujuru
Garsington Opera Youth Company
Musicians from Sinfonia Smith Square
Creative Team
Composer
Hannah Conway
Librettist
Hazel Gould
Conductor
Paul Wingfield
Director
Karen Gillingham
Designer
Rhiannon Newman Brown
Vocal Director
Suzi Zumpe
Family Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation Consultant
Jo Spurling
Uprooted: in conversation
Ahead of the Youth Company performance of Uprooted, Jessica Duchen spoke to Hannah Conway, Hazel Gould and Jo Spurling about the background and creation of the opera.