Our Eyes Looking for God

A groundbreaking opera exploring Black British experiences, telling an urgent national story of state violence through joy, love, laughter and pain. An opera. A ghost story. A love story. Black boy joy and Black boy nightmares. Our Eyes Looking for God is an exceptional and vital work written during the 2020 global racial reckoning. Writer/Director TD Moyo uses the operatic form, with it's drama, music, staging and instrumentals, to tell an all-encompassing story about identity, state violence and love. This production is brought to life by a visionary team. TD Moyo is a director, teacher, poet and activist whose work focuses around new stories and social engagement. Renell Shaw is an Ivor Novello award-winning composer, platinum selling songwriter and music producer who works across a range of genres, British-Nigerian soprano April Koyejo-Audiger is an operamaker, award-winning opera singer and librettist. Mateus Daniel is a movement director, choreographer and facilitator. Creative team TD Moyo writer, director Renell Shaw composer April Koyejo-Audiger librettist Mateus Daniel movement director Lucy Morrison dramaturg Sally Ferguson lighting designer Amanda Mascarenhas set and costume design Fay Jennett creative producer Performers Themba Mvula Kamal TBC Adjani Charlie Laffer guitar Meera Raja cello Camilo Tirado percussion