"A fine production, with Conway´s assured and focused direction propelling the
drama over the footlights." The Stage

Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah is based on the biblical tale of Susanna and the Elders but is set in America’s remote Appalachia. It is one of the most remarkable works of American music theatre – and the most popular after Porgy and Bess.

With its heart-wrenching arias, lively square dance numbers, traditional hymns and soaring ballads Susannah combines the qualities of lyric music theatre and American folk opera to tell the story of Susannah Polk, a high spirited young girl who dreams of leaving her Tennessee valley home to experience the world beyond the mountains.  These innocent dreams are spoiled when the she is falsely accused of immorality – and the terrible events of a hot summer night change life for everyone in the valley.

A great opera with all the accessibility of a musical like West Side Story, and the narrative of a play like The Crucible, Susannah is sure to be a stirring, lyrical evening in the theatre.