Danyal Dhondy - News

Kanjoos The Miser: National Tour

2/17/2013

Preparing to embark on Tara Arts' national tour of Kanjoos: The Miser for the next 5 weeks... check out a little radio ad I made for it. Anyone around in Windsor, Dundee, Stratford (London), Peterborough, Canterbury or Bury St. Edmunds, do come and see the show! (Dates here)

Just So - video

11/24/2012

Video of Just So at Tête à Tête. Thanks to Adaq Khan for the brilliant sound recording.

The Open Cage - Video

11/7/2012

A live recording of my latest opera, The Open Cage, is up online. Enjoy.

The Miser / Tosca

10/8/2012

Thanks to all who came to see The Open Cage, and to all the brilliant people who worked on the project.

As for my other current projects: only 5 days left to see Hardeep Singh-Kohli's Bollywood-Molière adaptation The Miser at Tara Arts (which I'm MDing).

And OperaUpClose's new production of Tosca (with my instrumental arrangement) is up, running, and in full swing at the King's Head...

Tickets selling fast, do book and come along!

The Open Cage - premiere this weekend

10/3/2012

The Open Cage premieres this weekend at The Yard in Hackney Wick. Book tickets here!

Alone in his workshop, deep in the labyrinth which he built and in which he has been trapped for years, the great inventor Daedalus is putting the finishing touches to two giant pairs of wings...

The Open Cage is a new one-act opera. Scored for two singers, with an ensemble of acoustic and electronic instruments, the piece uses an array of visual media in its unique retelling of the Icarus myth.

Sam Lee Mercury Prize nomination

9/14/2012

Many congratulations to Sam Lee, whose album Ground Of Its Own has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize 2012.

Have a listen to The Tan Yard Side, which features a string arrangement of mine.

Just So Update

7/17/2012

16 Days until the world premiere of Just So! Everything is coming together marvelously - the (fantastic) cast is finalised, we have an M.D., I've finished the vocal score and we go into rehearsals next week...

A massive thank you to everyone who has helped us with casting, to those who came to audition and to everyone who has donated to Just So. We're doing well money-wise - up to £600, so nearly there. If you haven't donated yet, but have the inclination to throw a few quid our way, it will really help with covering all the myriad costs (new ones seem to emerge daily...), not to mention the far-too-small fees for our wonderful performers. And don't forget to book tickets...

www.justsoopera.com

Gig with Chris McDonald at The Bedford, July 4th

6/27/2012

It has taken several years of playing in bands, but at last I have a gig in my own local music venue!

Have had some cracking gigs with Chris recently, would be great to get some people down for this one.

The Bedford is probably S London's best music venue, only 2 mins away from Balham station, so do come down if you're free.

Just So - First performance at Tête à Tête Festival

6/25/2012

Tickets are now on sale for my opera based on Kipling's Just So Stories. Please visit www.justsoopera.com for details about the show, and help us out with our fundraising if you can spare a few quid.

Rivers of England - Live Tracks from our Gig

5/1/2012

Turns out that last week's sound guy had a cunning little audio-out feature on his mixing desk... and Rivers Of England have uploaded some of the resultant live tracks!

How about this version of The Meadow Sways? Yeah!? http://snd.sc/KHPxmT