This darkly comic opera/music-theatre work looks at colonialism through a different lens and draws parallels with the ‘gay exodus’ from Ireland in the 1980s.

Belfast Ensemble: Dublin Jack

Southbank Centre

Cancelled and reviled in the media, Edward Prosser Rhys’s 1924 crown-winning poem, ATGOF, faced a storm of abuse for depictions of lust and a same-sex romance. Bwystfilod Aflan explores these events through a contemporary lens, with an operatic monologue by Conor Mitchell, creator of Abomination: A DUP Opera, performed by tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas; and a personal reflection on the original poem by actor/dancer Eddie Ladd; both created in collaboration with and directed by Jac Ifan Moore.

Conor Mitchell

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Oct 9, 2025

Belfast Ensemble: Dublin Jack · Southbank Centre

Oct 9, 2024

Bwystfilod Aflan · Sherman Theatre

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Conductor in Dublin Jack by Mitchell

Southbank Centre

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