Multi-directional Opera
for the 21st Century
for the 21st Century
Whaletone Opera - Act Four 
- September 2005
- September 2005
Event - Whaletone Opera Act 4 - World Premiere
Date - September 25th 2005
Time - 6pm
Venue - Studio 1, Milton Theatre, Huddersfield University
Cost - £5 (£3 concessions)
During September (21st - 25th) Nomura and Hugh have made the fourth part with four very special guests in Huddersfield and performed it on Sunday 25th at University of Huddersfield.
Guest artists
Carol Grimes - vocalsCharles Hayward - percussion
Pete Moser - trumpet, one-man-band
Kana Hayashi - voice, design
The wider company for Act 4 comprised 20 local adults including members of Full Body and the Voice, members of the community band Dangerous Volume and others. Act 4 was created entirely during the week.
Act Four Story
Hippo is on the beach at Blackpool after the masked ball. He is alone apart from some rubbish blowing around him. Hippo sees a shell; he puts it to his ear. He hears bad news from his home (Japan). The whales are going to make a tidal wave to engulf the land. Hippo gets on a ship to travel home, but the ship has an unreliable crew and a terrible storm.They land in Jamaica - NOT JAPAN. Here Hippo learns the secret language of cows (they have two words - 'grass' and 'hello'. Hippo is seduced by a Jamaican cow. They fall in love. There is a hen party and the men prepare for The Wedding. Hippo receives a shell as a wedding gift; he puts the shell to his ear and remembers, this is NOT JAPAN.
