Waxwings was written for ETO with music by acclaimed duo Woo Music, and design by Ruth Paton. It toured the UK and Luxembourg in 2015 and is revived in 2019.

 

Olly is autistic and is obsessed with birds. He and his sister find a waxwing on their way to their new school and take it with them. The head has an appetite for small birds.

 

The songs are available on CD from Woo Music

https://woo-music.bandcamp.com/album/the-waxwings-opera

 

Composer                 Woo Music (Clive and Mark Ives)

Writer/Director          Tim Yealland

Designer                    Ruth Paton

Animation                  Babis Alexiadis

Dancer                       Ricky Cervantes

VIDEO

https://youtu.be/0KiIE1-bQEc