Highlights

• Get two tickets and two pints for £25
• Drink the freshest Signature Brew beers, all brewed right next to the bar itself
• Enjoy an evening of music, black comedy and rhyming couplets

When and where?

July 24 to 26, 2024, 7 pm - 10.30 pm at Signature Brew, Blackhouse Lane

Time Out says

Besse is an operatic triptych (presented as three acts) that fights the patriarchy with fermentation. It takes the audience on a musical journey through the rich and forgotten history of women and beer from the comfort of a seat in a local craft brewery taproom. The production centres around the fictional brewster Besse, who is living through the Black Death and battling the changing trade of brewing from domestic to commercial, alongside the growing fear of witchcraft. The characters behave as personifications of the beer ingredients (yeast, water, rye and hops), the fate of each mirroring the reactions and outcomes that lead to the brew.

This unique event, which emphasises the quirky and creative industry of craft beer, was created by Birmingham-based Infinite Opera which comprises composer/conductor Daniel Blanco and librettist/soprano Roxanne Korda. Infinite Opera's mission is to create opera for new audiences by centring on unusual topics in unusual spaces. The eight-piece cast and six-piece ensemble are mostly alumni of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and have been regularly performing this piece since its debut at Digbrew Co. in 2019. This time they will be joined by the Peking Opera specialist, dancer, and choreographer Jingya Peng, and the Iranian dramaturg Mahana Narimani.

Need to know

• This is valid for a ticket to Infinite Opera x Signature Brew present: Besse.
• This booking is only valid for your selected date/time option. 
• This event is restricted to those aged 18 and over.
• Doors: 7 pm. Showtime: 7.30 pm. Finish 10.00pm.
• Please present your booking confirmation upon arrival at the box office.
• Location: Signature Brew, Unit 15, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Lane, London, E17 5QJ.
• Tickets cannot be cancelled, amended, exchanged, refunded or used in conjunction with any other offer. For full terms and conditions, please see here.