Conor Mitchell is a Northern Irish composer, librettist and theatre-maker. His play, ''The Dummy Tree'', was commissioned by the

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for their 2009 New Connections series. Conor has been a great supporter of

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and has received several commissions from them including ''Missing Mel'', ''Goblin Market'', ''Eight'', ''The Dark Tower'' and ''Barrack Room Ballads''. He split first place in the Stephen Sondheim Society's Student Performer of the Year Competition for a song he wrote entitled ''What Kind of Life Is This, Masha?''. He split the new song competition prize with Gwenyth Herbert's ''Lovely London Town''. In 2012, he was commissioned by the

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for a piece to mark the choir's 21st anniversary. With book written by

Mark Ravenhill Mark Ravenhill (born 7 June 1966) is an English playwright, actor and journalist. Ravenhill is one of the most widely performed playwrights in British theatre of the late-twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His major plays include ''Shoppin ...

, the piece, entitled ''Shadow Time'', explores the evolution of mentalities in respect of homosexuality in the lifetime of the Chorus. The piece will be premiered at the

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, on 6 May 2012 during the Chorus' summer concert: ''A Band of Brothers''.

Works

Music theatre

* ''

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Goblin Market ''Goblin Market'' (composed in April 1859 and published in 1862) is a narrative poem by Christina Rossetti. The poem tells the story of Laura and Lizzie who are tempted with fruit by goblin merchants. In a letter to her publisher, Rossetti claim ...

'' based on

Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in Brit ...

's poem ''

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's story, "La Parure" (The Necklace). * '' Merry Christmas Betty Ford'' * '' The Dummy Tree'' For the National Theatre's Connections festival. * '' Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle'' (2011, text by

) * The C**t of Queen Catherine - a recitation for actor and ensemble,(2016) first performed by The Belfast Ensemble at the MAC, Belfast. *The Young Pornographers

Opera

* ''The Musician'' * Our Day (2012) a short opera. Libretto by Mark Ravenhill * Abomination - A DUP Opera (2018)

Film

* ''Pretty Face''

References

External links

Connor Mitchell biography
on the Youth Music Theatre UK web site

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