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Heroes, Heroines and Villains, St Andrew’s and St George’s West Operation Adelmo, New Town Theatre Turandot, New Town Theatre Deconstructing opera’s heroes

It's Turandot – but not as we know it.

There’s no opulent chorus of soaring voices, no colourful pomp or elaborate scenery. Instead, a darkened stage houses fragments of grotesque puppet-play, bizarre moments of performance, bursts of film footage and a chorus of three dark-clad men who use sign language instead of voices.