Scottish Opera’s hit show Fox-tot!, a new opera for children aged 12 to 24 months, returns this Spring for a tour around Scotland, following a five star run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019.
Fox-tot! will be performed at: Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock; Perth Theatre, Perth; Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen; Bonar Hall, Dundee and Eden Court Theatre, Inverness from Friday 20 March to Saturday 4 April.
Composed by Lliam Paterson, in 2018, his acclaimed ‘opera for babies’, BambinO, had sell-out performances at the Fringe, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Paris and The Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman. Scottish Opera Staff Director Roxana Haines (Opera Highlights 2019) directs Fox-tot!, a Scottish Opera co-commission with Royal & Derngate, Northampton.
Designed by Giuseppe Belli and Emma Belli (BambinO 2017), the 45-minute show for toddlers is an engaging mix of music and puppetry, performed by mezzo-soprano and former Scottish Opera Emerging Artist Bethan Langford (The Magic Flute 2019), and countertenor Daniel Keating-Roberts (Orfeo & Euridice 2019). They are joined by cellist Laura Sergeant and percussionists Michael D Clark and Darren Gallacher.
Sung in English, Fox-tot! tells the story of a little fox sent on an adventure to explore the world and step into the footsteps of other creatures, including a cat, a butterfly and a frog. But, as Mother Vixen guides her cub’s journey, will the little one discover what it takes to become an excellent fox?
The show stimulates the curiosity of Scottish Opera’s littlest audience members with an interactive set they are encouraged to explore and play in. It inspires joy in listening to music, and instils the beginnings of empathy as Fox learns to see through the eyes of others.
Fox-tot! director Roxana Haines said:
Come and join Little Fox on a journey of transformation, play, and discovery. You’re free to roam in this magical world, as Fox tries out being a cat, a frog and a butterfly. No matter who Fox becomes, Mother Vixen’s unconditional love is always there.
Performance Diary
Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
Fri 20 Mar, 10am & 11.30am
Sat 21 Mar, 10am
Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre
Tue 24 Mar, 11.30am
Wed 25 Mar, 10am & 11.30am
Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen
Fri 27 Mar, 10.30am & 12pm
Sat 28 Mar, 10.30am & 12pm
Bonar Hall, Dundee
Tue 31 Mar, 10am & 11.30am
Wed 1 Apr, 10am & 11.30am
Eden Court, Inverness
Fri 3 Apr, 10am & 11.30am
Sat 4 Apr, 10am & 11.30am