It Is I, Seagull

“I hate opera. But I loved that!” - Audience Member.

Intertwining Lucy Mellors’ experiences as an award-winning opera singer with the stories of Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman in space) and Valentina Ponomaryova (almost the first woman in space), It is I, Seagull is a hilarious exploration of self-esteem, joy, failure, opera and space travel.

Fusing opera and comedy, Lucy exposes current and historical everyday sexism to ask what it takes to achieve something extraordinary, and is it worth it?

It Is I, Seagull is touring in 2023 and 2024.

Written and Performed by Lucy Mellors
Directed by Victoria Briggs
Design by Claire Harvey
Dramaturgy by Serena Manteghi
Original Songwriting by Kate Mellors

Sound Design by David Lewington
Lighting Design by Adam Jefferys

Stage Management by Victoria Richardson
Additional Arias by George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Supported by Arts Council England, MAST Mayflower Studios, Proteus Theatre, The Point, The Fenton Arts Trust, Winship Foundation and the Richmond Douglas Charitable Trust.

Images credit Glen Jevon