A long time ago (well, Wednesday), in a rehearsal room far far away .....
It is a period of mild consternation. The evil O2 galactic empire has discovered that rebel choir Oriana plans to converge on their Death Star – disguised as the O2 arena –to take part in Star Wars In Concert this weekend. To thwart the rebel’s plans, the O2 has forced the closure of the Jubilee Line – a magical conduit through London with the capacity to ship choir, orchestra and 20,000 audience members into battle in Greenwich.
Undaunted, Oriana’s leaders have stolen secret plans to London’s transport network from the fabled oracle tfl.gov.uk. Pursued by transport workers and probably some tourists, the choir will race through London on their ship – the Thames Clipper – and take the agents of the O2 by surprise. But the rebels have not accounted for the movie projection during the concert, which means that the lights will go out. The choir will no longer be able to see their copies, and will have to use the Force (of memory) to overcome the Dark Side (of the stage). Rebel leader Tenor-one Ken-obi (also known as Ken in the first tenors) will gamble all in a last-ditch attempt to teach the rest of the choir Welsh-Sanskrit – the language in which the piece is written. “Korah! Matah! Korah! Ratamah!”, he will intone. “Cora! Martha! Cora! Agatha!”, we will chant in reply. Can Oriana possibly prevail? Tune in next week to find out!
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