Unicorn Theatre, in association with the Philharmonia Orchestra, presented the world premiere of CLOCKWORK, an opera based on the novel by Philip Pullman, from February 18th to April 3rd, 2004.

Stephen McNeff wrote the music, I wrote the libretto, and Tony Graham directed this spine-tingling tale of wolves, forests and a clockwork prince.

Young Fritz begins the electrifying story of the sinister Dr Kalmenius of Shatzburg, whose mechanical figures seem to take on a life of their own. But Fritz and his spell-bound audience are horrified when half-way through the story, the fictional Dr Kalmenius appears at the door…