David and Jonathan
David et Jonathas
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Choreographer; performs the Demon and the Nurse · New Sussex Opera · 2026
Hove, Cuckfield, London, Eastbourne, Winchester — 11–25 October 2026
Staged in English, in a new translation by Christopher Cowell.
Creative team
- Music director
- Toby Purser
- Director
- Paul Higgins
- Translation
- Christopher Cowell
- Set design
- Mollie Cheek
- Lighting design
- Daisy Hardwick
- Choreography and movement
- Namiko Gahier-Ogawa
- Dramaturgy
- Benjamin Poore
Orchestra and chorus
- Bellot Ensemble
- Matthew Brown, harpsichord and répétiteur
- New Sussex Opera Emerging Artists and Chorus
Cast
- David
- Harun Ellis Tekin
- Jonathan
- Tom Lilburn
- King Saul
- Massimo Modoni
- King Achis, Ghost of Samuel
- Daniel Chomiak
- The Witch of Endor
- Nadiia Chaichenko
- Joabel
- Ambrose Chiu
- Demon, Nurse
- Namiko Gahier-Ogawa
Performances
- Sunday 11 October, 7 pm — Windmill Theatre, Blatchington Mill, Hove
- Saturday 17 October, 7 pm — Holy Trinity, Cuckfield
- Tuesday 20 October, 7 pm — Cadogan Hall, London
- Friday 23 October, 7 pm — Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
- Sunday 25 October, 4 pm — Theatre Royal, Winchester
Watch
Photographs New Sussex Opera (flyer)