Music
Displaced: A Woolwich Arsenal Opera
Premiering in January 2027
A CO-ALIGN production
Omar Shahryar Composer
Hannah Kumari Librettist
An immersive new community opera inspired by the history of Arsenal FC in the munition factories of Woolwich, the club’s move to North London and the intersecting Suffragette arson campaign of 1912-14.
The project includes a programme of workshops with the local community who will feature in our mixed chorus alongside professional opera singers.
In the shadow of international unrest, the increasingly militant Suffragettes plan an attack which could change the history of Woolwich Arsenal FC forever.
Annie is a football fan, and a Suffragette. Francis is a munitions factory worker, and a father. William is a Scottish immigrant and a professional footballer. When ruthless businessman Henry Norris buys ailing Woolwich Arsenal FC and attempts to displace the club north of the river, the intertwined lives of these three Woolwich residents take a dramatic turn.
Conceived & created by PJ Harris & Hannah Kumari
Composer Omar Shahryar | Libretto Hannah Kumari | Director PJ Harris
“We share untold stories for everyone through new music and new writing.“
CO-ALIGN
