Robin is a writer and director for opera and theatre and is Artistic Director of OperaUpClose, which she co-founded in 2009. Her directing credits for the company, all in her own new English translations, are Carmen, La Traviata, La Bohème, Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville. She also wrote the English libretto for OUC’s The Marriage of Figaro and directed the UK premiere of Young Wife for the company. Her production of La Bohème won the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Opera and the WhatsOnStage.com Award for Best Off-West End Production. |
Feeding the world: can we engineer away hunger?
"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick