The Jollof House Party Opera (Wrexham)

A 20-min pop-up blending hip-hop and opera in a fiery kitchen drama. Live, bold, and unapologetically vibrant.

A spicy fusion of opera and hip-hop

A Fio and Music Theatre Wales co-production

Chef Adeola is feeling the heat – and we’re not talking pepper soup! With a new baby, a business to run, and a food safety inspection looming, the pressure is rising. Can they handle it, or will it all boil over?

The Jollof House Party Opera is a 20-minute live pop-up blending hip-hop and opera into a one-of-a-kind show.

Written and performed by Welsh-Nigerian artist Tumi Williams and directed by Elayce Ismail, this vibrant new production also stars April Koyejo-Audiger, Black British Theatre Award winner. It’s a celebration of modern, multicultural Cymru – reshaping perceptions of opera and bringing live performance into unexpected spaces.

After the performance, audiences are invited to stay and share food – continuing the celebration through conversation, community, and flavour.

Based on the Celtic Film Award-winning short film by the same creators, originally co-created by Tumi Williams and Sita Thomas.

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The Jollof House Party Opera

Pop-up 20 munud sy’n cyfuno hip-hop ac opera mewn drama gegin danllyd. Byw, beiddgar ac yn ddi-gywilydd o fywiog.

Cyfuniad sbeislyd o opera a hip-hop

Cyd-gynhyrchiad gan Fio a Music Theatre Wales

Mae’r cogydd Adeola yn teimlo’r gwres - adydyn ni ddim yn sôn am y pepper soup! Gyda babi newydd, busnes i’w redeg, ac arolygiad diogelwch bwyd ar y gorwel, mae’r pwysau’n cynyddu. Bydd e’n ffeindio modd i ymdopi, neu a fydd popeth yn berwi drosodd?

Mae The Jollof House Party Opera yn bop-up byw 20 munud sy’n cyfuno hip-hop ac opera i greu sioe un-ryw.

Wedi’i hysgrifennu a’i pherfformio gan yr artist Cymro-Nigerianaidd Tumi Williams a’i chyfarwyddo gan Elayce Ismail, mae’r cynhyrchiad newydd bywiog hwn hefyd yn cynnwys April Koyejo-Audiger, enillydd Gwobr Theatr Pobl Dduon Prydain. Mae’n ddathliad o Gymru fodern, amlddiwylliannol – yn ail-lunio canfyddiadau o opera ac yn dod â pherfformiadau byw i lefydd annisgwyl.

Ar ôl y perfformiad, gwahoddir y gynulleidfa i aros a rhannu bwyd – gan barhau â’r dathliad trwy sgwrs, cymuned a blas.

Wedi’i seilio ar y ffilm fer a enillodd Wobr Ffilm Geltaidd gan yr un criw creadigol, a gyd-grewyd yn wreiddiol gan Tumi Williams a Sita Thomas.

Info: Get settled as we introduce the Jollof House Party Opera and what to expect | Dewch i ymgartrefu wrth i ni gyflwyno Opera Jollof House Party a'r hyn i'w ddisgwyl o'r profiad.

Info: Enjoy a 20-minute pop-up opera blending hip-hop and classical music in a bold, energetic story full of flavour and fire.| Mwynhewch opera byr 20 munud sy'n cyfuno hip-hop a cherddoriaeth glasurol mewn stori feiddgar, egnïol, llawn blas a thân.

Info: Join us for a shared meal featuring Nigerian food, and take a moment to connect, reflect, and share your thoughts in good company. | Ymunwch â ni am bryd o fwyd Nigeriaidd, a chymerwch eiliad i gysylltu, adlewyrchu a rhannu eich meddyliau mewn cwmni da.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Y / The Lab, Smithfield Road, Wrexham, United Kingdom