Brian Irvine & John McIlduff

Brian Irvine‍

Co-Founder / Artistic Director of Dumbworld and composer, Brian recently won an Ivor Novello Award for his Opera Least Like The Other: Searching for Rosemary Kennedy. He has also been nominated for five British Composer Awards (BASCA’s) and won two, Brian’s huge output includes operas, large scale oratorios, orchestral, ensemble, chamber, solo and dance works as well as film scores and installations. 

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John McIlduff 

Co-Founder / Artistic Director of Dumbworld, John is a librettist, writer, stage director, producer, and filmmaker, whose work spans opera, television, film, theatre, music videos, commercials, installations and even the odd song lyric. An Edinburgh Fringe First Winner, and a Total Theatre Innovation Award nominee, John is interested in exploring how arts practice can intersect, combine, evolve, and democratise.

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