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# Quilt Song: exclusive video of the Birmingham Rep opera in full
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/quilt-song-an-opera-for-those-who-dont-do-opera/
- Published: 2019-02-12T15:14:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T10:04:30.000Z
- Author: Vanessa Jackson
- Tags: Eastside TV, News, Video, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Quilt Song by Susie Self

Birmingham Eastside was given exclusive access to film the Birmingham Rep opera **Quilt Song** — and you can now watch the video here.

The "opera for people who don't do opera", by **Susie Self**, explores themes of discrimination and human rights.

It includes characters based on Rosa Parks, who [famously refused to give up her place on the bus in the United States in 1955](https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) and became a focus for the Civil Rights movement, and MP Jo Cox, the British Labour MP who was [murdered in June 2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%5Fof%5FJo%5FCox?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk).

The opera was [performed at the ](https://www.oldreptheatre.co.uk/calendar/?calid=1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12&pid=3&viewid=1&event=81&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)[**Birmingham Old Rep**](https://www.oldreptheatre.co.uk/calendar/?calid=1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12&pid=3&viewid=1&event=81&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)[ theatre in October 2018](https://www.oldreptheatre.co.uk/calendar/?calid=1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12&pid=3&viewid=1&event=81&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk). It was filmed by [BA Media Production](http://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/media-production-ba-hons-2019-20?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) students at Birmingham City University. You can [find out more about the production in our behind-the-scenes video](https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/quilt-song-behind-the-scenes/).

Susie Self is a PhD student at the **Royal Birmingham Conservatoire**.