| A Men’s Shed opera film? It’s true! If you’re visiting Ottawa this summer, inquire about catching Shoulder the Shoulder, as part of the 2025 North American Festival of Wales. The film features a new contemporary chamber opera, created by Swansea City Opera, and inspired by the members of Men’s Shed Cymru, Wales.  As featured on ITV Wales, BBC Radio Wales and in the Western Mail, Shoulder to Shoulder is an uplifting and accessible new chamber opera, created and staged by Swansea City Opera and based on the moving, uplifting, and humorous stories from Men’s Sheds Cymru. |
| How do you beat loneliness? How do you learn to laugh again? Busy young mum Gwen is at her wits end with her dad, Rhys, who’s hitting the whisky having lost his wife and son. Bereaved and lonely, Rhys reluctantly joins his local Men’s Shed. It changes his life. |
| The Film features the acclaimed male voice choir Only Men Aloud as the chorus.  Running alongside a full performance of the opera, the film includes interviews with members of Men’s Sheds Cymru. |
For full details on the North American Festival of Wales in Ottawa August 27-31 click here
For more details on the Film Shoulder to Shoulder and the August 28 screening at 1 pm, click here.
For a sneak preview of the film on YouTube click here.
