The Opus Pocus is an independent, multimedia publisher founded by writer/producer, Matt Parry, a professional trombone player, former music teacher and graduate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Inspired by the likes of Disney’s Fantasia and fun, subversive, educational series like Horrible Histories, Matt wanted to develop something similar to help children discover the magic of classical music and struck upon the idea of transforming the great symphonic works into funny, action-packed, multimedia stories so that kids absorb the music simply by following the story: it’s education by stealth.

After one successful Kickstarter campaign, two failed record deals, three triumphant orchestral recordings and at least four years hard work, Matt eventually found the money to launch The Opus Pocus in his bank account, as a result of winning the national Intuit StartUp Britain competition.

Read Matt’s full bio here and follow Matt Parry’s productions on twitter: @mattparryprod

The Opus Pocus is an independent, multimedia publisher founded by writer/producer, Matt Parry, a professional trombone player, former music teacher and graduate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Inspired by the likes of Disney’s Fantasia and fun, subversive, educational series like Horrible Histories, Matt wanted to develop something similar to help children discover the magic of classical music and struck upon the idea of transforming the great symphonic works into funny, action-packed, multimedia stories so that kids absorb the music simply by following the story: it’s education by stealth.

After one successful Kickstarter campaign, two failed record deals, three triumphant orchestral recordings and at least four years hard work, Matt eventually found the money to launch The Opus Pocus in his bank account, as a result of winning the national Intuit StartUp Britain competition.

Read Matt’s full bio here and follow Matt Parry’s productions on twitter: @mattparryprod

You can also read Matt’s thoughts on the 1001 Nights story and issues around the cultural appropriation of it here.

An important consideration that Matt feels should be fully addressed.

Cast & Creatives

Brian Blessed

The Great Sultan Shakriar / The King

Rory Bremner

Sinbad / The Kalendar Prince

Jess Murphy

Sheherazade / The King’s Daughter / An Odd Princess

Sam Morris

Grandma Dingley / The Genie / A Normal Prince / Some Pirates, Some Wizards and Some of the King’s Guards

Nigel Garton

Other Pirates, A Fabulous Wizard and The Rest Of The King’s Guards

Matt Parry

Writer, Director & Producer

Orchestra

Greg Arrowsmith

Conductor

Sarah Sexton

Violin Solo / Orchestra Leader

The Opus Pocus Orchestra

The Orchestra

Sound

Prozone Music

Orchestra Sound Engineer

Royal Academy of Music

Orchestra Recording Venue

Stakeout Studios

Voiceover Sound Engineer

Andrew Smillie

Mastering Engineer

Illustration and Design

Faye Simms

Illustrator

Matteo Pincelli

Illustrator

ArtMiker Studios

Illustrator

Mandy Norman

Art direction and original book/web design

Dynamic Sales Solutions

Web developer

James Topp

Original web design