Turning opera inside out: how I got Lost in Thought

Shoeless and armed only with a swizzle stick, Stuart Jeffries attempts to banish distracting thoughts and be part of the world’s first mindfulness operaIt’s 6pm at the basement cafe of St Luke’s church in London and the audience is being advised how to behave during the world premiere of Lost in Thought: A Mindfulness Opera. “We ask that you observe silence for four hours,” says our mindfulness guide. “Bring a sense of curiosity and playfulness. Hand in phones