Marnie is a compelling psychological thriller set in england during the late 1950s a young woman makes her way through life by embezzling from her employers before she moves on and changes her identity when her current boss mark rutland catches her red handed he blackmails her into a loveless marriage marnie is left with no choice but to confront the hidden trauma from her past following two boys in 2011 this is composer nico muhlys second world premiere for eno with a libretto by nich