A musical staging of his short story "The Same Dog", for which Dyson co-wrote the libretto with Joby Talbot, premiered in 2000 at the Barbican Concert Hall.
Joby Talbot – string arrangement (tracks 1, 11 and 12)
Port Talbot | John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury | Stephen Talbot | Talbot | Henry Fox Talbot | George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury | Thomas Talbot | Talbot Mundy | John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury | John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle | Joby Talbot | Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury | David Talbot | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury | Bryan Talbot | Brian Talbot | Thomas Talbot Bury | Talbot County, Maryland | Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell | Phillips Talbot | Nita Talbot | Mick Talbot | Mary Talbot | Lyle Talbot | John Michael Talbot | Jason Talbot | Henry Talbot | Francis Talbot, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury | 'Fighting Dick' Talbot | Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury |
The work's premiere was on 28 February 2011 (with Royal Ballet principal Lauren Cuthbertson in the lead role) and featured a brand new score by Joby Talbot.