Live Events

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod)

LIVE
210 minutes
On 23 March, two singers at the height of their powers? radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim?come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod?s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire?s most romantic scores.

Performance Time: Saturday, 23 March 2024 @ 16:55

Royal Opera: Madama Butterfly

LIVE
195 minutes
When the young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion ? with tragic consequences.
With a score that includes Butterfly?s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (?One fine day?) and the Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini?s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier?s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images of Japan. Asmik Grigorian performs the role of Cio-Cio-San, with Kevin John Edusei conducting.

Performance Time: Tuesday, 26 March 2024 @ 19:15

Royal Ballet: MacMillan Celebrated

LIVE
195 minutes
Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan?s first major work. An early sign of the incredible artistic output that would follow, the work?s critical success spurred MacMillan to abandon performing in favour of choreography. It is followed by Different Drummer, MacMillan?s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck, Georg Büchner's play about a soldier?s descent into madness. The mixed programme concludes with Requiem, his 1976 work for Stuttgart Ballet, created in memory of its late artistic director, MacMillan?s friend and former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer John Cranko.

Performance Time: Tuesday, 09 April 2024 @ 19:15

La Rondine (Puccini)

LIVE
165 minutes
Puccini?s bittersweet love story arrives in cinemas on 20 April, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess.

Performance Time: Saturday, 20 April 2024 @ 17:55

Royal Ballet: Swan Lake 2014

LIVE
200 minutes
Out hunting, Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans. One among them transforms into the beautiful human Odette and he is immediately enamoured. But Odette is bound by a spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. Can Siegfried free her?
Tchaikovsky?s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane to heighten the dramatic pathos of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov?s quintessential ballet classic. Swan Lake remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon.

Performance Time: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 @ 19:15

Royal Opera: Carmen

LIVE
225 minutes
Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet's score, which features Carmen?s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role.

Performance Time: Wednesday, 01 May 2024 @ 18:45

Madama Butterfly (Puccini)

LIVE
195 minutes
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini?s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her.

Performance Time: Saturday, 11 May 2024 @ 17:55

42nd Street - The Musical

LIVE
142 minutes
42nd Street, the legendary Broadway musical theatre classic, is a 'glorious' (★★★★★ Express) and 'utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz' (★★★★★ Times). Telling the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway, this is the largest ever staging of the Tony® Award-winning musical and it was filmed live at the magnificent Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in the heart of London's West End. Fresh off the bus from small-town America Peggy is just another face in the chorus line on Broadway?s newest show. But when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy might just have the shot at stardom she's always dreamed of... Directed by the show author, Mark Bramble, this 'achingly beautiful revival of an American classic' (★★★★★ Telegraph) stars national treasure Bonnie Langford as Dorothy Brock, Tom Lister as Julian Marsh, Clare Halse as Peggy Sawyer and Philip Bertioli as Billy Lawlor, performing with a dazzling tap-dancing and show-stopping ensemble cast. Featuring iconic songs 42nd Street, We're In The Money, Lullaby Of Broadway, Shuffle Off To Buffalo, Dames and I Only Have Eyes For You, this is pure musical magic on the big screen ? entertainment doesn't get bigger than this!

Performance Time: Thursday, 16 May 2024 @ 19:30

42nd Street - The Musical

LIVE
142 minutes
42nd Street, the legendary Broadway musical theatre classic, is a 'glorious' (★★★★★ Express) and 'utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz' (★★★★★ Times). Telling the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway, this is the largest ever staging of the Tony® Award-winning musical and it was filmed live at the magnificent Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in the heart of London's West End. Fresh off the bus from small-town America Peggy is just another face in the chorus line on Broadway?s newest show. But when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy might just have the shot at stardom she's always dreamed of... Directed by the show author, Mark Bramble, this 'achingly beautiful revival of an American classic' (★★★★★ Telegraph) stars national treasure Bonnie Langford as Dorothy Brock, Tom Lister as Julian Marsh, Clare Halse as Peggy Sawyer and Philip Bertioli as Billy Lawlor, performing with a dazzling tap-dancing and show-stopping ensemble cast. Featuring iconic songs 42nd Street, We're In The Money, Lullaby Of Broadway, Shuffle Off To Buffalo, Dames and I Only Have Eyes For You, this is pure musical magic on the big screen ? entertainment doesn't get bigger than this!

Performance Time: Sunday, 19 May 2024 @ 15:00

Royal Ballet: The Winter?s Tale

LIVE
195 minutes
King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic, packed with emotional turmoil heightened by Joby Talbot?s compelling score and Bob Crowley?s atmospheric designs.

Performance Time: Wednesday, 22 May 2024 @ 19:15

Royal Ballet: Message In A Bottle

LIVE
90 minutes
The peaceful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive.
Message In A Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theatre show from five-time Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince, inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking On The Moon and more. With a mix of exhilarating dance styles, high-energy footwork and breath-taking athleticism, Message In A Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope.
Message In A Bottle is the latest masterpiece from the ground-breaking creator behind West End hits Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, Everybody?s Talking About Jamie (choreography) and SYLVIA (Old Vic), and features the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.

Performance Time: Thursday, 30 May 2024 @ 19:20

Royal Opera: Andrea Chenier

LIVE
195 minutes
At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror, transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him...
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar?s spectacular staging, under the baton of long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano ? who conducts Giordano?s epic historical drama of revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.

Performance Time: Tuesday, 11 June 2024 @ 19:15