Heaven’s overrated.
Hell is where the party’s at.
Director Emma Rice makes her ENO debut in a glitzy production that showcases her talents for theatrical spectacle and humour.
Orpheus in the Underworld transports us to a hedonistic, party-filled Underworld.
Eurydice is fooled into taking Pluto, ruler of the Underworld, as her lover after her new marriage to Orpheus is broken through tragedy. Orpheus must try to win his wife back, but to achieve the impossible he needs the help of the glamorous, conceited but rather bored gods
Offenbach’s riotous operetta features the popular ‘Can-can’. Ed Lyon and Mary Bevan are Orpheus and Eurydice with Alan Oke as John Styx and Sir Willard White as Jupiter. Joining them are ENO Harewood Artists Alex Otterburn and Idunnu Münch.
Former ENO Music Director Sian Edwards (1993-95) returns to conduct.
In association with Wise Children.
Supported by George & Patti White and a syndicate of donors.Orpheus in the Underworld transports us to a hedonistic, party-filled Underworld.
Eurydice is fooled into taking Pluto, ruler of the Underworld, as her lover after her new marriage to Orpheus is broken through tragedy.
Orpheus must try to win his wife back to him. To achieve the impossible he needs the help of the glamorous, conceited but rather bored gods
Age Restrictions
No under 5's
Now taking bookings for performances up until Thu 28th November 2019.
Show times for each day are below.
Mon
-
Tue
7.30pm
Wed
7.30pm
Thu
7.30pm
Fri
7.30pm
Sat
2.45pm
7.30pm
Sun
-
Bus routes: St. Martin's Lane 24, 29, 176 / 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night buses: St. Martin's Lane 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279 / 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Nearest rail: Charing Cross
Tube lines: Piccadilly, Northern
Nearest tube: Leicester Square
Directions from Leicester Square :
(3mins) Take Cranbourn Street until St Martin’s Lane, where you head right until you reach the theatre.
Car park: Q-Park: Chinatown (5mins) / Other: St Martin's Lane Hotel (1min)
In congestion zone?: Yes
Air conditioned
Bar
Disabled toilets
Infrared hearing loop
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible
Please note: The location shown on the map is an approximate location of the theatre. In the majority of cases the theatre will be marked on the map so please make sure you locate the exact location yourself. If the theatre is not shown on the map please make sure you locate the correct road name and take account of the directions.
Orpheus in the Underworld
London Coliseum, London
Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes
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