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Faust
Tony Award winner Des McAnuff makes his UK opera debut directing Gounod's version of the old tale about a man who sells his soul.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Faust
London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London
Of all the music inspired by the ancient tale of Faust, the old philosopher who sells his soul for a second lease of life, Gounod's Goethe-based opera is at once the most grandly spectacular and the most endearingly romantic.
This new production updates the story's classic setting to a more contemporary world at war. Faust, the scientist and lover whose pact with the devil seems to lead to damnation, is redeemed in his final moments by his love for Marguerite.
English National Opera’s new co-production of Faust with New York's Metropolitan Opera marks the UK opera debut of the Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, Tommy).
Faust’s cast is led by Toby Spence (2008's Candide) and Melody Moore (2009's Mimì in La Bohème) as Faust and Marguerite, with Iain Paterson as the devilish Mephistopheles and Benedict Nelson as Gretchen's soldier brother Valentin.
English National Opera's Laurence Olivier Award-winning Music Director, Edward Gardner, conducts Faust.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Toby Spence, Melody Moore, Iain Paterson, Benedict Nelson, Anna Grevelius, Pamela Helen Stephen, Adrian Powter
director: Des McAnuff
music by: Gounod
book By: Barbier and Carre after Goethe
set designer: Robert Brill
lighting designer: Peter Mumford
costume: Paul Tazewell
conductor: Edward Gardner
choreographer: Kelly Devine
producer: English National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Ticket Prices:
£23-£90
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Opera
- Show Times: 18, 21, 30 Sep & 6 Oct 19:00, 25 Sep, 2, 9 & 16 Oct 18:00
- Duration: 3h15
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0871 472 0600 - Visit the Show Website
Venue InformationHIDE
London Coliseum
St Martin's Lane, London, United Kingdom, WC2N 4ES
- Nearest tube: Leicester Square (125m) Charing Cross/Embankment (275m)
- Nearest bus: The following buses stop in the Haymarket (Southbound) or Lower Regent Street (Northbound): 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176, 453
- Nearest train: Charing Cross (275m)
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Trafalgar Square and Whitcomb Street. NCP at Bedfordbury (behind theatre). Nearest taxi rank in Haymarket.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7845 9258 M: 020 7836 7666 E: access@eno.org (enquiries only)
- Telephones: Telephones are 10 steps down from the foyer.
- Discounts: Discounts available for disabled people and companions.
- Limited mobility: Good leg room in stalls; B1-4, B33-36, C1 and C39 in the Stalls provide the best leg room.
- Access description: Slight ramp through left-hand doorway of main entrance on St Martin's Lane opening outwards into foyer. Information desk straight ahead and low countered box office to the right. Main lift, with voice announcements and Braille signage, to right of information desk serving all levels (suitable for scooters). Another lift serves Dress Circle, Upper Circle and Balcony. Else 29 steps up from foyer to Dress Circle, 47 up to Upper Circle and a further 45 up to Balcony. 2 steps between rows in the Balcony, Dress and Upper Circle; 1 step between rows in Stalls. Venue is carpeted throughout and all steps are highlighted with handrails on either side.
- Hearing impaired: Radio-wave system in the auditorium and induction loop at box office and all bars.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs allowed into auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog sit in the manager's office.
- Wheelchairs: 10 spaces for wheelchair/scooter users in total: 2 at back of Dress circle, 4 in Stall boxes and 4 at back of Stalls (companions can sit beside the wheelchairs users). 10 wheelchair/scooter transfer spaces: 4 in Dress Circle and 6 in Balcony. Theatre also provides 2 wheelchairs for loan.
- Toilets: No steps to toilets off the foyer. More toilets at Dress Circle, Upper Circle (women's 10 steps up), Balcony and Basement.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets at Basement, Stalls, Dress Circle (no steps from lift) and Balcony levels.
- Bars: No steps to Stalls bar and bars in rear Stalls corridor. Further bars at Balcony, Upper and Dress Circles can be accessed by main lift. Dutch Bar on basement level (reachable by lift) accessed by platform lift or down 3 steps. Drinks cannot be taken into the auditorium.
