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Billy Budd
David Alden returns to English National Opera to create a new production of Britten’s all-male Billy Budd.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Billy Budd
London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London
David Alden returns to English National Opera to create a new production of Britten’s all-male Billy Budd.
The story of an outsider aboard a naval ship, Billy Budd is a young man full of optimism and good-heartedness. But his charisma and beauty cause the evil master-at-arms to bring about his downfall, utilising Billy’s fatal flaw, a stutter under pressure.
Billy Budd reunites the team between ENO’s Olivier Award-winning Peter Grimes, Alden and conductor Edward Gardner.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Benedict Nelson, Toby Spence, Matthew Rose, Jonathan Summers, Darren Jeffery, Henry Waddington, Michael Colvin, Duncan Rock, Gwynne Howell, Nicky Spence, Daniel Norman, Andrew Rupp, Marcus Farnsworth, Oliver Dunn, Gerard Collett, Jonathan Stoughton
director: David Alden
music by: Britten
designer: Paul Steinberg
conductor: Edward Gardner
costume: Constance Hoffmann
lighting designer: Adam Silverman
Performance CalendarHIDE
Ticket Prices:
£22-£95
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Opera
- Sub-Genre: Opera-Tragedy
- Show Times: 18, 23, 27 Jun, 3, 5 Jul 19:00, 30 Jun 18:00, 8 Jul 15:00
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0871 911 0200 - Visit the Show Website
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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.
Access Performance InfoEXPAND
This production has accessible performances on the following dates:
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- 27 Jun 2012
- Sign Language Interpreted Performance:
By Wendy Ebsworth on Wed 27 Jun at 19:00 T: 0871 472 0800 E: access@eno.org
