Candide

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Showing at: London Coliseum

Box Office: 0871 472 0600

Age: General

Genre: Opera

Sub Genre: Comedy

The ENO season comes to a close with Robert Carsen's version of Bernstein's comic operetta, with sharply observed satire, dazzling costumes and sets.

Director Carsen’s award-winning new ENO co-production features a company and orchestra of over 100, ingenious sets and colourful costumes. Toby Spence, Anna Christy, Marnie Breckenridge, Alex Jennings and Beverley Klein lead the outstanding cast.

Based on Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece, Candide follows the journey of a young man who is determined to follow his tutor’s philosophy of absolute optimism – ‘all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds’. However, his beliefs are severely challenged when he leaves the sheltered environment of his home to embark on an epic journey across 1950s America...

Performance Details

  • opening night: 23 Jun 2008
  • closing: 12 Jul 2008

show times: 23, 25, 27, 28 Jun, 4, 5, 9, 12 Jul 19:15, 28 Jun, 5, 12 Jul 14:00, 29 Jun, 6 Jul 15:00

ticket prices: £10-£87

duration: 3hr 15

Assisted Performances

sign language interpreted performance: By Wendy Ebsworth on Wed 9 Jul at 19:15 T: 0871 911 2244 E: access@eno.org

 

cast: Toby Spence, Anna Christy/Marnie Breckenridge, Alex Jennings, Beverley Klein

author: Bernstein

adapted by: Robert Carsen and Ian Burton

director: Robert Carsen

lyrics by: Richard Wilbur, plus Stephen Sondheim, John Latouche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein

book By: Voltaire, adpated by Hugh Wheeler

lighting designer: Robert Carsen/Peter Van Praet

conductor: Rumon Gamba

choreographer: Rob Ashford

designer: Michael Levine

producer: ENO, Theatre du Chatelet, Paris and Teatro alla Scala, Milan

 

map: View Map

address: 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: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 020 7845 9258 M: 020 7836 7666 E: access@eno.org (enquiries only)

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

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.

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