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  • Venue London Coliseum, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 11 October 2023
  • Running time 3 hours 15 minutes (There are two intervals)

Unfriended. Unfollowed. Unravelling. English National Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes.

Featuring some of the most powerful and evocative opera music ever written, Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes paints a vivid picture of a small community’s transformation into a hateful mob in the face of a local tragedy.

Part-psychological thriller and part-morality play, Peter Grimes is an elegantly simple story. Beautifully expressed musically, about ever-present forces of fear, suspicion and intolerance. Forces, that if left unchecked, repress our differences and drive us apart as individuals and communities.

The production is conducted by Martyn Brabbins, ENO’s Director of Music, and directed by longstanding ENO collaborator, David Alden. It features Gwyn Hughes Jones in the title role with former Harewood Artists, Elizabeth Llewellyn (as Ellen Orford), Alex Otterburn (Ned Keene) and, John Findon (Bob Boles).

Book your 2023 Peter Grimes tickets now to see one of opera’s most thrilling works on the London Coliseum stage.

Peter Grimes runs from 21 September 2023 until 11 October 2023 at the London Coliseum.

Peter Grimes’ apprentice goes missing in mysterious circumstances. The townspeople’s mistrust of the fisherman then turns into something far darker. Gossip becomes suspicion. Suspicion descends into accusation. The villagers come together with devastating consequences to confront the outsider Grimes.

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Who is in the cast of Peter Grimes?

The cast features Gwyn Hughes Jones (Peter Grimes), Elizabeth Llewellyn (Ellen Orford) Simon Bailey (Balstrode) Christine Rice (Auntie), Clive Bayley (Swallow), Alex Otterburn (Ned Keene), John Findon (Bob Boles), Anne-Marie Owens (Mrs Sedley), David Soar (Hobson), Ronald Samm (Reverend Horace Adams), Cleo Lee-McGowan (First Niece), Ava Dodd (Second Niece).

Who are the creative team of Peter Grimes?

The creative team includes Martyn Brabbins (Conductor), David Alden (Director), Paul Steinberg
(Set Designer), Brigitte Reiffenstuel (Costume Designer), Adam Silverman (Original Lighting Designer), Maxine Braham (Movement Director) and Montagu Slater (Librettist).

Important Notes

BSL signed performance 9 October 2023, 19:00

Venue Information

London Coliseum , St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES

Nearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line), Charing Cross (Northern line, Bakerloo line), Embankment (Northern line, Bakerloo line, District line, Circle line)

Nearest Buses: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176

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Frequently Asked Questions

Peter Grimes is playing at the London Coliseum in London
The running time of Peter Grimes is 3 hours 15 minutes (There are two intervals)
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