Venue: Theatre Royal
Running time: Doors: 6pm. Approx. running time: 3 hours
Important Information
Age Guidance: 15+
Contains adult themes including child abuse and bullying
Sung in English with English subtitles
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Members Pre-sale: Tuesday 6 May at 10am
Friends of Opera North Pre-sale: Tuesday 6 May at 10am
General On-sale: Wednesday 14 May at 10am
Winner of the South Bank Show Opera Award, Phyllida Lloyd’s searing production is an unmissable classic.
Although rooted in a small fishing community on the east coast of England, the conflict at the heart of Britten’s astounding, sea-swept opera is universal. Fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider, torn between the dream of a conventional life with Ellen Orford, a local schoolteacher, and the truth of his own nature – at times visionary, at others violent. For the rest of the community, he is a channel for their worst fears and their deepest desires.
Cast & Creatives
John Findon: Peter Grimes
Philippa Boyle: Ellen Orford
Simon Bailey: Captain Balstrode
Hilary Summers: Auntie
Stuart Jackson: Bob Boles
Garry Walker: Conductor
Phyllida Lloyd: Director
Karolina Sofulak: Revival Director
Anthony Ward: Set & Costume Designer
Paule Constable: Lighting Designer
Tim Claydon: Movement Director
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School Groups
Tickets: £13. One free teacher per ten pupils. Bands C and D only. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book.
Stalls – Band C: £55, Band D: £42
Dress Circle – Band C: £55
Upper Circle – Band C: £55
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Standby Ticket for £25 on any available seat from 6pm on the day of the performance. Book in person at the box office.
‘It is generally accepted that Peter Grimes is the greatest of British operas. On occasions like this, you find yourself wondering if it may be the greatest opera, period’
The Guardian‘I could watch this deeply moving staging every year’
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