Venue: Theatre Royal
Running time: Doors: 6pm. Approx. running times: 2 hours 45 mins including an interval
Important Information
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Sung in English with English subtitles
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Bad baronet Sir Despard Murgatroyd has inherited a centuries-old witch’s curse forcing him to commit a crime a day or die in agony.
So it’s a huge relief when timid Robin Oakapple is revealed as his long-lost elder brother and the true inheritor of the curse. Robin’s romance with the faultlessly correct Rose Maybud looks doomed, but his troubles really start when his feeble crimes drag his exasperated ancestors back from the dead to haunt him…
A reluctant villain, a modest maiden, amiable ghosts and scary professional bridesmaids: Gilbert & Sullivan make merry with Victorian melodrama in this hilariously inventive confection. Jo Davies’ (Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate!) production was hailed as an instant classic when it opened and is full of the spirit of G&S’s celebrated topsy-turvy invention.
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Under 18s
Tickets £10. To purchase these tickets you must be under 18 at the time of booking. You may be asked to show your ID on doors to confirm your age.
Try It ON scheme (new to opera)
Tickets £20. Register on the Opera North website
Under 30s
Tickets £10. Register on the Opera North website
School Groups
£10 tickets available on price bands 3 & 4. 1 free teacher per 10 tickets booked. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book
Groups 10+
Save £7.50 off price bands 2 and 3 or £5.00 off price band 4. Please email our Group Sales team or call 0115 989 5555 to book
Over 60s
Save £2.50 per ticket
Registered Unwaged
Save 50% on all tickets. Call 0115 989 5555 to book. Tickets must be collected in person with proof of receipt of benefits
Audio Described
£25.00 ticket with a free ticket for an essential carer. Call 0115 989 5555 to book
“Wickedly funny… one of the great Gilbert & Sullivan stagings”
The Guardian“Operetta bliss. A must for all G&S fans”
The Telegraph“A comic masterpiece”
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