Show information

Running time: 3hr (including 2 intervals)

Tickets from £27.50

★ ★ ★ ★
'A minor masterpiece.'
The Times

★ ★ ★ ★
'The beauty of Shaw's approach is its intimacy, musicality and truthfulness.'
Financial Times

★ ★ ★ ★
'Fiona Shaw's realisation is a triumph'
Evening Standard

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'Funny and deeply poignant.'
The Independent

ENO and the Young Vic return with another cutting-edge theatrical experience, hot on the heels of two sold-out seasons and a South Bank Show Award.

Director Fiona Shaw - one of the finest actresses of her generation, who burst onto the opera scene with ENO's acclaimed production of Riders to the Sea in 2008 - now returns with a new production of Hans Werner Henze's 20th-century dramatic masterpiece.

'The only chance to see the greatest living opera composer in the theatre this year' The Guardian

Featuring a potent dramatic text by W. H. Auden and his partner Chester Kallman, this rarely-performed work offers a savagely witty - and sometimes wryly self-referential - expose of the creative ego and its insatiable need to feed off all around it.

Step into an immersive, icy world that captures the work's dramatic setting in a remote inn high in the Alps, as the Young Vic is transformed by a stellar creative team in this highly-anticipated new production.

Click here to visit the show on ENO's website.

Performances

7pm
Dates: April 24, 26, 28 & May 01, 04, 06, 08

Tickets

Downstairs: £35
Upstairs: £27.50
Under 30s: £10 (tickets available when booking by phone)

Seating

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Food & drink

The Cut Bar & Restaurant at the Young Vic serves an inspired mix of classic and original play-themed dishes create an exciting menu from fresh, free-range and organic ingredients. 

Visit The Cut Bar's website.