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The London Coliseum
About The London Coliseum
Until the recent restoration project, no substantial programme of repair has been carried out on this historic London landmark since it first opened its doors in 1904. The London Coliseum, which is London’s largest theatre, is cited as being architect Frank Matcham’s crowning achievement. In its 100 year history it has played host to many forms of entertainment, including horse races, musicals, variety, cinema and, since 1968, opera.
Address
The Coliseum
St Martin’s Lane
London
Travel
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square (Piccadilly/Northern lines)/Charing Cross (Norther/Bakerloo lines)
From Leicester Square head south down Charing Cross Road towards St Martin’s Place.
From Charing Cross head towards Trafalgar Square. Take the north east exit from Trafalgar Square to St Martin’s Place.
The London Coliseum is at the bottom of St Martin’s Lane, on the junction of St Martin’s Place.
Nearest Rail: Charing Cross
See above.
Parking: NCP Bedfordbury (behind theatre), Panton Street. MasterPark Trafalgar Square. Parking can be difficult and expensive within central London - please use public transport if at all possible.
ACCESS
Wheelchairs: Users must bring a non-wheelchair using companion.
Hearing Impaired: Infrared headsets can be collected from the foyer desk. Sign interpreted performances may also be available.
NOTES
All non-English productions will have English surtitles at the majority of performances. Dates without surtitles will be noted in the Item Information.
London Coliseum: Events & Tickets
This is a list of events currently on at London Coliseum. All events listed in this section can be booked online. Click on an event for further details.
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Aida
at The Coliseum
This grandest of grand operas, with its spectacular crowd scenes and succession of unforgettable melodies, including Celeste Aida and The... more »
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Anton & Erin - Cheek to Cheek
at The Coliseum
This sparkling duo combines sophistication and seduction in a mix of dance styles from the tango, rumba and cha-cha-cha to... more »
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Boris Godunov
at The Coliseum
ENO marks the 50th anniversary of the death of one of England's best-loved composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, with a major... more »
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Candide
at The Coliseum
Musical: A naive young man believes that ’all is for the best’ even when confronted by evil. Originally performed in... more »
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Carlos Acosta
at The Coliseum
Carlos Acosta is the greatest ballet dancer of his generation. He is a principal dancer at Covent Garden; Tocororo, the... more »
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Carlos Acosta & Guest Artists
at The Coliseum
Carlos returns to the London Coliseum with his awe-inspiring Oliver Award winning show which also features new repertoire in a... more »
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Carlos in Cuba
at The Coliseum
Carlos Acosta is the greatest ballet dancer of his generation. He is a principal dancer at Covent Garden; Tocororo, the... more »
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Chun Yi: The Legend of Kung Fu
at The Coliseum
'Spectacle on a grand scale! Heart-poundingly exciting with gutbusting energy. One imaginatively conceived and articulated production number follows another in... more »
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Cinderella
at London Coliseum
English National Ballet's Cinderella tells everyone's favourite rags-to-riches story. Cinderella is tormented by her spiteful stepsisters and would do anything... more »
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Cosi fan tutte
at The Coliseum
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has made a profound impression with the poetic use of Western classical music in his films.... more »
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Der Rosenkavalier
at The Coliseum
pera or Operetta: Vienna, in the golden age of the Empress Maria Theresa. The Feldmarschallin, beautiful and married, has a... more »
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Doctor Atomic
at The Coliseum
John Adams ” the composer of Nixon in China ” turns his fertile imagination to another seminal moment in modern... more »
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Dualia/La Leyanda
at London Coliseum
Spain's national dance company, Ballet Nacional de España, make a welcome return to London as part of Spring Dance at... more »
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Giselle
at The Coliseum
Farukh Rusimatov, the world-renowned Russian artist, is recognized as one of the premier principal dancers in the contemporary ballet world.... more »
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Homage to Nureyev
at London Coliseum
A Ballet Gala in memory of the legendary ballet star Rudolph Nureyev, celebrating his extraordinary career from Kirov soloist to... more »
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Idomeneo
at London Coliseum
Mozart's first mature masterpiece took a stock mythological plot and transformed it into a life-and-death drama of real characters confronted... more »
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Jenufa
at The Coliseum
David Alden's searing production of Jenùfa receives its first revival since winning two Olivier Awards in 2007, including one for Outstanding... more »
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katya Kabanova
at London Coliseum
David Alden follows his double Olivier Award-winning production of JanáÄek's Jenůfa with a new staging of the Czech composer's later lyrical masterpiece,... more »
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L'Amour de loin
at The Coliseum
Kaija Saariaho's opera, L'Amour de loin, was described by The New York Times as 'Best New Work of the Year... more »
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La Bayadere-Irina Kolesnikova
at The Coliseum
The Saint Petersburg ballerina, Irina Kolesnikova is this year celebrating ten years working on stage. Performances dedicated to this event... more »
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La Bohème
at The Coliseum
Jonathan Miller makes an eagerly awaited return to ENO to direct a new production of La bohème. In over thirty... more »
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La bohéme
at The Coliseum
ENO revives ’Steven Pimlott’s powerful updating of Puccini’s Parisian love story’ (Sunday Express) with a formidable British ensemble. Mary Plazas,... more »
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Le Corsaire
at The Coliseum
Discover a treasure trove of virtuoso dancing in this swashbuckling adventure! From the Pasha's dazzling palace to a spectacular shipwreck... more »
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Le Grand Macabre
at The Coliseum
La Fura dels Baus, the Catalan 'total theatre' company that famously created the opening ceremony for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,... more »
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Lucia di Lammermoor
at The Coliseum
Opera or Operetta: After Scott’s novel "The Bride of Lammermoor". The Heroine’s brother tries to restore his failing fortunes by... more »
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Madam Butterfly
at The Coliseum
Opera or Operetta: An American naval officer (Pinkerton) ’acquires’ a 15 year old Geisha wife during a stay in Japan... more »
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Magia de la Danza
at London Coliseum
Making its long-awaited debut at the London Coliseum, Ballet Nacional de Cuba presents two programmes, which showcase the company's unparalleled... more »
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Manon
at The Coliseum
"Manon is staged around the world, to continuing acclaim, with ballerinas forming eager queues to try their artistry and their... more »
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Mark Morris Dance Company
at London Coliseum
Described by The Washington Post as America's œMozart of modern dance Mark Morris has changed forever the way audiences see... more »
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Messiah
at The Coliseum
Marking the return of award-winning director Deborah Warner and conducted by leading Handelian Laurence Cummings, Messiah features top tenor John... more »
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Mikhailovsky - Cipollino
at London Coliseum
This ballet enchants you from its very first minute. The harmony of the melodic and ear-catching music by Karen Khachaturian,... more »
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Mikhailovsky - Giselle
at London Coliseum
The stage life of Giselle wasn't an easy one. After the premiere of 1841 featuring Carlotta Grisi and Lucien Petipa,... more »
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Mikhailovsky - Laurencia
at London Coliseum
The Mikhailovsky Theatre presents the revival of Vakhtang Chabukiani's masterpiece Laurencia, based on the play Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de... more »
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Mikhailovsky - Swan Lake
at London Coliseum
Swan Lake is the jewel in the repertoire of the Mikhailovsky Theatre and the highlight of its London season in... more »
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Mikhailovsky - Triple Bill
at London Coliseum
An exhilarating performance showing the talents of the Mikhailovsky dancers, it was greeted with countless curtain calls and critical appreciation... more »
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New York City Ballet
at The Coliseum
The New York City Ballet, one of the foremost dance companies in the world, is unique in US artistic history.... more »
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Partenope
at The Coliseum
Filled with glorious arias and wonderful ensembles, this high-spirited work is one of Handel's comic masterpieces. Arsace is one of... more »
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Peter Grimes
at The Coliseum
The most significant British opera in over two centuries, Peter Grimes, is a work of visceral and sustained beauty. Premiered... more »
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Pomp & Circumstances
at The Coliseum
Pomp and Circumstances offers three very different ballets. David Bintley's ever-popular and much-loved 'Still Life' at the Penguin Café, last... more »
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Rafi Resurrected
at The Coliseum
Rafi Resurrected offers you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to relive Bollywood’s Golden Era. Watch Sonu Niigaam perform 18 of the most famous... more »
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Riders to the Sea
at The Coliseum
ENO marks the 50th anniversary of the death of one of England's best-loved composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, with a major... more »
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Rigoletto
at The Coliseum
Brilliantly relocating the original Renaissance court setting of Verdi's great revenge drama to the vendetta-driven culture of 1950s Mafia-run New... more »
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Spartacus
at The Coliseum
Farukh Rusimatov, the world-renowned Russian artist, is recognized as one of the premier principal dancers in the contemporary ballet world.... more »
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Stuggart Ballet
at The Coliseum
This production of "Romeo and Juliet," based on the Shakespeare play, played a pivotal role in the history of the... more »
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Swan Lake
at The Coliseum
Dance or ballet: One of ballet's most famous works with some of its best known music. It is Siegfried's birthday... more »
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Swan Lake (GAT)
at London Coliseum
Dance or ballet: One of ballet's most famous works with some of its best known music. It is Siegfried's birthday... more »
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Sylvia
at The Coliseum
Sylvia offers a humourous trip through time to learn valuable lessons in love. When the strife between Count Guccioli and... more »
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Sylvie Guillem and
at The Coliseum
After three sensational sell-out seasons at Sadler’s Wells, five star reviews, and sold out performances in New York, PUSH will... more »
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The Barber of Seville
at The Coliseum
One of the most sparkling comedies in opera gets an extra layer of depth in this 21st-birthday revival of Jonathan... more »
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The Elixir of Love
at London Coliseum
The most often performed opera in Italy for two decades after its premiere, Donizetti's The Elixir of Love is still... more »
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The Gondoliers
at The Coliseum
After the success of recent Gilbert and Sullivan smash hits “ including audience favourites The Mikado and The Pirates of... more »
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The Merry Widow
at The Coliseum
Opera or Operetta: Set in Paris in1905, a three act comedy which includes a can-can at Chez Maxim’s. The plot... more »
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The Mikado
at The Coliseum
A comic operetta with a Japanese theme. Songs such as ’Three Little Maids from School’, ’A Wandering Minstrel’, ’A Most... more »
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The Nutcracker
at The Coliseum
English National Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker is vibrant and eccentric. Designer Gerald Scarfe and choreographer Christopher Hampson’s magical show... more »
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The Pearl Fishers
at London Coliseum
A thrilling tale of friendship tested by love, set on an exotic isle in an eastern sea, Bizet's early masterpiece... more »
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The Sleeping Beauty
at The Coliseum
œThis is a ravishing production
The Observer
Tchaikovsky's glorious music and MacMillan's classical choreography reawaken the magic of the world's favourite fairy... more »
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The Sleeping Beauty
at London Coliseum
On her christening day Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse: one day the Princess will prick her... more »
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The Snow Queen
at The Coliseum
Michael Corder's sumptuous ballet was created for English National Ballet in 2007 and returns for just 12 performances.
Hans Christian Andersen's... more »
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The Turn of the Screw
at The Coliseum
ENO has consistently championed the work of Benjamin Britten ever since we premiered Peter Grimes at Sadler's Wells in 1945.... more »
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Tosca
at London Coliseum
Among the great dramatic sopranos of our time, Catherine Malfitano made an unforgettable ENO debut in 2006 as the tortured... more »
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Triple Bill
at The Coliseum
Farukh Rusimatov, the world-renowned Russian artist, is recognized as one of the premier principal dancers in the contemporary ballet... more »
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Turandot
at The Coliseum
Following Anthony Minghella's Olivier Award-winning Madam Butterfly and Jonathan Miller's 1930s-style La bohème, ENO continues to renew its core Puccini... more »
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Verdi Gala
at The Coliseum
This spectacular gala evening presents Verdi's opera repertoire sung by a host of International opera stars, including Paata Burchuladze, soprano... more »
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