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Laurence Connor directs the first West End revival since the original 1986 production, which starred Elaine Paige, of Chess. The famous eighties musical written by ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, with Tim Rice, tells a story of love and political intrigue, set against the background of the Cold War in the late 1970s/early 1980s. his new West End production, presented at the London Coliseum features English National Opera's award-winning orchestra and chorus. It's directed by Laurence Connor, whose recent credits include School of Rock and Miss Saigon, Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar. Choreography is by Stephen Mear.
About London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling operas. This impressive theatre, which started its life as a venue for variety shows, is now - conversely - indistinguishable from its artistically first-class company in residence, the English National Opera. More about London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
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45 St Martin's Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
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The Strand, WC2N | 2 minutes from Chess
Located within walking distance from Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden, the Amba Hotel Charing Cross is ideal for guests looking to be near to all the ... More
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Leicester Square, WC2H | 3 minutes from Chess
The Hampshire Hotel is located in the heart of film and Theatreland. Guests can enjoy superb Mexican- Peruvian sharing plates at Leicester Square Kitchen with drinks ... More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 9th November 2019 to 29th February 2020
Chess, St Martins Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
The true story of two young climbers who get into trouble has already been told in a BAFTA-winning film and now it comes to the stage ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 8th February 2019 to 28th March 2020
Chess, 18-20 Maiden Lane, The Strand, WC2R | 3 minutes from Chess
Transferring from Broadway, the Waitress musical comes to the Adelphi Theatre for its UK premiere in February. The first musical to have an all-female creative team, ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 14th January to 2nd May 2020
Chess, 6 Panton Street, SW1Y | 5 minutes from Chess
Toby Jones plays the disaffected Uncle Vanya while Richard Armitage is the local doctor Astrov as Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson - who directed a landmark production ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | Same location as Chess
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling operas. ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 2 minutes from Chess
Wyndham's Theatre opened in Charing Cross Road on 16th November 1899 and was owned by Charles Wyndham. One of its biggest hits was Sandy Wilson's The ... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
24-26 Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Chess
One of London's biggest cinemas, the Odeon Leicester Square regularly plays host to premieres and awards ceremonies as well as screening the biggest of the week's ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
This historic church of St Martin-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square was built in 1726 and is the best known work of Scottish architect James Gibbs whose ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Chess
The National Gallery dominates London's Trafalgar Square with its neo-classical columns and portico designed by William Wilkins adjoining the square on its east side where it ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
St Martin's Place, WC2H | 2 minutes from Chess
The National Portrait Gallery houses portraits of significant figures from the late 15th century to the present day. This isn't the place to come for serious ... More
London > Shopping > Specialists
7 Charing Cross Underground Shopping Arcade, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
From budding Harry Potters and bumbling Tommy Coopers to dynamic David Copperfields, Davenports is a haven for magicians of every level and ability. Non-magicians too are ... More
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
5 New Row, WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
Combining classic European baking with exotic flavours of the Far East, Pan de Vie delivers a visual treat of brilliantly-coloured sweet patisseries and ... More
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
25 New Row, Covent Garden, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from Chess
Retro sweet shops are all the rage at the moment. In the Covent Garden area alone you'll find half a dozen of them, one of which ... More
London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
43 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
31 St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
Coffee-cum-wine-bar Notes occupies a great spot close to Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square in what was a record shop of more than 15 years ... More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
37 St Martin's Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
From the Italian family owned San Carlo restaurant group, who also own Signor Sassi in Knightsbridge and Cicchetti in Piccadilly ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 5 minutes from Chess
The London Film School is the oldest-established international school of film technique in the world. The school has contributed significantly to ... More
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 8 minutes from Chess
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ... More
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 10 minutes from Chess
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ... More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Victoria Embankment, Villiers Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 3 minutes from Chess
Created in 1874, the Victoria Embankment Gardens run parallel to the River Thames, creating a green walkway between Waterloo Bridge and Embankment, and are dotted with ... More
London > Leisure > Fitness
12 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 3 minutes from Chess
This day spa exclusively for women is a total pampering experience from the minute you step through the door. Located in bustling Covent Garden you'll soon ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
10 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D | 5 minutes from Chess
On the 6th floor of the W London the AWAY Spa certainly takes you away from the manic pace of life in Leicester Square ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
90 St Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
33 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 3 minutes from Chess
One of the oldest pubs in London, the Lamb & Flag was once known as the Bucket of Blood, thanks to the bare-knuckle fights held here. ... More
London > Nightlife > Bars
45 St Martins Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
A late-night speakeasy within St Martins Lane Hotel, Blind Spot is hidden behind the façade of a boutique tea counter and a secret golden ... More
London > Nightlife > Bars
45 St Martin's Lane, WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
An oak-panelled snug at St Martins Lane , The Den is the perfect place to enjoy afternoon tea, curl up with ... More
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45 St. Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 1 minute from Chess
To enter the stunning St Martins Lane Hotel in the heart of London's Theatreland you pass through the tallest revolving door in London, a luminescent yellow-glass ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
24-26 Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Chess
One of London's biggest cinemas, the Odeon Leicester Square regularly plays host to premieres and awards ceremonies as well as screening the week's big releases. Aside ... More
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London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO) events
English National Opera: The Mask of OrpheusEnglish National Opera: The Mask of OrpheusA highlight of English National Opera's 2019-20 season is its "ambitious plan" (The Guardian) to stage Harrison Birtwistle's The Mask Of Orpheus, 33 years after the company gave the monumental work its premiere. ENO Artistic Director Daniel Kramer won the South Bank Show Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera with his Punch and Judy in 2008 and2019-10-19T00:00:00+01002019-11-13T00:00:00+0000
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event > Concerts > Opera
PRICING £20-£100
DATES 18th October to 13th November 2019
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
A highlight of English National Opera's 2019-20 season is its "ambitious plan" (The Guardian) to stage Harrison Birtwistle's The Mask Of Orpheus, 33 years after the company gave the monumental work its premiere. ENO Artistic Director Daniel Kramer won the South Bank Show Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera with his Punch and Judy in 2008 and... More about this event
English National Opera: Orpheus and EurydiceEnglish National Opera: Orpheus and EurydiceInternationally renowned choreographer and director Wayne McGregor makes his ENO directorial debut with a new production of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice, with Alice Coote and Sarah Tynan in the title roles, accompanied by 13 dancers from Company Wayne McGregor. Willing to go to any lengths to be reunited with his one true love, the gods agree to le2019-10-19T00:00:00+01002019-11-19T00:00:00+0000
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event > Concerts > Opera
PRICING £20-£100
DATES 1st October to 19th November 2019
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
Internationally renowned choreographer and director Wayne McGregor makes his ENO directorial debut with a new production of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice, with Alice Coote and Sarah Tynan in the title roles, accompanied by 13 dancers from Company Wayne McGregor. Willing to go to any lengths to be reunited with his one true love, the gods agree to le... More about this event
English National Opera: Orpheus in the UnderworldEnglish National Opera: Orpheus in the UnderworldMuch-loved director Emma Rice, previously at Kneehigh and Shakespeare's Globe, makes her ENO debut with Offenbach's comic operetta Orpheus in the Underworld with Sir Willard White as Jupiter and Lucia Lucas as Public Opinion. This glamorous production transports us to a hedonistic Underworld. Here Eurydice is fooled into taking Pluto, ruler of the 2019-10-19T00:00:00+01002019-11-28T00:00:00+0000
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event > Concerts > Opera
PRICING £20-£100
DATES 5th October to 28th November 2019
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
Much-loved director Emma Rice, previously at Kneehigh and Shakespeare's Globe, makes her ENO debut with Offenbach's comic operetta Orpheus in the Underworld with Sir Willard White as Jupiter and Lucia Lucas as Public Opinion. This glamorous production transports us to a hedonistic Underworld. Here Eurydice is fooled into taking Pluto, ruler of the ... More about this event
English National Opera: The MikadoEnglish National Opera: The MikadoGilbert & Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado returns to the London Coliseum having first graced the famed West End theatre's stage for more than 30 years. Satirically transposing the topsy-turvy orientalism of the Town of Titipu to the ever so slightly seedy opulence of a typical English 1930s seaside hotel, this revival of a modern musical masterpi2019-10-28T00:00:00+00002019-11-30T00:00:00+0000
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event > Concerts > Opera - English opera
PRICING £10-£125
DATES 28th October to 30th November 2019
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado returns to the London Coliseum having first graced the famed West End theatre's stage for more than 30 years. Satirically transposing the topsy-turvy orientalism of the Town of Titipu to the ever so slightly seedy opulence of a typical English 1930s seaside hotel, this revival of a modern musical masterpi... More about this event
English National Opera: OrpheeEnglish National Opera: OrpheeIt staged the Olivier Award-winning Akhnaten this year and Satyagraha the year before and with this new production of Orphee, English National Opera continues its exploration of the music of Philip Glass. In a show that fuses cinema and opera, Netia Jones directs a multi-media production with projected extracts of Cocteau's film and a set in consta2019-11-15T00:00:00+00002019-11-29T00:00:00+0000
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event > Concerts > Opera
PRICING £20-£100
DATES 15th to 29th November 2019
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
It staged the Olivier Award-winning Akhnaten this year and Satyagraha the year before and with this new production of Orphee, English National Opera continues its exploration of the music of Philip Glass. In a show that fuses cinema and opera, Netia Jones directs a multi-media production with projected extracts of Cocteau's film and a set in consta... More about this event
English National Ballet: NutcrackerEnglish National Ballet: NutcrackerA very traditional interpretation of E.T.A. Hoffman's the Nutcracker, English National Ballet's version was first performed in 2010 to celebrate the company's 60th birthday. This glittering production was created by Wayne Eagling (artistic director of the company from 2005 to 2012), and with its Edwardian setting created by Peter Farmer, it cannot 2019-12-11T00:00:00+00002020-01-05T00:00:00+0000
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event > Dance > Traditional dance - Ballet
PRICING £14-£80
DATES 11th December 2019 to 5th January 2020
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
A very traditional interpretation of E.T.A. Hoffman's the Nutcracker, English National Ballet's version was first performed in 2010 to celebrate the company's 60th birthday. This glittering production was created by Wayne Eagling (artistic director of the company from 2005 to 2012), and with its Edwardian setting created by Peter Farmer, it cannot ... More about this event
English National Ballet: Le CorsaireEnglish National Ballet: Le CorsaireExpect a swashbuckling romp as English National Ballet present Le Corsaire at the London Coliseum, successfully staged here in 2016. The 19th century Russian swashbuckling dance-drama based on the poem The Corsair by Lord Byron showcases some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire. The ballet is in three acts, telling the story o2020-01-08T00:00:00+00002020-01-14T00:00:00+0000
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event > Dance > Traditional dance - Ballet
DATES 8th to 14th Jan 2020
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
Expect a swashbuckling romp as English National Ballet present Le Corsaire at the London Coliseum, successfully staged here in 2016. The 19th century Russian swashbuckling dance-drama based on the poem The Corsair by Lord Byron showcases some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire. The ballet is in three acts, telling the story o... More about this event
English National Opera: CarmenEnglish National Opera: CarmenCalixto Bieito's "tough, dark, spare and intelligent" (The Guardian) production of Bizet's classic love story about Don Jose and his all-consuming passion for Carmen explores the complex relationships between the sexes at the tail-end of Franco's regime in the 1970s. Performed by English National Opera at the London Coliseum, mezzo Justina Gringyte2020-01-29T00:00:00+00002020-02-27T00:00:00+0000
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event > Concerts > Opera - English opera
PRICING £12-£125
DATES 29th January to 27th February 2020
VENUE London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO)
Calixto Bieito's "tough, dark, spare and intelligent" (The Guardian) production of Bizet's classic love story about Don Jose and his all-consuming passion for Carmen explores the complex relationships between the sexes at the tail-end of Franco's regime in the 1970s. Performed by English National Opera at the London Coliseum, mezzo Justina Gringyte... More about this event
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