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Opens: February 15, 2025
Closing: February 18, 2025
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Making its ENO premiere, this critically acclaimed modern opera set 500 years ago tells the story that still resonates today. With hostile forces on every side, Mary I of Scotland attempts to secure a happy future for herself and her country.



One of Scotland’s most esteemed composers, Thea Musgrave captures the drama in a thrilling, atmospheric score rooted in the rough-hewn Highlands of Elizabethan times.



Caught between her drunken husband, her scheming half-brother, and her untrustworthy lover, Mary I of Scotland must find a way to protect her country and her Catholic faith.



Each new conversation reveals a treacherous twist as she is betrayed or misled by those closest to her. Until finally a terrible miscalculation causes her to fall into the arms of her Protestant cousin, Elizabeth I.

Thea Musgrave writes music and libretto that is as beautifully crafted for voices as for the drama. Her orchestral textures are deftly detailed, at times evoking Elizabethan Scotland.



This provides the backdrop for characters who are both musically as well as dramatically believable while cleverly building tension. As critic Harold Rosenthal notes, Musgrave’s music is both original and accessible.



Conducting this modern masterpiece is Joana Carniero, who makes a welcome ENO return after she conducted The Handmaid’s Tale in 2022 and 2024.



Soprano Heidi Stober will bring Musgrave’s radiant melodies to life on stage as Queen Mary. She will be joined by two former ENO Harewood Artists Alex Otterburn as James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Nicky Spence as James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. Also making a welcome return is bass Alastair Miles as Lord Gordon.



Libretto by Thea Musgrave based on Amalia Elguera’s play Moray.


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Cayvan Coates Joins Richard Cant in WHAT IT MEANS at Wilton's Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2023


Cayvan Coates joins Richard Cant to complete the cast of What It Means, a new play by James Corley. Directed by The Lot’s Creative Director, Harry Mackrill, the production opens at Wilton’s Music Hall on 9 October, with previews from 4 October, and runs until 28 October. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2023


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Review: KEEPIN' THE HEID, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 1, 2023


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Cush Jumbo Joins David Tennant in MACBETH at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023


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THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO Announced At York Theatre Royal, 6-10 June
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2023


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by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2023


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by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 11, 2023


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Liz Lochhead, Denise Mina, and Ricky Ross Join Line Up For Pitlochry Festival Theatre Winter Words Festival 2023
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2023


Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced the line-up for its nineteenth Winter Words Festival, featuring an exciting line up of well-known, and well-loved authors, playwrights, poets, adventurers, broadcasters, and TV personalities from around Scotland and further afield for a celebration of all things artistic and literary.

Photos/Video: Inside Rehearsal For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2023


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A Play, A Pie and A Pint Announces Spring 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2022


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Video: Rehearsals Begin For LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS in London
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2022


An all new video has been released to mark the start of rehearsals for the West End premiere of Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons. 

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by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2022


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by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2022


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Tickets from £18 for LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS Starring Aidan Turner and Jenna Coleman
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 15, 2022


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Jenna Coleman Will Lead West End Premiere of LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 8, 2022


Jenna Coleman (The Serpent, BBC One; All My Sons, The Old Vic) and Aidan Turner (The Suspect, ITV; The Lieutenant of Inishmore, West End) will star in the West End premiere of Sam Steiner’s hilarious and provocative play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons directed by Josie Rourke.

Full Cast Announced for AS YOU LIKE IT @sohoplace Starring Martha Plimpton & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2022


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Review: MARY, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Nov 1, 2022


Rona Munro explores the ramifications of the - then alleged, now confirmed - rape of Mary, Queen of Scots under the warped lens of the political games for which it was a useful tool. Mary is the last companion piece to Munro’s The James Plays cycle. It introduces the intriguing, malicious hearsay and delivers it with jarring misogyny, moulding political enterprise and gossip seamlessly. She juxtaposes blind allegiance to popular opinion, perception to truth.

Leah Harvey, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Alfred Enoch & Martha Plimpton to Star in AS YOU LIKE IT @sohoplace
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2022


Nica Burns has announced a new production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Josie Rourke, starring Leah Harvey as Rosalind, Rose Ayling-Ellis as Celia, Alfred Enoch as Orlando and with Martha Plimpton in the role of Jaques.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2022


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Full Cast Announced For ORLANDO at the Garrick Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2022


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Taiwan Philharmonic Will Kick Off its Season Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2022


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Guest Blog: Neal Foster: The Director of HORRIBLE HISTORIES - TERRIBLE TUDORS Talks About Bringing the Grizzly Past to the Stage
by Guest Blog: Neal Foster - Aug 10, 2022


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