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The Great Gatsby Musical is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for The Great Gatsby Musical at London Coliseum started 18/10/2019 19:30:00 and runs until 07/09/2025 15:00:00. Tickets for The Great Gatsby Musical start at £24 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/the-great-gatsby-tickets/11-2024). Nutcracker - London Coliseum is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for Nutcracker - London Coliseum at London Coliseum started 02/01/2018 19:30:00 and runs until 12/01/2025 14:00:00. Tickets for Nutcracker - London Coliseum start at £38 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/nutcracker-tickets/11-2024). The Pirates of Penzance is the current production at London Coliseum. The upcoming booking period for The Pirates of Penzance at London Coliseum starts 02/12/2024 19:00:00 and runs until 21/02/2025 14:30:00. Tickets for The Pirates of Penzance start at £13 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/the-pirates-of-penzance-tickets/11-2024). Mary, Queen of Scots is the current production at London Coliseum. The upcoming booking period for Mary, Queen of Scots at London Coliseum starts 15/02/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 18/02/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for Mary, Queen of Scots start at £13 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/mary-queen-of-scots-tickets/11-2024). Giselle is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for Giselle at London Coliseum started 13/09/2022 19:30:00 and runs until 18/01/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for Giselle start at £22 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/giselle-tickets/11-2024). The Elixir of Love is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for The Elixir of Love at London Coliseum started 15/11/2024 19:00:00 and runs until 05/12/2024 19:00:00. Tickets for The Elixir of Love start at £31 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/the-elixir-of-love-tickets/11-2024). Spirited Away is the upcoming production at London Coliseum. Rigoletto is the current production at London Coliseum. The Ballet Icons Gala is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for The Ballet Icons Gala at London Coliseum started 26/01/2020 19:00:00 and runs until 09/03/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for The Ballet Icons Gala start at £38 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/the-ballet-icons-gala-tickets/11-2024). The Marriage of Figaro is the current production at London Coliseum. The upcoming booking period for The Marriage of Figaro at London Coliseum starts 05/02/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 22/02/2025 14:00:00. Tickets for The Marriage of Figaro start at £13 and are available to [book now](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/booking/the-marriage-of-figaro-tickets/11-2024).

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27th November 2024 19:00WednesdayThe Elixir of Love 30th November 2024 18:00SaturdayThe Elixir of Love 2nd December 2024 19:00MondayThe Pirates of Penzance 3rd December 2024 19:00TuesdayThe Elixir of Love 4th December 2024 19:00WednesdayThe Pirates of Penzance 5th December 2024 19:00ThursdayThe Elixir of Love

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The London Coliseum Theatre (also known as the Coliseum Theatre) is a West End theatre on St. Martin's Lane, in central London. The theatre opened on December 24, 1904 as the London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties and was designed by architect Frank Matcham for Sir Oswald Stoll with the ambition of being the largest and finest ‘People’s palace of entertainment’ of the age. Frank Matcham also designed the London Palladium.

With 2,359 seats The London Coliseum Theatre is the largest theatre in London. It underwent extensive renovations between 2000 and 2004 when an original staircase planned by Frank Matcham was finally put in to his specifications. The theatre changed its name from the London Coliseum to the Coliseum Theatre between 1931 and 1968. During the Seond World War, the Coliseum served as a canteen for Air Raid Patrol workers, and Winston Churchill gave a speech from the stage. After 1945 the theatre was mainly used for American musicals before becoming a cinema in 1961, remaining so for seven years. In 1968 it reopened as The London Coliseum Theatre, home of Sadler’s Wells Opera. In 1974 Sadler’s Wells became English National Opera and the Company bought the freehold of the building for £12.8 million in 1992. The London Coliseum Theatre underwent a complete and detailed restoration from 2000 which was supported by National Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, The National Lottery through Arts Council England, and a number of generous trust and individual donors.The auditorium and other public areas were returned to their original Edwardian decoration and new public spaces were created. The theatre re-opened in 2004.

The London Coliseum has the widest proscenium arch in London (55 feet wide and 34 feet high – the stage is 80 feet wide, with a throw of over 115 feet from the stage to the back of the balcony) and was one of the first theatres to have electric lighting. It was built with a revolving stage which consisted of three concentric rings and was 75 feet cross in total and cost Stoll £70,000. A range of modern features included electric lifts for patrons, a roof garden and an Information Bureau in which anyone expecting urgent telephone calls or telegrams could leave their seat numbers and be immediately informed if required.

English National Opera is the full time producing company at The London Coliseum, presenting a uniquely wide range of opera with an emphasis on theatricality, originality and quality. All ENO productions are sung in English and surtitled.

Acknowledged internationally for its award-winning work, English National Opera is a creative and vibrant home for compelling theatrical productions staged by imaginative artists from the worlds of opera, theatre, dance, film and the visual arts and performed by the leading British and international singers and conductors of the day.

Each Season ENO produces a high proportion of new productions, some in close collaboration with international partners such as the Metropolitan Opera, New York, ensuring that new work is regularly presented to international audiences. With a strong commitment to contemporary opera and an emphasis on nurturing and developing British talent, ENO continues to invest in the future and reach out to new audiences. Affordable tickets, membership schemes, learning progrmmes and innovative online content help us develop and extend audiences for opera.

ENO is the largest employer in UK opera of British talent and has close associations with many major British singing actors. A number of ENO initiatives including Opera Works, the Young Singers Programme and ENO Evolve help develop young British talent.

For a full list of current London opera, visit our Opera page.

Please note, the London Coliseum does not have cloakroom facilities.

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The London Coliseum Seating Plan

The London Coliseum has the largest capacity of any London theatre with 2,359 seats across 4 levels: Stalls, Dress Circle, Upper Circle, and Balcony.

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The Great Gatsby Musical is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for The Great Gatsby Musical at London Coliseum started 18/10/2019 19:30:00 and runs until 07/09/2025 15:00:00. Tickets for The Great Gatsby Musical start at £24 and are available to book now.

Nutcracker - London Coliseum is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for Nutcracker - London Coliseum at London Coliseum started 02/01/2018 19:30:00 and runs until 12/01/2025 14:00:00. Tickets for Nutcracker - London Coliseum start at £38 and are available to book now.

The Pirates of Penzance is the current production at London Coliseum. The upcoming booking period for The Pirates of Penzance at London Coliseum starts 02/12/2024 19:00:00 and runs until 21/02/2025 14:30:00. Tickets for The Pirates of Penzance start at £13 and are available to book now.

Mary, Queen of Scots is the current production at London Coliseum. The upcoming booking period for Mary, Queen of Scots at London Coliseum starts 15/02/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 18/02/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for Mary, Queen of Scots start at £13 and are available to book now.

Giselle is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for Giselle at London Coliseum started 13/09/2022 19:30:00 and runs until 18/01/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for Giselle start at £22 and are available to book now.

The Elixir of Love is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for The Elixir of Love at London Coliseum started 15/11/2024 19:00:00 and runs until 05/12/2024 19:00:00. Tickets for The Elixir of Love start at £31 and are available to book now.

Spirited Away is the upcoming production at London Coliseum.

Rigoletto is the current production at London Coliseum.

The Ballet Icons Gala is the current production at London Coliseum. The latest booking period for The Ballet Icons Gala at London Coliseum started 26/01/2020 19:00:00 and runs until 09/03/2025 19:00:00. Tickets for The Ballet Icons Gala start at £38 and are available to book now.

The Marriage of Figaro is the current production at London Coliseum. The upcoming booking period for The Marriage of Figaro at London Coliseum starts 05/02/2025 19:00:00 and runs until 22/02/2025 14:00:00. Tickets for The Marriage of Figaro start at £13 and are available to book now.

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Public transportation is recommended. The nearest underground station to The London Coliseum is Leicester Square Station (Northern/Piccadilly Lines). Charing Cross Station (Bakerloo/ Northern Lines) is also quite close the London Coliseum. If arriving by train the nearest railway station is Charing Cross. The theatre is serviced by bus lines 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 87, 91, 139, and from St. Martin’s Place (Stop K) and Bedford Street (Stop J). The nearest car park to The Duke of York’s Theatre is the NCP car park at London St Martins Lane Hotel.

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Musical

The Great Gatsby Musical

Book tickets for The Great Gatsby Musical, London Coliseum now!

From £24

Dance

Nutcracker - London Coliseum

The cracking Christmas ballet offers the ultimate festive experience for the whole family.

From £38

Opera

The Pirates of Penzance

Opens 02 December 2024

Set sail for some swash-buckling, plank-walking, toe-tapping fun.

From £13

Opera

Mary, Queen of Scots

Opens 15 February 2025

HMS Pinafore

The HMS Pinafore sails into the London Coliseum this winter

Dance

The Sleeping Beauty

Kenneth MacMillan’s fairy tale classic The Sleeping Beauty presented by the English National Ballet

Musical

The Pirate Queen: A Charity Concert

An epic and timeless story from the creators of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon.

Musical

Notre Dame de Paris

With music by Richard Cocciante and lyrics by Luc Plamondon.

Opera

Thebans

Opera

Prince Igor

Opera

Marvellous Miller

Come and help support a good cause - 40th Anniversary of Jonathan Miller at the ENO!

Phelim McDermott returns to ENO to direct the UK premiere of Philip Glass’s story of the final years of Walt Disney’s life

Dance

Jane Eyre

Opera

Shanghai Opera House: Thunderstorm

Opera

Marnie

Daughter. Liar. Wife. Thief. She has been running for so long, no one knows the real Marnie, least of all herself.

Opera

The Queen Of Spades

A new production of Tchaikovsky's powerfully dark masterpiece

Dance

Boston Ballet

Opera

The Gospel According to the Other Mary

Opera

The Indian Queen

War Requiem

ENO brings one of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century to London's West End.

Opera

The Mastersingers of Nuremburg

‘A peerless take on Wagner’s great comedy’ Daily Telegraph

Opera

Norma

Bellini's passionate masterpiece with a devastating love triangle at its heart.

Dance

Carmina Burana & Serenade

Dance

Dance

Solo for Two

Dance

Russian Seasons of XXI Century

Concert

Phantom of the Opera - The Roy Budd score

“Roy Budd’s Phantom Of The Opera score is a masterpiece of film scoring.” John Mansell

Dance

Sergei Danilian presents Kings of the Dance

Opera

The Force Of Destiny

An action-packed drama of passion, war, honour and vengeance

Opera

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow is Franz Lehár‘s comic masterpiece, played out in a stream of memorable melodies.

Dance

Shanghai Ballet Company: Echoes of Eternity

Opera

Lulu

"Beautiful. Damaged. Seductive. Lethal. Lulu's whoever you want her to be..."

Opera

Death in Venice

Deborah Warner’s production of Britten’s final opera celebrates the composer’s centenary year

Opera

Fidelio

Calixto Bieito's new production of Beethoven's only opera

Opera

Porgy and Bess

When a figure from her dark past returns, will her new life with Porgy be enough to save Bess from herself?

Opera

The Pilgrim's Progress

Dance

Dance

In The Steps Of Ballet Russes

'Ballets Russes… the most sensual, daring and fashionable dance company in the world…' -- The Daily Telegraph

Irina Kolesnikova London Season: La Bayadère

Opera

Lucia di Lammermoor

Love. Honour. Obey. Lucia di Lammermoor returns to the ENO after 8 years.

Dance

Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta comes to the London Coliseum

Musical

We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You the musical by Queen and Ben Elton returns to London!

Opera

You just can't stop the beat! Hairspray is still coming to London's West End in 2021.

Opera

It's A Wonderful Life

Your favourite Christmas film comes to life in this new family friendly opera!

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London Coliseum

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Current + Upcoming Events

The Great Gatsby Musical

Nutcracker - London Coliseum

The Pirates of Penzance

Mary, Queen of Scots

Giselle

The Elixir of Love

Spirited Away

Rigoletto

The Ballet Icons Gala

The Marriage of Figaro

Past Events

Duke Bluebeard's Castle

Carmen

Scheherazade & Chopiniana

Peace at Last

Così Fan Tutte

Nutcracker Delights

The Glenn Miller Story

La Traviata

The Mikado

Raymonda

Modanse starring Svetlana Zakharova

The Dead City

Rodin

Drag! Live at the London Coliseum

Friday Night is Music Night: 80's Classical

Man of La Mancha

Comedy at the Coliseum

Luisa Miller

My Fair Lady

Peter Grimes

The Cunning Little Vixen

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Akhnaten

Mozart's Requiem

Against the Stream

The Rhinegold

Manon

Rumi: The Musical

Napoletango

HMS Pinafore

The Sleeping Beauty

The Pirate Queen: A Charity Concert

Notre Dame de Paris

Thebans

Prince Igor

Marvellous Miller

Diaghilev Festival of Ballet Gala

Ballet Folklórico de México

Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel)

Her Name Was Carmen

The Girl of the Golden West

The Perfect American

Jane Eyre

Shanghai Opera House: Thunderstorm

Marnie

The Queen Of Spades

Boston Ballet

The Gospel According to the Other Mary

The Indian Queen

Diana Vishneva: On The Edge

Orpheus & Eurydice

Rodelinda

La Sylphide

ENO Summer Gala

Midnight Express

Up & Down

Symphonic Beatles

LAC (After Swan Lake)