The Pirates of Penzance - London Coliseum

English National Opera

Available to 21 February 2025

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Book The Pirates of Penzance tickets for one of the best opera shows in London

2nd December 2024 - 21st February 2025 - For a limited time only!

Batten down the hatches. Strike the colours. The pirates are back. The ENO’s smash-hit production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s swashbuckling farce returns shortly – and is set to get audiences toe-tapping along all over again.

Swash-buckling, plank-walking, toe-tapping fun - it's guaranteed to be absolutely arghh-mazing!

  • Dates: 2nd December 2024 - 21st February 2025
  • Duration: 2-hours 15-minutes inc. interval
  • Age Restrictions: Children aged 5-15 years old must be accompanied by an adult

Watch The Pirates of Penzance in London at London Coliseum

With its splendidly silly storyline, wild wordplay and well-loved songs, this Mike Leigh-created production is irresistibly feel-good.

An apprentice pirate woos the Major General’s daughter, while his bungling buccaneer-shipmates try to outwit an equally inept party of policemen. Its vibrant staging brings out the sunshine in the story.

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The Pirates of Penzance is one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular operas and contains some of their most memorable melodies.

These include ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘A Policeman’s Lot is Not a Happy One’ and ‘With Cat-like Tread’.

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St. Martin's Lane,
Seven Dials,
London,
England,
Greater London WC2N 4ES
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How To Find Us

By Rail:

The nearest National Rail station is Charing Cross, which is a 4-minute walk from the theatre. Exit the station, cross the road at the lights, turn left down the Strand, then take the first right toward William IV St. Continue on St. Martin’s Lane, and the theatre will be on your right-hand side.

By Tube:

From Leicester Square (3 minutes): Exit the station on Charing Cross Road, turn right, cross the road when you see Wyndham’s Theatre on your left, and turn left by the side of the theatre to meet St. Martin’s Lane. The theatre will be on your left-hand side after the Duke of York’s Theatre.
From Charing Cross (4 minutes): Follow the directions mentioned above in the ‘Rail’ section.

By Bus:

Buses to Charing Cross Road: 24, 29, 176
Buses to Cockspur St (Trafalgar Square): 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 88, 453

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2hrs 15mins with one interval.

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