The Yeomen of the Guard

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Heartbreak has never been so funny. As part of the English National Opera’s 2022/23 season, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD is coming to the London Coliseum for a limited time only.

The Tower of London is the scene for a tangled web of melancholy and mirth in Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved operetta, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.

The unjustly imprisoned Colonel Fairfax (Anthony Gregory, previously Nanki-Poo in The Mikado and former Harewood Artist) has a mutual attraction to the young daughter of the righteous Sergeant Meryll, one of the titular Beefeaters (Neal Davies). Phoebe (Heather Lowe) wishes Fairfax be released so they can have the wedding she desires, and enlists the help (and attraction) of Jack Point, a roving performer. A classic Gilbert and Sullivan story ensues, with all the chaos that comes with it – but not necessarily the happy ending we expect from the duo…

Visionary Jo Davies returns to the London Coliseum to direct, with designs by acclaimed theatre designer Anthony Ward. G&S veteran Chris Hopkins conducts the ENO Orchestra, with a score that – despite being darker in tone – remains characteristically playful of Arthur Sullivan.

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What is The Yeomen of the Guard about?

The arrival of a travelling troupe of performers sparks forbidden romances, fantastical plots and unrequited love.

Ticket Information

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Running Time

2 hours 40 minutes.

Cast & Creatives

Anthony Gregory (Colonel Fairfax), Neal Davies (Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen), ALexandra Oomens (Elsie Maynard), Heather Lowe (Phoebe Meryll), Steven Page (Sir Richard Cholmondeley), Susan Bickley (Dame Carruthers), John Molloy (Wilfred Shadbolt), Innocent Masuku (Leonard Meryll), Isabelle Peter (Kate).

Chris Hopkins (Conductor), Jo Davies (Director), Anthony Ward (Designer), Oliver Fenwick (Lighting Designer), Andrezj Goulding (Video Designer), Nick Lidster (Sound Designer), Kay Shepherd (Choreographer).

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Venue Information

London Coliseum

St Martin's Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4ES

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Leicester Square or Charing Cross

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3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176, 453

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Trafalgar Square, Whitcomb Street and Bedfordbury.