Opera in the South East 2026 - 2027

Opera Guide UK - The Guide to opera and operetta in the UK

From Bizet and Rossini to Gilbert & Sullivan and Mozart - where you can see opera and operetta performed in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, East & West Sussex and the Isle of Wight including fully staged, semi-staged and concert versions of complete operas.

Locations covered include Brighton, Aylesbury, Canterbury, Windsor, High Wycombe, Portsmouth, Oxford and Southhampton.

Utopia Limited

Adastra Hall
31 Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH
22nd Mar 2026
A semi-staged concert version of Godalming Operatic Society's recent prodiction of this rarely performed G&S gem,
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Madama Butterfly

Shanklin Theatre
Prospect Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6AJ
25th Mar 2026
We are delighted to bring back Dnipro Opera theatre from the Ukraine for our next Opera Season. This opera and ballet theatre has a long-standing heritage of top-quality opera productions, and we are excited to bring it back to the UK.
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Madama Butterfly

The Hawth
Hawth Avenue, Crawley RH10 6YZ
8th Apr 2026
This award-winning Opera returns in a new production with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
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Carmen

The Hexagon
Queens Walk, Reading RG1 7UA
10th Apr 2026
This dazzling production with orchestra features Bizet's unforgettable melodies including The Toreador's Song, Carmen?s enticing Habanera, and Don Jose's lyrical Flower Song in a setting evoking the stunning architecture of Seville.
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Carmen

De La Warr Pavilion
Marina, Bexhill on Sea, TN40 1DP
11th Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Carmen

Cliffs Pavillion
Station Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7RA
18th Apr 2026
The music of Carmen has been widely acclaimed for the brilliance of its melodies, enthralling atmosphere and orchestration, as well as for the skill with which Bizet musically represented the emotions and suffering of his characters.
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La Traviata

Theatre Royal Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB
20th Apr 2026
A tragic opera which follows the story of Violetta, a high class courtesan in Paris, and her passionate love affair with Alfredo,a young nobleman.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - La Traviata

Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ
21st Apr 2026
A tragic tale of searing passion and memorable music, La Traviata is Verdi's outstanding interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century, La Dame aux Camelias.
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The Pirates of Penzance

The Windmill Entertainment Centre
Coastguard Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LH
22nd Apr 2026 to 24th Apr 2026
Grab your cutlass and practice your best truncheon twirl, because LPOS is bringing its production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance to The Windmill Entertainment Centre - a rollicking voyage packed with love, duty, danger, and delight!
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Exchange Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1UG
22nd Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Orpheus in the Underworld

The Stag Theatre
London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1ZZ
23rd Apr 2026 to 25th Apr 2026
The Can-Can! Moulin Rouge! Spoofing both mythology and the foibles of man. Offenbach's smash-hit operetta promises to be one hell of a party. Presented by Kentish Opera.
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The Contrabandista

The Alan Cornish Theatre
The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, Berkshire, RG5 4JZ
23rd Apr 2026 to 26th Apr 2026
Mostly G&S present a concert including a performance of Sullivan's The Contrabandista.
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The Best of British including The Contrabandista

The Oakwood Centre
Headley Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire RG5 4JZ
23rd Apr 2026 to 25th Apr 2026
Mostly G&S present a two-act comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand, along with a concert of favourites.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Madama Butterfly

Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ
23rd Apr 2026
Back by overwhelming public demand, this award-winning Opera returns in a new production with exquisite sets including a spectacular Japanese garden and fabulous costumes including antique wedding kimonos from Japan.
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Ellen Kent: The Farewell Tour - Carmen

Richmond Theatre
The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ
26th Apr 2026
Senbla presents Ellen Kent's Farewell Opera Tour featuring The Ukrainian Opera with International Soloists, Highly Praised Chorus and Full Orchestra.
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Pagliacci

The Marlowe
The Friars, Canterbury Kent CT1 2AS
1st May 2026
When Canio, leader of a theatre troupe, sees his life reflected in rehearsals for an upcoming opera, he becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair. Can Canio temper his spiralling emotions, or will his jealousy get the better of him?
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The Gondoliers

The Marlowe
The Friars, Canterbury Kent CT1 2AS
2nd May 2026
Two handsome and charming gondoliers discover that one is the long-lost heir to the throne of Barataria - but which one? In the pursuit of the truth, a bewildering series of events threaten both their marriages and their claim to the throne.
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Carmen

Churchill Theatre
High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA
6th May 2026
The music of Carmen has been widely acclaimed for the brilliance of its melodies, enthralling atmosphere and orchestration, as well as for the skill with which Bizet musically represented the emotions and suffering of his characters.
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Madama Butterfly

Churchill Theatre
High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA
7th May 2026
One of the world's most popular operas, Puccini's Madama Butterfly tells the heart-breaking story of the beautiful young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American naval lieutenant - with dramatic results.
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The Flying Dutchman

Milton Keynes Theatre
Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3NZ
15th May 2026
This gripping reimagining of The Flying Dutchman explores the deep ache of loneliness and the fragile hope of human connection. Inspired by the sublime beauty of the Welsh coast.
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Blaze of Glory!

Milton Keynes Theatre
Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3NZ
16th May 2026
Set in a 1950s Welsh Valleys community, Blaze of Glory! follows the fortunes of a small group of miners who embark upon a musical escapade by reforming their Male Voice Choir to raise spirits following a mining disaster.
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The Mikado (Reimagined as The McAdo)

Royal Hippodrome Theatre
106-114 Seaside Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3PF
22nd May 2026 to 24th May 2026
In a bold new take, Eastbourne G&S has transported the well-loved tale of mistaken identity, threatened executions and mischievous little maids to Historical Scotland?
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Garsington Opera 2026 Festival

Garsington Opera
Wormsley, Stokenchurch, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 3YE
27th May 2026 to 25th Jul 2026
The 2026 Festival includes La Traviata, Der Rosenkavalier, I'l Ritorno D'Ulisse and The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Play Opera LIVE: Shipwrecked!

MAST Mayflower Studios
Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE
30th May 2026
This interactive and educational show, for all the family, is the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of opera and classical music.
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Grange Festival 2026

The Grange
Northington, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9TZ
2nd Jun 2026 to 12th Jul 2026
This year's festival includes Puccini's La Boheme, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, and Handel's Giulio Cesare, all revered masterpieces of differing styles, brought to life by Olivier award-winning creative teams.
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Grange Park Opera Festival 2026

Opera House
Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, Epsom Road, West Horsley KT24 6AN
4th Jun 2026 to 12th Jul 2026
The 2026 festival includes Krishna, Das Rheingold, Don Carlo and Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
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Animal Magic

The Wilfrid Noyce Centre
Crown Court Carpark, Godalming GU7 1DY
6th Jun 2026
Concert which includes a performance of The Zoo with music by Arthur Sullivan with a libretto by Bolton Rowe, along with a selection of songs about animals.
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The Yeomen of the Guard

Woolwich Hall
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, GU47 0PR
27th Jun 2026 to 28th Jun 2026
Join the Savoy Singers for this exciting new bespoke staging of Gilbert and Sullivan?s ?The Yeomen of the Guard?, with full chorus and dazzling soloists.
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King for a Day

The Holy Trinity Church
The High Street, Guildford
27th Jun 2026 to 30th Jun 2026
Giuseppe Verdis King for a Day (Un giorno di regno) is unusually for Verdi, is a comedy. Presented by Guildford Opera.
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The Magic Flute

The Players Theatre
Nelson Street, Thame OX9 2DP
18th Jul 2026
Will Tamino escape the serpent? Will he find his love, Pamina and will he discover the truth about the Queen and Sarastro? Take a magical journey with Opera Anywhere?s production of The Magic Flute.
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The Magic Flute

West Green House Opera
Thackham's Lane, Nr Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hampshire RG27 8JB
18th Jul 2026 to 19th Jul 2026
An adventurous Prince Tamino is rescued by three mysterious ladies and ordered by their mistress, the vengeful Queen of the Night, to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro.
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Le Villi

West Green House Opera
Thackham's Lane, Nr Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hampshire RG27 8JB
24th Jul 2026
This was the young Puccinis very first opera which he wrote for a competition in Italy long before he became the operatic giant we all know and love.
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Tosca

West Green House Opera
Thackham's Lane, Nr Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hampshire RG27 8JB
25th Jul 2026 to 26th Jul 2026
Perhaps opera's most gripping thriller, Puccini's masterpiece, ?Tosca? is a tale of passion, power, jealousy and betrayal where the action unfolds in Rome over a period of just twenty four hours.
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HMS Pinafore

Bembridge Village Hall
High Street Bembridge Isle of Wight PO35 5SW
24th Sep 2026 to 27th Sep 2026
Another great mix of humour and fantastic musical entertainment, delivered to you by the group who won the IW Theatre's 'Best Music and Singing' Award 2025 for The Mikado
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Tosca

New Theatre Oxford
24-26 George St, Oxford OX1 2AG
24th Sep 2026
Join Oxford International Opera and celebrated opera stars for a new, fully-staged production of Puccini?s Tosca brought to the New Theatre in Oxford for two nights.
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David & Jonathan

All Saints Centre
Friars Walk, Lewes BN7 2LE
11th Oct 2026
Opera by Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER (1643-1704) in a new English translation by Christopher Cowell .
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David & Jonathan

Devonshire Park Theatre
Compton Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BW
23rd Oct 2026
Opera by Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER (1643-1704) in a new English translation by Christopher Cowell .
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David & Jonathan

Theatre Royal Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB
25th Oct 2026
Opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) in a new English translation by Christopher Cowell .
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HMS Pinafore

The Players Theatre
Nelson Street, Thame, OX9 2DP
31st Oct 2026
The Players Theatre welcomes the return of Opera Anywhere with two performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.
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Ruddigore

Bourne End Community Centre
Wakeman Road, Bourne End SL8 5SX
12th Nov 2026 to 14th Nov 2026
Maidenhead Operatic Society present Gilbert & Sullivan's comic gothic opera.
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