We are sorry to announce that in line with UK Theatres and SOLT guidance, we have taken the decision to temporarily postpone all events in the theatre at Hackney Empire. This means that Scottish Opera’s season of work at Hackney Empire, including all performances of The Gondoliers and Utopia, Limited will no longer take place in July 2020. We are working with Scottish Opera to rearrange these shows so you can enjoy them at a later date. This is obviously a very challenging time for us as an organisation and we would ask you to bear with us until we are able to confirm a rescheduled date. We will contact you as soon as we have new date confirmed. 

Gilbert & Sullivan
The Gondoliers

Sunny, funny and with more ‘tra la la las’ per square inch than any other opera in the canon, The Gondoliers opera is a joy from start to finish.

In a flight of the satirical whimsy so typical of G&S, two happy-go-lucky gondoliers discover that one of them is, in fact, heir to the throne of a distant kingdom. True to their (adopted) Republican roots, they set off together to rule in idealistic, if somewhat chaotic, style… Director Stuart Maunder, Artistic Director at State Opera South Australia, teams up with designer Dick Bird (The Mikado 2016) to stage a production that is fast, furious and full of fun.

 THE GONDOLIERS IS A GLORIOUS CONFECTION – THE SUNNIEST, MOST JOYOUS OF THE SAVOY SCORES, JAM-PACKED WITH STAR ROLES, ALL UNFORGETTABLE. IT’S AN IRRESISTIBLE HELPING OF RELENTLESS JOY.’ Stuart Maunder

 The score sees Sullivan at the top of his game and is packed with favourites including the ‘Regular Royal Queen’ quartet. The fabulous cast includes ENO Harewood  Artist William Morgan (The Magic Flute 2019), Ellie Laugharne (The Pirates of Penzance 2013), Ben McAteer (The Mikado 2016), Sioned Gwen Davies (Rigoletto 2018), and G&S favourite Richard Suart (The Mikado 2016). Scottish Opera’s Head of Music and G&S aficionado Derek Clark conducts.

A new co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera & State Opera South Australia

Supported by Scottish Opera’s ‘Play A Supporting Role’ Appeal