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This page lists all the scheduled events at Buxton Opera House. If you would like to see all the shows between specific dates in the future then please select your preferred start and end date. Alternatively, you may filter by category.
The Madness of George III
16 October 7:30 PM
Starring Simon Ward & Susan Penhaligon
The year is 1786. George III is King. King of England. He has a loving wife, a nation of subjects, a loyal parliament, and the world kneels at his feet …
But he’s a little odd.
The king’s behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic, and word has it he’s addressed an oak tree as the King of Prussia! Doctors are called in, Parliament falters, and the Prince Regent manoeuvres himself into power.
From the hand of national treasure Alan Bennett, author of The History Boys and Talking Heads, The Madness of George III is a brilliant exploration of duty and kingship, an epic play about the ties that bind us together as family, as a society and as a nation. Gripping drama, dangerous politics and irreverent comedy collide in a rollercoaster ride where the health of the nation is at the mercy of the mental health of one man.
Starring Simon Ward (Zulu Dawn, Young Churchill, All Creatures Great And Small, The Three Musketeers) and Susan Penhaligon (A Bouquet of Barbed Wire, A Fine Romance), this marks the first touring production of the play since the original award-winning production by the National Theatre in 1991 and the subsequent hit 1994 film starring Nigel Hawthorne.
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Star Makers (Confessions From The Boards)
16 October 7:30 PM
It’s panto time at The Theatre Royal. Join the staff behind the scenes as they run the nerve centre of the biggest show of the year. A host of colourful characters keep the wheels in motion; usherettes Miriam & Trudy, stage door keeper Pam, stage manager Kate, nutty fan Kerry-Ann and the star of the show Suzi Monroe. A backstage pass overflowing with laughs, pathos and tenderness. Read more about this event … or
Houdini
30 October 7:45 PM
Escapologist, magician, secret agent, lover, husband, devoted son, enemy of the establishment, Harry Houdini was all and none of these things. His life remains a mystery, and his greatest trick remains his ability to escape interpretation, until now …
Harry Houdini was an enigma in his own time, and the mysterious circumstances of his premature death have launched a thousand conspiracy theories ever since. The man who believed he could return from the dead spent the latter part of his career exposing fake mediums and those seeking to exploit the grief of others, despite his widow’s constant attempts to contact him after his death using an intricate code …
Proteus (who brought Dracula to the Opera House in 2009) fuse physical performance, circus, film and music to resurrect Harry Houdini to tell his remarkable story of a truly self-made man and the myths that have made him a legend. Read more about this event … or
My Dearest Byron
04 November 7:30 PM
Sex, scandal, incest and exile: loving Lord Byron was never going to be easy. In 1816 the most infamous lovers of an age parted forever – Byron and his half sister ended an incestuous relationship that had scandalised society. Two hundred years later, this hauntingly beautiful, ultimately tragic love story is as hot as ever. Performed inside a giant love letter, My Dearest Byron is a visual and musical extravaganza of sin, sex and scandal. Even if you hate poetry, you’ll love this! Read more about this event … or
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