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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 Land of Cards
01 November 2:00 PM
A to Z Festival 2008
Classical Indian dance collides with Alice in Wonderland and Western opera in this sumptuous dance opera. A Prince, tired of suffocating in his palace, goes in search of adventure. Accompanied by a far more conventional travelling companion, a Merchant, the mismatched pair get shipwrecked in the Land of Cards. Here the inhabitants are playing-cards, divided by their suits and unable to mix. With the wild force of his personality, the Prince starts to effect change in the Cards and gradually their human qualities begin to emerge… Read more about this event … or
ID:me
12 February 7:30 PM
With direction and choreography by Dylan Quinn, Ludus return to Buxton after a gap of 6 years with another piece of extraordinary dance theatre for inquisitive young minds.ID:me explores what it means to share our world today. Four different doorways, four different lives. Behind their own front doors, each dancer moves to their unique rhythm, each has a distinct identity and their own view of the world. Come with us as we dare to peer into the lives of strangers and see what happens when their worlds collide. Read more about this event … or