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Mary, Queen of Scots Tickets

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Performance dates

15 February - 18 February 2025

Run time 2 hours 35 mins (inc. interval)

Includes interval

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Making its ENO premiere, in a co-production with San Francisco Opera, this modern retelling of Mary Queen of Scots still resonates today. With hostile forces on every side, Queen Mary I of Scotland attempts to secure a happy future for herself and her country.

One of Scotland’s most esteemed composers, Thea Musgrave delivers a thrilling score and director-designer Stewart Laing’s vivid, modern-dress production creates the perfect atmospheric frame for this captivating tale.

Book your tickets to experience the tumultuous reign, complex relationships and eventual downfall of this Scottish queen in the critically acclaimed opera Mary, Queen of Scots.

Overview Caught between her drunken husband, her scheming half-brother, and her untrustworthy lover, Mary I of Scotland must find a way to protect her country and her Catholic faith.

Each new conversation reveals a treacherous twist as she is betrayed or misled by those closest to her. Until finally a terrible miscalculation causes her to fall into the arms of her Protestant cousin, Elizabeth I.

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Special notes

Sung in English with the words displayed above the stage (Surtitles).

Children under the age of 16 must be seated with an adult/someone over 18. The adult cannot be sitting separately.

Latecomers - if you are late, you will be able to view the performance on a TV monitor whilst our staff wait for an appropriate point in the performance to allow you to enter the auditorium and take your seat. Our staff will try to do this as early as they can within the performance but this isn’t always possible and in some cases you may be asked to wait until the interval.