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Fall in love with the sumptuous and unforgettable romance of THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, the musical theatre event of the summer at the Royal Festival Hall. Lighting up London for just 20 special performances this June, this breath-taking love story will sweep you off your feet and into a beautiful, sun-drenched Italian piazza in the 1950s for an evening of soaring emotion and “the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story” (NY Times).
Florence. Summer 1953. As American Margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara take in the city’s wonders, a fateful gust of wind whisks Clara’s hat into the hands of local dreamer Fabrizio Naccarelli… and it’s amore at first sight. But is Clara everything she appears to be? Or are there secrets in the shadows…
An extraordinary cast of stars from the West End, opera and television includes opera superstar RENÉE FLEMING, Disney sensation DOVE CAMERON, ALEX JENNINGS (Netflix’s The Crown), ROB HOUCHEN (Les Misérables), MARIE MCLAUGHLIN (Royal Opera House), LIAM TAMNE (Wicked) and CELINDE SCHOENMAKER (The Phantom of the Opera).
Directed by multiple Olivier Award-winner Daniel Evans, this lavish production with a full set and gorgeous period costumes is performed by Opera North’s 40-piece orchestra live onstage at the stunning Royal Festival Hall by the banks of the Thames.
The Light in the Piazza plays London for a strictly limited season. Don’t miss musical theatre at its most thrilling and romantic – book now!
- Access Information
Please visit Southbank Centre web site, email accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk or call 020 3879 9555
- Address
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX
- Cancellation Policy
No exchanges or refunds after booking.
- Duration
Approximate run time: 2 hours & 30 minutes
- How Does It Work
Please print confirmation email and bring along with you to your performance.
- Suitable For Children
Babes in arms will not be admitted.
- Times
14 June – 5 July 2019
- Where Do I Go
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX
By tube:
Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines) (200 metres)
Embankment (District & Circle lines) (600 metres)
Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX