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Fantasy & Fairytales

Dates
06 July 2026, 7:00pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £21.50 (incl ticket fee). Under 35 discount available

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

To access discounted under-35s tickets, please select your seat and on the following page select the Under 35 ticket type. Please ensure that you have also inputted your date of birth in your online account. You may be asked to show proof of age eligibility when you attend your booked performance. The discount applies to the cheapest price band only and will be applied at checkout. Full Ts and Cs are available on our Box Office page.

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 8 April. ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 1 April. 

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

A graphic of silhouetted figures, a train and a castle framed by foliage

06 July 2026, 7:00pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £21.50 (incl ticket fee). Under 35 discount available

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

To access discounted under-35s tickets, please select your seat and on the following page select the Under 35 ticket type. Please ensure that you have also inputted your date of birth in your online account. You may be asked to show proof of age eligibility when you attend your booked performance. The discount applies to the cheapest price band only and will be applied at checkout. Full Ts and Cs are available on our Box Office page.

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 8 April. ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 1 April. 

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Bill Bankes-Jones director
Michael Rosewell conductor
Sarah Jane Booth designer

Lasha Kharkhelauri / Sandro Tsikoridze Ramona
Daniel Musashi / Jacques Allen / Ed Allen Ogga Loggas
Asher Joyce Three Lives
Deniz Dortok The Boy Who Went to Find Fear
Ruvin Meda The Nightingale and the Rose

Hear five world-premiere short operas created by Royal College of Music composers, brought to life by ¶¶êŽÒ•îl singers and instrumentalists working with pathfinding opera company Tête à Tête.

Each piece transports you to a new fantastical setting, where you’ll encounter magical characters revealing stories of human emotion.

Operas include Daniel Musashi’s Ogga Loggas, in which ancient forests and age-old curses teach us the importance of looking after our world, and Lasha Kharkhelauri’s Ramona, a Georgian tale of love and upheaval set inside a puppet theatre.

The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Opera Studio is supported by the Patrick and Helena Frost Foundation and Old Possum’s Practical Trust
Tête à Tête is supported by Arts Council England

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Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
   Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
   High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles

   Paddington: 1.5 miles
   Victoria: 2 miles

   Santander Cycles docking station and public cycle locking facilities adjacent to ¶¶êŽÒ•îl

The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.

¶¶êŽÒ•îl Café

The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Café serves barista-style coffees, sandwiches, snacks, salads and hot food. There is also access to outside seating in our new 1851 courtyard.

Opening hours: 

Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Saturday: 8.30am-4.30pm (term time only)

The main entrance to the ¶¶êŽÒ•îl has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for visitors with limited mobility. The lift is built into the smaller staircase to the left of the main entrance steps. There is an intercom button on the control panel, which can be seen and reached easily from the street. On arrival, press the buzzer to notify a member of ¶¶êŽÒ•îl staff, who will come out to meet you and operate the lift for you.

All our event venues can be accessed by visitors with limited mobility via the lift at the main entrance.