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UK LGBT EVENTS - Elexir of Love @Kings Head Theatre
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Elexir of Love @Kings Head Theatre

The Elixir of Love Long before Love Island, there was love on Barry Island. Award-winning Welsh opera company Operar Ddraig joins forces with Kings Head Theatre for a quirky, romantic and enchanting new take on Donizettis dazzling comic opera. 1982. In the Welsh seaside town of Barry Island, lovelorn poet Nemorinos affections for the charismatic Italian immigrant, Adina, are met with indifference. Luckily for him, Dulcamara, a travelling peddler has the perfect solution... a love potion. As the Falklands war gains momentum and Thatcherism ravages the UK, can these two young romantics find happiness in a time of uncertainty and division? Sung in a new English version by Chris Harris and David Eaton (Carmen). Alys Roberts (Adina) 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th September. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th (matinee), 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th (matinee), 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th (matinee), 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th (matinee), 16th, 17th , 19th (matinee), 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th (matinee), 26th October Caroline Taylor (as Gina) 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th September. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th (matinee), 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th (matinee), 10th, 11th, 12th (matinee), 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th (matinee), 16th, 17th , 19th (matinee), 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th (matinee), 26th October Caroline Taylor (as Adina) Friday, 18th October, Wednesday 23rd October (matinee) Themba Mvula (as Brandon) 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th September. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th (matinee), 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th (matinee), 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th (matinee), 12th, 14th, 16th (matinee), 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th (matinee), 19th, 21st, 23rd (matinee) 23rd, 24th, 25th Matthew Kellett (as Dulcamara) All shows except Thursday 10th October David Powton (as Nicky) All shows except Wednesday 16th October (matinee) Theo Perry (as Brandon) 1st October, 15th October, 22nd October, 26th October Shana Moron-Caravel (as Gina) 9th October, 18th October, 23rd October (matinee) Alex Akhurst (as Nicky) 16th October (matinee)

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115 Upper St, The Angel
London
1QN, UK

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