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Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	21st February 2024
To	6th April 2024
Swan Theatre (V136)
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Date of change: 3 Jan 24 - T1071881502
Date of change: 5 Jun 23 - T1071881502

Ben and Imo

Work:: Ben and Imo (S02003216207)

The 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is fast approaching. To mark the occasion, Benjamin Britten has just nine months to write a new opera about her predecessor Elizabeth I. Into the world of the disheartened composer enters the exuberant and passionate Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav and an accomplished musician in her own right. Her candid and can-do attitude proves to be the perfect foil for the capricious and often maddening Britten, and what begins as an arrangement of practical support turns into a bond that not only sees Gloriana to its premiere but endures throughout the rest of their lives.

Author

Mark Ravenhill

Production:: (T1071881502)

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Erica Whyman
Design	Soutra Gilmour
Lighting	Jackie Shemesh
Music	Conor Mitchell
Performer	Samuel Barnett (Ben)
Performer	Victoria Yeates (Imogen)

Listing:: L827021680

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