Britten: The R*pe of Lucretia

Name: Britten: The R*pe of Lucretia
Start: 2025-10-10T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-10T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, CV1 1GS Coventry, United Kingdom

Schedule

Fri Oct 10 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, CV1 1GS Coventry, United Kingdom | Coventry, EN

A group of bored soldiers decide to test the loyalty of the wives they have left behind at home, unleashing a cruel and reckless series of events that have shattering consequences.
Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia was written in the aftermath of the Second World War and reflects a world struggling to remake itself after enormous suffering and destruction. It remains a brutally relevant and chilling exploration of the abuse of power, shot through with glimmers of hope for a better world, with a beautiful, sparse score for just thirteen players showing beauty and lyricism wrestling with the forces of darkness.
English Touring Opera General Director Robin Norton-Hale directs and Music Director Gerry Cornelius conducts, reuniting after their critically acclaimed production of Judith Weir’s Blond Ekbert in 2024.
Tickets from £18, including booking fee