Grimeborn Opera: The Elixir of Love (Re-imagined)
Arcola Theatre, Studio 1, E8 3DL , [Venue Details]Adina is beautiful, popular and doesn’t believe in true love. Nemorino is geeky, shy and in love with Adina – and with buses.
When Dulcamara turns up selling the latest social media craze – The Love Effect fragrance – Nemorino thinks his dreams have come true and Adina might finally fall for him. But will his dreams go awry when her usual type, the good-looking, arrogant Belcore shows up?
Follow our characters’ entangled love story in this bold contemporary re-imagining of The Elixir of Love story for London life today.
Baseless Fabric return to Grimeborn following 2022’s Carmen (★★★★ Evening Standard, ★★★★ Reviews Hub) and 2019’s sell-out Die Fledermaus (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★ The Stage) with a re-imagined score for violin, accordion and bassoon by acclaimed young composer Leo Geyer and a colloquial contemporary English libretto by director and librettist Joanna Turner.
This is a funny, sweet rom com for modern London audiences.
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by & Directed by Joanna Turner
Get up to 30% off when you book multiple shows at once!
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Admission
Min: £15.00
Max: £39.00
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
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Grimeborn Opera: The Elixir of Love (Re-imagined)
Friday, 1 Aug 2025 @3.00pm
Arcola Theatre, Studio 1, E8 3DLMore Information
Adina is beautiful, popular and doesn’t believe in true love. Nemorino is geeky, shy and in love with Adina – and with buses.
When Dulcamara turns up selling the latest social media craze – The Love Effect fragrance – Nemorino thinks his dreams have come true and Adina might finally fall for him. But will his dreams go awry when her usual type, the good-looking, arrogant Belcore shows up?
Follow our characters’ entangled love story in this bold contemporary re-imagining of The Elixir of Love story for London life today.
Baseless Fabric return to Grimeborn following 2022’s Carmen (★★★★ Evening Standard, ★★★★ Reviews Hub) and 2019’s sell-out Die Fledermaus (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★ The Stage) with a re-imagined score for violin, accordion and bassoon by acclaimed young composer Leo Geyer and a colloquial contemporary English libretto by director and librettist Joanna Turner.
This is a funny, sweet rom com for modern London audiences.
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by & Directed by Joanna Turner
Get up to 30% off when you book multiple shows at once!
Admission
Min: £15.00
Max: £39.00
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
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