Opera in a London pub aims to end elitism and high prices

Jonathan Miller and Joanna Lumley back opera at the King's HeadBritain is to get an unconventional new opera house – the first to open in London for 40 years – when the King's Head, the capital's first and most famous fringe venue, turns permanently to musical theatre next month under the guidance of illustrious patrons Jonathan Miller, Joanna Lumley, Alan Parker, Tom Stoppard and leading West End actress Janie Dee. Playwright Mark Ravenhill, author of Shopping and Fucking and Mother Clap's ...

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