Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic

journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the

cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber...

Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye following his spectacular Das Rheingold (2023) and Die Walküre (2025). Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars

as Siegfried’s titular hero, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s

treacherous Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde. Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing out

the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.

Frances Barber stars as Billie Trix - icon, radical, existentialist, and complete disaster - in this bold and hilarious one-woman odyssey through the 20th and 21st centuries.

From post-war Berlin to the New York art scene, from folk duos to disco comebacks, Billie Trix has done it all - often naked, usually high, and always on her own terms. Drawing on her warped memories, lost loves, and chaotic career, Billie delivers a savage, surreal monologue that collides memoir, stand-up and cabaret.

Blending monologue with original songs by the Pet Shop Boys, MUSIK is a genre-defying exploration of fame, failure, and fierce individuality - wrapped in sequins and spiked with satire.

As she says herself: "I am music. Ich bin Musik. Without me, there is nothing."

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).  One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?  Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.

From one of the UK's most viral stand-up comedians, in his debut special, "Paul Smith: Pablo Live" is the show you've all been waiting for. Filmed live at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, it's packed full of Smith's signature, unflinching, laugh out loud comedy. Featuring a mix of his trademark audience roasting, razor-sharp wit and hilarious true stories of his everyday life, from spending money in the most irresponsible way possible, why boys are better than girls and raising kids without leading by example, this is the full, unfiltered Paul Smith experience, and you won't want to miss a minute of it.

Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it. Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including

Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic

adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who

realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–

winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance”

(The Telegraph).

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.