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| Royal Opera House Auditorium |
This is home to many ballets and operas and although I've never been to see a performance there, I have had a look at the foyer and always wanted to go.
This time, I went to the Royal Opera house backstage tour. I spotted this whilst on their website and looking for a present for my sister. The ticket prices for performances are cheap anyway, but this was something different and at only £12 per person, very inexpensive.
We booked on to the 12.30pm tour and when we arrived, we were handed a lanyard so we could access the backstage areas which made us feel very exclusive!
The tour lasts around an hour and 15 minutes and takes you into the auditorium, the backstage areas, rehearsal areas and to the costuming departments. Our tour guide was very good and explained in detail all aspects of the opera house, including the history and aspects of how a production is put on. for someone who used to dance, this was very interesting as the productions put on here are internationally world class and you were able to see dancers actually rehearsing for the matinee performance.
For anyone looking for something different to do in London, I thoroughly recommend doing this tour, it will take you to places that no one else is able to access and is great to do before watching a performance on the same day. An additional benefit is your ticket enables you to have 10% discount in the shop and restaurant on the day of your tour.
Here is the link for more information, definitely check it out!
http://www.roh.org.uk/tours/backstage-tour
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