Royal Opera House
Covent Garden, WC2
020.7304.4000
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Monkey: Journey to the West, Photo: Marie-Noëlle Robert, © Marie-Noëlle Robert
- When
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Wednesday 23 July 2008 (8pm)
Thursday 24 July 2008 (2:30 & 7:30pm)
Friday 25 July 2008 (4 & 8:30pm)
Saturday 26 July 2008 (2:30 & 7:30pm)
- Where
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Tube: Covent Garden
- Price
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£10 - 75
- Links
Monkey: Journey to the West, the circus opera directed by the acclaimed Chen Shi-Zheng and composed by Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, hits the Royal Opera House. The show is based on the mythical tale of an irascible monkey who wrongs the mighty Buddha; his resulting journey of simian self-discovery unfolds through acrobatics and song, set to a score that fuses Chinese and Western instrumentation. Gorillaz-esque animations courtesy of Albarn's cohort Jamie Hewlett add a final level of wonder to the visual spectacle.
