London Coliseum
St Martin's Lane
WC2
020.7632.8300
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Manon
- When
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2 Jan 2009 – 11 Jan 2009
Mondays–Fridays (7:30pm)
Saturdays (2:30 & 7:30pm)
Sundays (7:30pm)
- Where
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Tube: Charing Cross, Leicester Square
- Price
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£8 - 60
- Links
Receiving its London premiere tonight courtesy of the English National Ballet is legendary choreographer Sir Kenneth Macmillan's interpretation of Manon Lescaut. (This version of Abbé Prévost's 18th-century novel was first brought to the stage by the Royal Danish Ballet in 2003.) Heroine Manon is forced to choose between two suitors — the innocent love of student Renato des Grieux or a corrupt relationship with Monsieur GM — but her decision ends in tragedy. The Jules Massenet score and stunning costumes render the production a joy to encounter.
