Angel's Bone Tickets

English National Opera: Angel’s Bone in London

This Autumn, Angel’s Bone, one of the most significant operatic works of the past decade, plays at the London Coliseum, just off Leicester Square, in a momentous revival from the English National Opera. Directed by Kip Williams, this dark fable delves into the harrowing realities of modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Secure your tickets to English National Opera: Angel’s Bone today.

What Is Angel's Bone About?

A desperate couple who long for a better life, Angel’s Bone follows what happens when Mr and Mrs X.E. discover two wounded angels in their garden. As they set out to nurse them back to health, what begins as an act of apparent compassion quickly spirals into a stark look at greed and exploitation. Set to a pulsating score that fuses medieval polyphony, punk, electronics, chamber music and cabaret, Angel’s Bone will grip audiences with its unflinching take on human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

Angel's Bone Opera History

Composed by Du Yun and with a libretto by the playwright and filmmaker, Royce Vavrek, the “disturbing, powerful and original” (The Washington Post) Angel’s Bone made its world premiere in 2016 in New York. It was staged as part of the Prototype Festival and received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

It was staged again in Asia at the Kwai Tsing Theatre in Hong Kong in 2018, before a streamed production by The Ventura College was streamed in 2021.

This new production by Kip Williams will receive a UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May, before heading to the London Coliseum from October 2026. The Manchester production is in collaboration with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Kantos Chamber Choir.

The Cast of English National Opera’s Angel’s Bone

• Mrs X.E. - Allison Cook
• Mr X.E. - Rodney Earl Clarke
• Girl Angel – Mariam Wallentin
• Boy Angel – Matthew McKinney
• Male Soprano – Keith Pun

Allison Cook, a Scottish mezzo-soprano and singing actress, will star as Mrs X.E. in this new production of Angel’s Bone. Her other credits with the English National Opera include the 2024 production of Duke Bluebeard’s Castle. Rodney Earl Clake, who has opera and musical theatre experience, will star as Mr X.E.

Mariam Wallentin will star in the role of Girl Angel. The Swedish cross-genre musician and voice actress will make her ENO debut in this production, but is best known as one half of the acclaimed duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums. She will be joined by the Scottish tenor Matthew McKinney in the role of Boy Angel.

The Creative Team of Angel’s Bone

Angel’s Bone is composed by Du Yun, the first Asian woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Her other opera credits include In Our Daughter’s Eyes and Sweet Land.

The multi-award-winning theatre and opera director Kip Williams will make his UK opera debut with this production of Angel’s Bone. His recent credits include Dracula starring Cynthia Erivo, The Maids at Donmar Warehouse and The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Sarah Snook.

Marg Horwell, the Olivier Award-winning designer, who has collaborated with Kip, is also working on this production. Some of her other credits include The Seagull and Opera Australia’s production of Carmen. Completing the creative team is Jack Knowles as Lighting Designer, Ash J Woodward as Video Designer, and Dominic Bilkey and Joseph Reiser, who will be the Co-Sound Designers. The internationally renowned conductor Baldur Brönniman will lead the performances.

Tickets for Angel's Bone at the London Coliseum

You won’t want to miss your chance to experience Du Yun’s “audacious and searing” (The New York Times) opera as it takes to the stage for the first time in nearly a decade. Prepare to be completely enthralled by Kip Williams genius artistry – secure your tickets for English National Opera: Angel’s Bone at the London Coliseum today.