Princess Ida
Princess Ida Or Castle Adamant, a comic opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert.
It was their eighth operatic collaboration of fourteen. Princess Ida opened at the Savoy Theatre on 5 January 1884, for a run of 246 performances.
The piece concerns a princess who founds a women’s university and teaches that women are superior to men and should rule in their stead. The prince to whom she had been married in infancy sneaks into the university, together with two friends, with the aim of collecting his bride. They disguise themselves as women students, but are discovered, and all soon face a literal war between the sexes.
- Doors Open: 6.45pm
- Show Times: 7.30pm
- Running Time: to be confirmed
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Additional Information:
Trinity Square Car Park (across the road from the theatre) is free to holders of a theatre pass. The pass costs £2 on production of a valid ticket for the current season and allows you to park for any evening show during the whole season. (Available from the Box Office)
As the car park can be busy it might be best to arrive early