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About Lend Me a Tenor

Prepare for an evening of operatic mayhem, mistaken identities, and laugh-out-loud chaos in Lend Me a Tenor, Ken Ludwig’s beloved screwball farce that hits all the high notes of classic comedy. Set in September 1934, the action unfolds backstage at the Cleveland Grand Opera Company on the most important night of its season. World-famous tenor Tito Merelli — “Il Stupendo” himself — is scheduled to star in Pagliacci, and General Manager Henry Saunders is determined that nothing goes wrong.

Of course, everything does.

What follows is a whirlwind of slamming doors, frantic disguises, romantic entanglements, and near-misses. Add an ambitious diva, a flirtatious opera guild chairwoman, a giddy girlfriend, and a meddling bellhop, and the result is pure theatrical pandemonium.

Lend Me a Tenor is a fast-paced, riotous comedy guaranteed to leave audiences breathless with laughter.

Enjoy all four shows (Lend Me a Tenor, Little Shop of Horrors, Night Must Fall and On the Edge) with our new Summer Rep Season Ticket for just £100 (£89.89 for Friends & Members*). This offer applies to premium adult tickets across all four productions; simply pick your dates and seats, then enter the code repseason to redeem the discount. Four shows. One ticket. Unmissable theatre.

Offer ends Monday 29th June. All tickets must be purchased in one transaction to redeem the discount.

*Friends & Members discount available only via the Box Office.

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