Performances

No good Opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible

W. H. Auden

Current Performance

2026: The Barber of Seville

In our latest summer production, the city of Seville has become a vibrant, swinging 1960s music hub, full of bold colours, shifting social norms, and youthful independence. Rosina, longs to be a modern young woman enjoying the summer with her boyfriend, Almaviva, but is carefully guarded by her old fashioned and overbearing guardian, Bartolo who desperately clings to control in a rapidly changing world. Almaviva, our local Mod-styled popstar, has won the heart of Rosina through his music and charisma, but will the pair be able to outsmart Bartolo long enough to be together?  

Figaro, the local man about town, thrives in this setting: a fast-talking, well-connected fixer—part barber, part stylist, part social hub—he knows everyone and everything and is delighted to help the young lovebirds, but will it be too close a shave?

Whether you’re a devoted opera lover or a newcomer to the genre, join us for a night of music, mischief, and the joy or reinvention. With big hair, sharp suits and sublime singing, Figaro’s barbershop is the place to strut your stuff— and you’re invited to come along and twist!

Tickets:

Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/events/the-barber-of-seville/

Upstairs at the Gatehouse: https://upstairsatthegatehouse.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows

Théâtre Basse Passière: https://www.theatrebassepassiere.com/le-barbier-de-seville

Rottingdean Arts: https://rottingdeanarts.org.uk/events-diary/

Past Production

2025: The Marriage of Figaro

Passion, Intrigue, Revolution…
Step into a world of love, deception, and razor-sharp wit in Opera Kipling’s latest production, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, Mozart’s beloved masterpiece!

As Figaro and Susanna prepare for their wedding, secrets unravel, identities are mistaken, and love is put to the test. As they amongst the halls, passageways, and bedsheets of their boss’s estate. With soaring arias, dazzling ensembles, and rapid-fire twists, this beloved Opera delivers comedy and drama in perfect harmony.

2024: Hansel & Gretel

Opera never tasted so sweet!

This production was revised at Théâtre Basse Passière on October 12th 2024, please see below for further info:

https://www.theatrebassepassiere.com/hansel-et-gretel

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is a delicious operatic treat – set to a sumptuously rich score, sprinkled with comedy, adventure, and more tunes than you can shake a candy cane at, this show follows the classic story by the Brothers Grimm and features all the familiar characters but with a few surprises!

2023
This summer OK performed Rossini’s classic, La Cenerentola!

The show was performed as part of the Camden Fringe Festival 2023 at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

Our show was sung in the original Italian with subtitles in English.
This performance featured Sign Supported English.

2022

Love Me Out/Cosi Fan Tutte

This year we reprised our production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte!

Set on a game show island of love, Love Me Out is a modern updating of Mozart’s bittersweet comic masterpiece for both opera novices and veterans.

This performance was part of the Camden Fringe 2022.