Benson Hall | Compton Bassett

RBO: La Traviata
2026-01-14 19:15 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Benson Hall, Briar Leaze, Compton Bassett, Calne, SN11 8RQ, United Kingdom
La Traviata
– A moving story about a woman in love that features one of opera’s most famous melodies (the ‘Brindisi’ chorus), La Traviata is perfect for first-timers and a favourite among regular opera-goers.
Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a starry cast headlined by Stephen Costello (Alfredo), Pretty Yende (Violetta) and Vladimir Stoyanov (Giorgio).
In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.
Doors & Bar open at 6.30 pm

NTL: Hamlet
2026-01-22 19:15 - 22:00
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Robert Hast
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
Doors & Bar open at 6.30 pm
Suitability: PG

Friday Night Bingo
2026-02-06 19:00 - 22:00
Join us for our monthly Friday Night Fund Raising Bingo
Doors & Bar Opens at 7:00pm
Eyes Down 7:30pm

RBO: Woolf Works
2026-02-12 19:15 - 22:00
Woolf Works –
Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s experimental ballet triptych inspired by the genre-defying works and writings of Virginia Woolf, set to an original score by Max Richter.
One of the most groundbreaking writers of the 20th century, Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Moving away from traditional narrative storytelling, Woolf Works evokes Woolf’s stream of consciousness writing style with a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves and her other writings. Created for The Royal Ballet in 2015 and winner of an Olivier and a Critics’ Circle National Dance Award, Woolf Works captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.
Woolf Works’ immense power as ‘a ballet of ravishing feeling and radical intellectual intent’ (The Guardian) lies in the potent imaginations of its artistic team. Choreographer and director Wayne McGregor leads a luminous team including composer Max Richter, architectural practices Ciguë and We Not I, lighting designer Lucy Carter, costume designer Moritz Junge, film designer Ravi Deepres, make-up designer Kabuki and dramaturg Uzma Hameed.
Doors & Bar open at 6.30 pm
Suitability: 8+

RBO: Giselle
2026-03-05 19:15 - 22:00
Giselle –
The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost.
Peter Wright’s 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, Giselle conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.
Doors & Bar open at 6.30 pm
Suitability: PG

Friday Night Bingo
2026-03-13 19:00 - 22:00
Join us for our monthly Friday Night Fundraising Bingo
Doors & Bar Opens at 7:00 pm
Eyes Down 7:30 pm

RBO: The Magic Flute
2026-04-23 19:15 - 22:00
The Magic Flute –
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production, conducted by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut, and Finnegan Downie Dear.
Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird-catcher Papageno – but all is not as it seems…
With an enduring love story at its heart, complex villains and an unforgettable comic sidekick in Papageno, The Magic Flute weaves an enchanting tale from start to finish, starring Siobhan Stagg, Sabine Devieilhe and Roderick Williams.
Doors & Bar open at 6.30 pm
Suitability: 8+

HUNGRYTOWN
2026-05-02 19:30 - 22:00
Hungrytown –
Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, through their years of worldwide touring and tireless devotion to many classic genres of music, have crafted Hungrytown into a true artistic hybrid.
“Vermont baroque/indie folk artists Hungrytown are a throwback with their carefully crafted recording and ethereal vocals, hearkening back to favourites such as Pentangle and Fairport Convention.” Big Takeover
Doors & Bar Open at 6.30 pm
Suitability: 12+

MET OPERA: Eugene Onegin
2026-05-05 19:15 - 22:30
Eugene Onegin –
Pushkin presents a vast overview of old Russian society around 1820, which Tchaikovsky’s original score neatly divides into each of its three acts: from the timeless rituals of country life to the rural gentry with its troubles and pleasures and, finally, the glittering imperial aristocracy of St. Petersburg. The Met’s production places the action in the later 19th century, around the time of the opera’s premiere.
Tchaikovsky’s universally beloved lyric gifts are at their most powerful and multilayered in this opera. Rich ensembles and buoyant dance numbers punctuate the work, and the vocal solos are among the most striking in the repertory: Anyone who can remember the first stirrings of love will be moved by Tatiana’s Letter Scene, in which she rhapsodically composes a letter to Onegin in an outpouring of gorgeous melody. This is rivalled in popularity by the tenor’s moving farewell to his young life in Act II, while Onegin’s Act III narrative on the pointlessness of life borders on Wagnerian.
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realises his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).
Doors & Bar open at 6.30 pm
Suitability: 12+
