We have wanted to work with The Merry Opera Company and Director John Ramster for a long time. Now we’re going to! Come and join us and experience this unique, full of joy and life production. Merry Opera never disappoint!
Playful deception meets its match in Mozart’s sparkling comic opera, reminding us that loveis rarely as simple – or as certain – as we’d like to believe. Two young officers make areckless wager. Can their fiancées remain faithful when temptation comes knocking? With amischievous plot hatched by a worldly friend, disguises, mistaken identities, and romanticentanglements spiral into a deliciously absurd tangle.
Set to some of Mozart’s most radiant and intricate music, this production by Merry Opera is sung in English (translation by Amanda Holden) by a cast of young professional opera singers directed by John Ramster. Così fan tutte blends razor-sharp wit with moments of truth and reflection in this vibrant production that proves Mozart knew the human heart all too well.
Director, John Ramster: began his career assisting Deborah Warner and Trevor Nunn at the Glyndebourne Festival. Since then, he has established an international career directing in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Serbia, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Estonia. He was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and is now Associate Head of Vocal Coaching at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He taught on the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House and at the National Opera Studio.
The Merry Opera Company: was founded as a charity in 2009 to tour professional productions in modern English. For opera lovers, the shows are true to the core of the original and bring fresh interpretations of classic works. For those new to opera, the shows offer an understandable, interesting and enjoyable introduction to a genre that is often perceived as difficult to get into. Merry Opera has toured across the UK and to Malaysia and the Middle East and produces one classic opera and two revivals of the staged production of Handel’s Messiah every year.
The Merry Opera is grateful to The Smew Fund and Kent Community Foundation for financial support.
Ticket Prices
Allocated Covered Seating
Allocated Covered Seating Child (under 17)
£39.75
£29.75
*Festival Friends & Hever Castle, Hever Golf and Wellbeing Club Members
Allocated Covered Seating
Allocated Covered Seating Child (under 17)
£36.25
£26.75
*Groups, over 10 tickets
Allocated Covered Seating
Allocated Covered Seating Child (under 17)
£36.25
£26.75
All day entry into Hever Castle Gardens on the day of your theatre visit
Adult (In addition to your theatre ticket price)
Child (In addition to your theatre ticket price)
£18.95
£13.00
Pre Theatre Suppers
Per Person
Per Person Festival Friends (and the rest of your party if you book their meals)
£62.50
£49.50
Venue & Catering
The Two Sisters’ Theatre
Located on the tranquil Two Sister’s Lawn, our theatre has one continuous roof, every auditorium seat is undercover and allocated. The roof section over the auditorium is transparent so you will be able to enjoy the stars above, as you watch The Stars on stage! The theatre walls will be open and, for selected events, the lawns either side become part of the auditorium. With lawn tickets you to choose where to sit when you arrive and can enjoy your picnic during the event. You will need to bring your own seats, beanbags or rugs etc for the lawns.
We can close our walls for events outside the summer months. The walls are clear, so you still feel you are in the beautiful garden just with protection from the weather.
You are welcome to stay in the gardens following afternoon performances until the Castle closes for the day.
Gates open at 6.30pm for evening performances and 1 hour before matinees. Please check our access page for further information.
The theatre bar will be open before the event and during the interval (when applicable) for hot and cold drinks, snacks, ice cream and freshly made savoury and sweet crepes.
Pre-Theatre Supers are available before this performance in the Astor Wing Dining Room, inside Hever Castle.
The menu is available to view here.
Please note there are just 50 covers for dinner, we recommend you book early, alongside your theatre tickets to avoid disappointment. You can arrive at the Lakeview Car Park from 5.30pm to give you time to walk over to the castle via the theatre lawn. The route is available to view on our access page.