A remarkable immersive take on Strauss’s masterpiece, and our 20th-century palate cleanser after the Ring.

Directed by Mark Ravenhill

Musically Directed by Ben Woodward. In an arrangement for 24 piece orchestra by Nigel Shore.

10, 11, 18, 19, 21, 23 April 2026, at York Hall, Bethnal Green

Salome: Kirsty Taylor-Stokes & Eleanor Dennis
Herodes: Holden Madagame & Robin Whitehouse
Herodias: Deborah Humble & Mae Heydorn
Jochanaan: Joseph Gansert & Freddie Tong
The Page: Jess Ouston & Natasha Elliott

Both casts
Narraboth: James Schouten
First Jew: Davide Basso
Second Jew: Andrew Friedhoff
Third Jew: Jonathan Finney
Fourth Jew: Dominick Felix
Fifth Jew: Andrew Tinkler
First Nazarene & First Soldier: Felix Kemp
Second Nazarene: Phil Clieve
Second soldier: Jacob Bettinelli
A Cappadocian: Gerard Delrez
A slave: Annabel Bigland