Stiletto – A new musical at the Charing Cross Theatre

Name: Stiletto
Start: 2025-03-24
End: 2025-06-14
Location: Charing Cross Theatre

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Where? Charing Cross Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street When? 24th March to 14th June 2025 7.30 PM (Tue-Sat) 2.30 PM matinee (Wed); 3 PM (Sat-Sun) Price? From £20 Parking: Nearby car parks Buses: 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 77A, 91, 176 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is Charing Cross Bakerloo Northern Other nearby stations: Covent Garden, Embankment and Leicester Square Train fares

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Set in Venice during the winter of 1730, the operatic new musical Stiletto explores the story of how thousands of poor boys were regularly castrated and then given the chance to find fame and fortune by singing the female roles at the opera.

Opera singers were the rock stars of their day but very few of the boys made it. Life was cheap in 18th-century Venice and most of them were just swept aside.

Marco is one of those boys who's dreaming of becoming an 18th-century Jagger or Bowie, when he meets the supremely talented Gioia. As the daughter of an African slave she has no chance of fulfilling her dreams, but in an attempt to get her on stage Marco introduces her to his powerful patron - the Contessa Azzurra.

...but the evening ends with the discovery of a dead body, and Gioia is immediately carted off to prison. Marco must then find a way to overcome the morally corrupt authorities to free her.

Stiletto Cast & Creatives

Director: David Gilmore; Written by: Tim Luscombe; Music and lyrics: Matthew Wilder

How to get to Charing Cross Theatre

Bus and train fares to Charing Cross Theatre
Fare zone	Cash	Oyster & Contactless				Travelcard
	Single fare	Single fare		Daily cap		One day
	Single fare	Peak	Off-peak	Peak	Off-peak	Anytime	Off-peak
Bus (all zones)	n/a	£1.75		£5.25		£6
Train (zone 1)	£7	£2.90	£2.80	£8.90	£8.90	£16.60(zone 1-4)	£16.60(zone 1-6)
Train (zone 1-2)	£7	£3.50	£2.90	£8.90	£8.90
Train (zone 1-3)	£7	£3.80	£3.10	£10.50	£10.50
Train (zone 1-4)	£7	£4.60	£3.40	£12.80	£12.80
Train (zone 1-5)	£7	£5.20	£3.60	£15.30	£15.30	£23.60(zone 1-6)
Train (zone 1-6)	£7	£5.80*	£3.80*	£16.30	£16.30	£23.60(zone 1-6)
* Journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate. Prices are correct as of 2nd March 2025

Bus No.6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 77A, 91 and 176 all stop near Charing Cross Theatre. The closest train station is Charing Cross Bakerloo Northern. Plan your journey from Bank, Earl’s Court, Euston, King’s Cross St. Pancras, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo or another station: