Behind the Scenes Tour
Behind the Scenes Tour
Behind the Scenes Tour
Take a look in the areas that are normally off-limits to the public, including rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops.
Take a look in the areas that are normally off-limits to the public, including rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops.
Take a look in the areas that are normally off-limits to the public, including rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops.
If you have any access requirements for your tour, please contact tours@roh.org.uk after booking so we can deliver the necessary arrangements.
Looking to have this tour as private experience for you and your group? Or perhaps you need this tour run in a different language? We offer bespoke private tours to suit you. Find out more about booking private or other langauge tours.
When you book a tour you'll also receive one month of RBO Stream for free and 10% off in the Royal Ballet and Opera Shop and Royal Opera House café. Simply show your tour ticket at the till, valid on the day of your tour.
Background
Join one of our expert guides and gain unique insight into the many secrets and spaces of the Royal Opera House. Take a look in the areas that are normally off-limits to the public, including rehearsal studios, costumes and production workshops. Delve deep into our history, learning about how this came to be the third theatre on our site and witness first-hand the inner workings of one of the world's most renowned theatres.
This 75-minute tour provides a special backstage pass for any opera or ballet lover to get up close to what happens behind the velvet curtain.
This tour is available all year round. New dates are added on a rolling basis. Please check back in the coming months for updated availability.
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Important information about your tour
- The meeting point for this tour is the Ground Floor cloakroom of the Royal Opera House.
- Latecomers will not be admitted.
- As the Royal Opera House is a working theatre each tour provides unique experience and content may vary according to what spaces are available on the day.
- Children aged 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of five are not allowed on our tours, this includes babies and children in pushchairs.
- We may be using headsets on our tours to amplify the voices of our guides so you don’t miss any information. All equipment is fully sanitised after each tour. You can use your own headphones if you wish. Please note headphones need to have a standard jack connection to be used with our devices.
- This tour is delivered in English. It can also be offered as a private tour in other languages, including German, Polish, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Learn more here.
- Contact-free bag checks will be in operation when you enter the building.
Access Information
This tour takes you through different areas of the Royal Opera House, including long corridors, stairs, escalators and lifts. The flooring is also different depending on where you are in the building – some floors are smooth and tiled or wooden, some are carpeted.
Because we are a working theatre, there are areas that won’t always be available to us, which means each tour will take a different route. The spaces we travel through can sometimes be busy and loud.
Our tour guides use descriptive language which helps to paint a picture for blind and partially sighted visitors.
Please get in touch at boxoffice@roh.org.uk after booking to let us know your access requirements so we can make sure you have the best experience on your visit. We can help plan the tour if you require step-free and wheelchair access, if you prefer to avoid areas with views from a height, if you need to use the hearing loop or if you need to take regular breaks. Unfortunately, our hearing loops aren't compatible with Bluetooth.
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