Tue 18 Nov 2025
St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES
New for 2025/26 and premiering at ENO in its 25th anniversary year. Witness ENO’s unmissable new production of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s powerful operatic drama, which follows a death row inmate in his final days and the pursuit of truth that puts a nun’s faith to the test.
Joseph De Rocher faces death by lethal injection for the brutal and senseless murder of two teenagers. While Joseph refuses to accept his guilt, we follow the religious and personal struggles of Sister Helen Prejean. She offers him spiritual guidance and witnesses the unbearable pain felt by the victim’s families, who’ve been left devastated by Joseph’s horrific and unforgivable crimes.
Will Sister Helen succeed in getting the confession the families deserve? Or will Joseph maintain his innocence to the very end?
Based on a true story from the memoir of Sister Helen and adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, the conflicting drama plays out behind the bars of a high-security United States prison.
Contrasted by a beautiful and poignant score composed by Jake Heggie – Musical America’s 2025 Composer of the Year – Dead Man Walking is the most widely performed opera of the 21st century.
Book your Dead Man Walking theatre tickets today!
Map & Directions: London Coliseum
WHEELCHAIR SPACES: 2 spaces at back of Dress Circle, 4 in Stall boxes and 4 at back of Stalls. 10 wheelchair transfer spaces: 4 in Dress Circle and 6 in Balcony.
DISABLED TOILETS: Yes
INFRA-RED SYSTEM: Yes
GUIDE DOGS: Allowed inside auditorium or alternatively staff will look after dogs during the performance.
NEAREST TUBE/RAIL STATION: Leicester Square/Charing Cross
BUSES: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176, 453
NEAREST CAR PARKS: Trafalgar Square, Whitcomb Street and Bedfordbury. *PLEASE NOTE: In keeping with heightened security measures, no food or drink purchased off-site including alcohol, soft drinks and water are permitted inside the theatre.