A woman in a black dress raises a blood-red severed head prop high above her against a black background.

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London2026

Salome

The Production

Regents Opera’s 2026 production of Richard Strauss’s Salome was staged at York Hall, Bethnal Green, in a site-responsive East London underworld setting. Directed by Mark Ravenhill, the immersive production featured choreography by Aletta Collins and a 24-piece orchestral arrangement by Nigel Shore.

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Director: Mark Ravenhill
Musical Director: Ben Woodward
Choreographer: Aletta Collins
Lighting Design: Azusa Ono
Set & Costume Design: Hannah Schmidt
Commissioned by: Regents Opera
Photography: Steve Gregson

The empty thrust stage and auditorium glow in deep blue and red lighting before the performance action.

A wide view of the thrust stage shows performers gathered under a blue overhead lighting feature in the auditorium.

A low, wide view shows two men flanking the stage pit while a central figure kneels under blue overhead light.

A costumed performer in an ornate headdress holds out her arms as banknotes fly above her in red stage light.

A woman in a red suit points sharply at a crowned man in a white suit during a close confrontation.

A woman in a black dress points directly outward from a dark stage, isolated by a tight spotlight.

A long-haired man reaches upward with one hand, his face lit against a dark background.

A woman sits at the edge of the stage beside a severed head prop on a platter, with the auditorium architecture visible behind her.

A woman in a purple blouse studies her bloodied hands while a prone body lies in the foreground.

A woman in purple supports a man lying on his side as he looks outward from the stage floor.

A dancer in a pale textured costume is lifted into a dramatic kick under warm red and amber light.

A long-haired man in an open shirt leans in a rectangular pit lit with blue and green light.

A wide stage view shows two men facing each other across a pit while a central figure sits below them.

A woman in black grimaces with both hands raised to her hair in an intense close portrait.

A severed head prop rests on a platter on the stage floor with red liquid around it.

A long-haired man opens his arms wide while singing or calling out from a darkened stage.

A red-lit ensemble surrounds a dancer striking an upward pose on the stage.

A conductor raises a baton in front of seated musicians in the darkened orchestra area.

Several men surround a kneeling figure at the pit, forming a dramatic layered stage tableau.

A long-haired man leans over the edge of the platform as droplets spray through the dark air beside him.

A woman in black crawls near a red rail at the edge of the platform through smoky light.

A woman in a red suit gestures between a man in white and the stage action behind them.

A crowned man in a white suit grips the chin of a man in a cap in a tight, shadowed confrontation.

A bloodied woman in black sits beside a severed head prop, head tilted back with one hand at her throat.

A dark-haired figure bends over a woman lying on her back as strips of black fabric stretch between them.

A woman in a purple dress lies across a prone man, her face turned upward under low theatrical light.

Three men cluster around a kneeling figure at the front of the platform, creating a stacked ensemble composition.

A performer in a pale costume raises a long sword-like prop under saturated magenta and green light.

A woman in a black dress lies across the platform and reaches outward through haze and backlight.

A bloodied woman lies half off the stage behind a red rail, her arm hanging over the edge.

A woman stands alone at the far end of the stage with a dark red pool in the foreground.

A woman kneels on the stage and holds a red severed head prop close to her body.

A woman in black kisses a severed head prop, with a bright stage light flaring above them.

A long-haired man kneels at the front of the stage with arms open and the orchestra visible behind him.

A man in a pale suit lifts a blue chair above his shoulder while a woman in red watches behind him.

A woman in purple looks down at her bloodied hands while leaning over a prone body.

A long-haired man crawls low across the platform while a woman sits in the background under blue light.

A woman in a purple dress faces the camera in a still portrait with blurred figures behind her.

A woman in black stands center stage with arms outstretched as seated figures watch around the platform.

A woman in a black dress stands in a spotlight and extends one arm forcefully toward the audience.

A blood-smeared woman in black kneels beside a red head prop, pressing her hands to her face.

A long-haired man stands close behind a woman in black, his finger near his mouth in a tense close frame.

A man in brown and a woman in purple lie close together on the stage floor in a dark, intimate tableau.

A woman in purple pulls a blue patterned cloth over a body lying face down on the stage.

A bald man in a black shirt holds a severed head prop upright against a dark background.

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