Royal Opera House launch free open-air cinema in Covent Garden

Covent Garden is teaming up with the Royal Opera House to launch the capital’s only free open-air cinema this summer.

Guests will be able to enjoy socially distanced evening screenings in the Covent Garden piazza as part of a three-day programme, running from September 11-13.

Working in partnership with Luna Cinemas, who brought the drive-in series of Royal Opera House productions around the country, Cinema on the Piazza will feature evening screenings of the Royal Opera House’s Swan Lake, Alice in Wonderland and La Bohème.

There will also be matinee showings of The Greatest Showman, Back to the Future and Mrs Doubtfire over the weekend.

Fans attending the screenings can order food online from Covent Garden restaurants, including The Oystermen, Buns & Buns and Frenchie.

Tickets are free, although a donation to the Royal Opera House is encouraged. They can be booked here.

EDIT (07/09): as of the start of this week, all of the screenings have completely sold out! At through the noise we’re hoping that they organise a few more whilst the evenings aren’t too chilly…

You can still book in to visit the Royal Opera House as part of Open House London later in the month - read more about that here.