Life of the Sea
Join the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s latest community musical adventure, and help protect the ocean from a rising tide of rubbish.
On a popular chat show, a great maritime explorer is interviewed about his life at sea and, most importantly, his new discovery: a hitherto unknown island in the middle of the Pacific.
But this new land mass is not what our explorer thinks it is… it is, in fact, a garbage patch in the middle of the ocean.
With the encouragement of the interviewer, the audience and their primary school friends, their explorer vows to return and clean up the ocean.
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Repertoire
Life of the Sea: A musical adventure
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.