Kenneth MacMillan's great interpretation of Shakespeare?s enduring tragedy is one of the most popular works in the Royal Ballet repertory - and one of the greatest examples of 20th-century choreography.
The setting is Renaissance Verona, where a chance meeting ignites a profound love between Romeo and Juliet, bringing with it first hope of uniting their families in peace, then misunderstanding, and finally tragedy and death.
Prokofiev's music is an instantly recognisable classic of the modern repertory, here complemented by choreography of beauty and touching fluidity. Please note: lowest prices at the ROH are usually £6 but prices have not yet been released for the winter season, check back on the website for details.
This classic ballet tells the story of the romance between Franz and Swanhilda, a romance that is rudely interrupted when Franz falls for Coppelia, a doll that has been given a likeness of life.Birmingha...
Frederick Ashton's choreographic imagining of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is placed alongside Kenneth MacMillan's Song of the Earth in a beautiful and poetic double bill from the Royal Ballet...
The English National Ballet celebrate the work and legacy of the Ballets Russes with two programmes at the London Coliseum, featuring pieces inspired by the troupe's great works.Highlights include the ...
Birmingham Royal Ballet come to the London Coliseum with a spring double bill of Daphnis and Chloe and The Two Pigeons.These two ballets, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton, tell tales of love and ...
A fresh approach to Shakespeare is always a challenge, but sheer ingenuity seems to be serving Faction Theatre Company well in the first play of their current repertory season. Bodies twist, surge an...
The Duchess finds herself widowed and tied to her two brutish brothers who refuse to let her remarry so they can keep a hold on her inheritance. The discovery of her relationship with Antonio, her steward...
The ageing monarch King Lear is made to question everything in his life bringing about powerful examinations of love and duty, good and evil, power and loss.This jazz infused version by House on the Hill ...
Gwendolen and Cecily have very specific tastes in men; in fact they they'll only marry a man named Ernest.This leaves potential suitors Jack and Algernon at a bit of a disadvantage.From the genius of O...
Jonathan Miller produces Mozart's circular romantic comedy in this classic Italian opera. This lighthearted opera contains many memorable arias and set-pieces. Two nobles are in love with a pair of sisters...
The London Transport Museum presents a major exhibition exploring the impact of technology on the way we interact with the city around us. Sense and the City looks at the utopian visions of architects...
Brilliant noir thriller which has been packing audiences into the Novello theatre for 21 years. Stephen Mallatrat's masterful script takes the premise of a Susan Hill novel as its basis. One of the surviving...
Poor Matilda has a bit of a rough deal, being ignored and neglected by her parents and suffering under the tyranny of a sadistic headteacher at school. But Matilda is no ordinary little girl, as everyone...
A restoration comedy about Captain Plume and his misadventures recruiting men for the King's army on the promise of money, glory and adventure. As well as recruits, he's got his eye on Sylvia who doesn't...
Cor blimey! Cue east end accents galore in this play about gangsters starring comedic writer and actor James Corden.One Man, Two Guvnors, (despite being in the running for worst title ever) is in fact ...
War Horse has to be the most successful production by the National Theatre in living memory. Since opening in 2007 it has scooped the Olivier, Evening Standard and the Critics Circle awards and it now...
This Noël Coward is set in a country house by the Thames where four guests arrive. They may expect a civilised weekend of polite chat and illicit love affairs, but what they get is a family of bohemians...
Classic Agatha Christie murder mystery which opened in London in 1952 and has been running continuously ever since. After more than 20,000 performances the crowds are still flocking to discover who the...
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