Ballett, Dans og Opera i London

La traviata tells the story of the tragic love between the courtesan Violetta and the romantic Alfredo Germont.

Suor Angelica is a heart-rending story of a young mother separated from her illegitimate child by her aristocratic family and confined to a convent. One of Puccini’s rawest creations, the opera takes us on an extraordinary emotional journey.

One of the anticipated dance events of 2016. London premiere.

Choreographer Akram Khan creates a brand new version of the iconic romantic ballet Giselle for English National Ballet.

Puccini's opera of passion, friendship and heartbreak is brought to life in Richard Jones' vivid and evocative production.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and English National Opera rediscover Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw.

Four 21st-century choreographers. Four bold explorations of movement.

Power gets the last laugh in Rigoletto, Verdi’s devastating masterpiece of decadence, corruption, and social decay, featuring some of opera’s nastiest villains and most recognisable tunes.

WHERE DOES OUR HUMANITY LIE? In an imagined future not far from our own, a bio-engineered apocalypse has changed the Earth as we know it. An incongruous group of survivors must navigate a dangerous present – and make sense of the past.

World War II is at its height in this inventive new staging of Donizetti’s opera buffa, or romantic comedy, The Elixir of Love.
Framed as a TV sitcom episode, this warm-hearted story of unrequited love unfolds with the arrival of a love potion salesman on a beautiful English country house estate staffed by Land Girls and locals.

Compromise is for the weak: and Tosca is nothing of the sort.

Experience the true magic of Christmas, as Clara’s toys come to life at the stroke of midnight. 

The magic of the Grimm tales comes to life in this mischievous production. A fairy tale adventure for all.

On a sparkling Christmas Eve in a frost-dusted Edwardian London, Clara receives an enchanted Nutcracker as a present. Together, they discover a magical world where she battles with the MouseKing and meets a handsome stranger.

Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...

Puccini's opera of passion, friendship and heartbreak is brought to life in Richard Jones' vivid and evocative production.

Giselle is a haunting story of innocence and betrayal – a timeless tale about the redemptive power of love. Following five-star reviews in 2024, Mary Skeaping’s enthralling production returns to the London Coliseum for one week only.

When it premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, and took the dance world by storm. Now firmly established as a modern day classic, this iconic production is perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble. Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist, Matthew Bourne blends dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez Brotherston, to create a provocative and powerful Swan Lake for our times.

Making its ENO premiere, this critically acclaimed modern opera set 500 years ago tells the story that still resonates today. With hostile forces on every side, Mary I of Scotland attempts to secure a happy future for herself and her country.

Caught between her drunken husband, her scheming half-brother, and her untrustworthy lover, Mary I of Scotland must find a way to protect her country and her Catholic faith.

With its splendidly silly storyline, wild wordplay and well-loved songs, this Mike Leigh-created production is irresistibly feel-good. An apprentice pirate woos the Major General’s daughter, while his bungling buccaneer-shipmates try to outwit an equally inept party of policemen. Its vibrant staging brings out the sunshine in the story.

Filled with Mozart's glorious music, The Marriage Of Figaro is widely regarded to be one  of the greatest comic operas ever written. 

Klytämnestra has murdered her husband, King Agamemnon. Her daughter Elektra determines to avenge her father’s death.