Cassa Pancho’s BALLET BLACK AT 25 To Play The Linbury Theatre
Ballet Black will celebrate its 25th anniversary with BALLET BLACK AT 25 at the Linbury Theatre in London.
UK / West End Dance News Coverage — Page 2
The latest news on performances of Dance in UK / West End.
Final Chance To Submit Nominations For BroadwayWorld's 2025 Stage Recording Awards
This is the final chance to submi nominations for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year.
NORFOLK & NORWICH FESTIVAL 2026 Full Programme Announced
Artistic Director & Chief Executive, Daniel Brine, has announced the full programme for the 2026 Norfolk & Norwich Festival.
Review: GISELLE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Giselle is a difficult ballet to get right.
Review: CHICOS MAMBO: TUTU, Sadler's Wells East
Philippe Lafeuille’s TUTU arrives at the Peacock with the air of a sugar rush and the spine of a manifesto.
Review: PIERROT LUNAIRE, Royal Ballet And Opera - Linbury Theatre
Marcelino Sambé currently stars in the revival of Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire at the Royal Ballet and Opera's Linbury Theatre and is supported by a very strong cast of Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball.
Submit Nominations For BroadwayWorld's 2025 Stage Recording Awards
BroadwayWorld is now accepting nominations for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year.
Review: WOOLF WORKS, Royal Ballet And Opera
Sir Wayne McGregor is a titan of the dance world - and a divisive one.
Review: AKRAM KHAN'S GISELLE, London Coliseum
It’s only four days since the sugar rush of Aaron S.
Nominations Open For BroadwayWorld's 2025 Stage Recording Awards
BroadwayWorld is now accepting nominations for the BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year.
Review: TOP HAT, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Twenty or so dancers parade before an oversized Art Deco clock, to the familiar strains of ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ from a brass band offstage.
MARIANELA – TIMELESS And CARLOS ACOSTA: MYTHS AND MODERN MASTERS Set for The Royal Ballet And Opera 2026 Summer Season
The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2026 Summer Season at the Royal Opera House, featuring special programmes curated by Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta.
Review: ENB NUTCRACKER, London Coliseum
If your festive wish-list includes being whisked away to a land of shimmering magic and charming story-telling, ENB have the ideal antidote to the winter drizzle outside with the first revival of their version of Nutcracker that debuted last year.
Review: THE RED SHOES, Sadler's Wells Theatre
I couldn't help but get swept away by The Red Shoes.
STRICTLY COME DANCING LIVE Reveals First Two Couples For 2026 UK Arena Tour
STRICTLY COME DANCING LIVE will announce the first two celebrity–professional pairings for the 2026 UK arena tour, with Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer, and La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec joining the lineup.
Review: SHADOWS - BALLET BLACK, Sadler’s Wells
Considering Ballet Black has been around for 24 years, it seems unbelievable that the current double bill Shadows is also a Sadler's Wells debut.
Review: MARKING TIME - NICO MUHLY, Sadler’s Wells
When a night is all about the music, and the music isn't for you, things aren't going to go smoothly.
Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Royal Ballet And Opera
Ballet lovers will all have their own relationship with Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker.
Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Birmingham Hippodrome
Falling snow, a rapidly-growing Christmas tree and an army of sword-fighting rats: it can only be Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker.
Birmingham Royal Ballet To Tour Carlos Acosta’s DON QUIXOTE Across The UK In Spring 2026
Birmingham Royal Ballet will tour Carlos Acosta’s production of Don Quixote to five UK venues in spring 2026, beginning at Birmingham Hippodrome on February 12.
Review: PERSPECTIVES: BALANCHINE, MARSTON, PECK, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet season continues with Perspectives: Balanchine, Marston, Peck.
Review: INTO THE HAIRY - SHARON EYAL, Sadler’s Wells
Sharon Eyal and her S-E-D Dance Company return to Sadler's Wells with a UK premiere of INTO THE HAIRY, but if honest, I've definitely seen the material before.
Review: OSIPOVA/LINBURY, Royal Ballet and Opera
An evening of contrasting pieces, leading to a conclusion about the need to connect
Review: TOUSSAINT TO MOVE: FREE, Sadler's Wells East
Created by Akeim Toussaint Buck, Toussaint to Move: FREE is a dance performance that combines reggae dub culture and contemporary dance, allowing audience members to become immersed in the world created by the five performers - Aline Simo Kamga, Francesca Matthys, Jemima Tawose, Márcio Inácio and
Review: JOBURG BALLET - COMMUNION OF LIGHT, Royal Ballet And Opera
What did our critic think of JOBURG BALLET - COMMUNION OF LIGHT at Royal Ballet And Opera: Linbury Theatre?
Review: LANDSCAPE - ELENA ANTONIOU, Shoreditch Town Hall
Normally all we see are signs confirming no photography or filming at the theatre, but Elena Antoniou wants you to do the exact opposite during her work LANDSCAPE.
Review: NORTHERN BALLET: LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, Royal Ballet And Opera
A delightful 'first ballet' aimed at children, Northern Ballet's Little Red Riding Hood offers a twist on the old tale of the hungry wolf and the sweet little grandmother.
NatalIa Osipova Returns to the Linbury Theatre This November with OSIPOVA / LINBURY
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova will return to the Linbury Theatre from November 10–15, 2025, with a new edition of her acclaimed solo program OSIPOVA / LINBURY.
Review: LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Marianela Núñez said of La Fille mal gardée during a rehearsal that it was just what the world needed right now.
Review: DANCE UMBRELLA - SUNDAY SHORTS, Barbican Cinema
Dance Umbrella - the contemporary dance festival - started in 1978 and continues its mission today.
Review: BLACK HISTORY MONTH DRAFT WORKS, Royal Ballet And Opera
The Royal Ballet 25/26 season continues with Black History Month Draft Works, this year curated by principal dancer Marcelino Sambé.
Review: R:EVOLUTION, Sadler's Wells
English National Ballet’s season opener, R:Evolution offers up a varied set of challenges for the company, taking us back to the 1940s with George Balanchine and Martha Graham, to the present day with William Forsythe and David Dawson.
Review: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Narrative ballet is hard, so anyone willing to go there deserves a medal regardless of the outcome.
Interview: 'Memories Are Already Alive In Every Movement': Choreographer Amit Noy on Family, Trauma And Making His Sadler's Well Debut
It's fair to say general consensus is never work with your family, yet Amit Noy is doing the exact opposite in his piece A Big Big Room Full of Everybody's Hope.
Review: LONDON CITY BALLET - MOMENTUM, Sadler’s Wells
London City Ballet return for their second season with another mixed bill, and the results are also mixed.
Review: PEAKY BLINDERS: THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY, Sadler's Wells
From the moment the curtain raises and smoke billows away to reveal a barely lit stage, it’s clear that Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby isn’t interested in gently inviting you in and asking how you take your tea.
Review: GISELLE - NATIONAL BALLET OF JAPAN, Royal Ballet And Opera
Current geopolitics mean the Royal Ballet and Opera no longer welcomes the big Russian companies - Bolshoi and Mariinsky - for summer seasons when the resident company take their annual break.
CINDERELLA, SWAN LAKE, and THE NUTCRACKER Set for Varna International Ballet 2026 UK Tour
Varna International Ballet and Orchestra will return to UK stages in 2026 with its most ambitious tour to date, bringing three beloved classical ballets—Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and a brand-new production of Cinderella—to 23 venues across the country.
Review: SONGS OF THE BULBUL, Sadler’s Wells East
What did our critic think of SONGS OF THE BULBUL at Sadler’s Wells East?
Review: THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE, Royal Ballet And Opera
Iain Mackay has devised a successful programme which shows the strength and breadth of the school, its current student body and the legacy that underpins the institution as we know it.