Ashton Celebrated review – Royal Ballet turns traditional into timeless
The Royal Ballet: Ashton Celebrated review – a world where everything is just delightful
June 2023
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Blues for An Alabama Sky, Macbeth and more
Our roundup of drama to enjoy at home includes the National Theatre’s Pearl Cleage revival and David Tennant taking on the Scottish king for the first time
May 2023
Frederick Ashton: Links in the Chain review – fascinating study of a master choreographer
Lynne Wake’s film about Ashton, available online, is a compelling glimpse into the way his great works are reinterpreted by new generations of dancers
March 2023
Cinderella review – Royal Ballet fairytale is a shiny sugar-rush
Ashton’s three-act ballet combines escapism, clever classicism and panto, and this new version gets better as it goes along
You shall go to the ballet! Cinderella at the Royal Opera House – in pictures
As the Royal Ballet celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s fairytale, we go behind the scenes and take a first look at the magical production
Lynn Seymour obituary
Ballerina who inspired new works from Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton and loved to dance with Rudolf Nureyev
November 2022
The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration review – pick ’n’ mix gala with some sparkles
A grab-bag of nine pieces, from Wheeldon to Tanowitz, make up a celebratory programme delivered with customary aplomb by the Royal’s dancers
May 2022
Scènes de ballet/A Month in the Country/ Rhapsody review – an outstanding Ashton triple bill
In a showcase of works from across their founding choreographer’s career, the Royal Ballet prove their mastery of his technical and dramatic complexity
April 2022
Royal Ballet triple bill review – daredevil effervescence and virtuosity
Steven McRae returns from injury to the role he’d made his own in Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody, while two other Ashton works make up an evening of playful combinations and beautifully delineated emotions
June 2021
Royal Ballet: Beauty Mixed Programme review – rose petals and a lust for water
A wild variety of pas de deux fuel this mixed bill, from kitschy Strauss to a duet with a table, plus part of Sleeping Beauty
March 2021
Saved: portrait of the queen of dance who changed the course of ballet
Donors contribute to buy painting of Tamara Karsavina, co-founder of the London ballet school
November 2020
Lockdown culture
Royal Ballet Live: Within the Golden Hour review – sheer, ravishing class from top to pointed toe
Francesca Hayward, Natalia Osipova and Marianela Nuñez are among the many stars in this exquisite mixed bill of classics and more recent work
October 2020
The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage review – freedom to soar again
After seven months away from the spotlight, the entire company release their pent-up energy in a jubilant and moving three-hour gala of greatest hits
