Tag Archives: Royal Ballet

Sugar and spice: The Nutcracker returns to launch the festive season

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker **** The Royal Ballet, 3rd December 2018 For some people, it’s the switching on of the Oxford Street lights. For others, it’s the aroma of cinnamon and citrus on Stir-Up Sunday. But for me, the festive season … Continue reading →

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A keeper: Scarlett delivers a triumphant new Swan Lake for The Royal Ballet

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake ***** Royal Ballet, 17th May 2018 Faced with one of the most daunting tasks in ballet – choreographing a new production of Swan Lake – Liam Scarlett has nailed it. Huge pressure rests on the shoulders of anyone restaging a core … Continue reading →

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A ballet for all seasons: Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Talbot: The Winter’s Tale **** Royal Ballet, 13th February 2018 The Winter’s Tale is sometimes classed as one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays” with its odd juxtaposition of psychological drama and comedy followed by an abruptly contrived happy ending. Ryan Wigglesworth’s operatic version, … Continue reading →

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Plums and turkeys: a musical voyage around 2016

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Most people I know cannot wait to see the back of 2016. But in the year in which Brexit, Trump and the Grim Reaper were the big winners, I admit to having had a terrific twelve months. A whirl of … Continue reading →

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Imperial grandeur: a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at The Royal Ballet

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty **** The Royal Ballet, 21st December 2016 Based on Tchaikovsky’s most symphonic ballet score, The Sleeping Beauty is less a fairy tale and more the apex of Russian imperial style. It has a very special place nestled … Continue reading →

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