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The Sleeping Beauty

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Overview

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s exquisite ballet will leave you spellbound.

For wonder and enchantment, look no further than this classic fairytale ballet. Experience all that is grand, gleaming and gorgeous in a stunning version of one of the world’s favourite stories.

As a baby, Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked Carabosse: on her 16th birthday, she will prick her finger and die. Her godmother the Lilac Fairy alters the spell so Aurora will not die, but sleep for 100 years. Only a true love’s kiss can break the spell and awaken her.

From Aurora’s christening in the grand hall of the palace, to her jubilant wedding celebrations, the bewitching fairy tale is brought to life before your eyes.

★★★★ Financial Times
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ The Telegraph
★★★★ The Times

3 Reasons to see

A fairytale ballet that enchants audiences of all ages.
Exquisite dancing, sparkling costumes.
Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, performed live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.
Dancer in purple lilac tutu stands next to dancer in a witchy black long dress, with the set behind showing a tree and stone pillar landscape

Reviews

There's no denying the sense of spectacle or the opportunity to see 19th-century classical ballet at its purest and most majestic.

The Times

Light and airy, sprinkled with fairy dust

The Stage

Some of the most exquisite ballet dancing I have ever had the pleasure to witness. A masterclass in storytelling on a tremendous scale.

All That Dazzles

A glorious spectacle

London Unattached

A fresh, richly enjoyable take

The Telegraph

Overhead shot of dancers on stage, large lightening bolts of light across stage and a dark background with stone pillars

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Anna Nevzorova as Aurora lays asleep on bed and Davi Ramos as Prince Désiré performing on stage

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