Category Archives: Royal Albert Hall

Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 6 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by gerarddavis09

You shall go to the Hall Following their blockbuster shows in-the-round of Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet, English National Ballet tackle Cinderella for their latest foray at the cavernous Royal Albert Hall. Instead of creating something entirely new, however, … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 28 December 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by gerarddavis09

The Holy Treenity Completing this year’s triumvirate of Nutcrackers in London, Birmingham Royal Ballet have taken over the Royal Albert Hall for a few days to sometimes spectacular effect. Unfortunately there’s also a lot of slack and a sense that … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 28 December 2017

Posted on December 29, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Hallmost done As ever there are plenty of Nutcrackers inhabiting London’s theatres this year and even Birmingham Royal Ballet [BRB] have upped sticks from the Black Country for a week to show what they have to offer. The cavernous Royal … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 4 June 2016

Posted on June 5, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Osi-Osi-Osiel, Oy-Oy-Oy The great thing about Derek Deane’s Swan Lake in-the-round is that although the sheer scale of it is impressive, the story of Odette and Siegfried remains the heart upon which it relies. Alina Cojocaru began and finished the … Continue reading →

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Romeo and Juliet – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2014

Posted on June 16, 2014 by gerarddavis09

M-m-m-my Verona In terms of pure spectacle, Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet still cuts the mustard. Created in 1998 it manages to breathlessly fill the enormous space of the Royal Albert Hall, even when there’s only two people on stage. … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 12 June 2013

Posted on June 13, 2013 by gerarddavis09

And in other news It takes a bit of getting used to, this ballet ‘in-the-round’ lark, but, as English National Ballet’s excellently-staged Swan Lake proved, it’s worth the effort for all the different viewpoints you get. Act I is always … Continue reading →

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