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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Royal Ballet and Opera
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Elizabeth McGorian; Bennet Gartside; Alexander Campbell; Akane Takada
"Nothing short of a triumph" (Evening Standard ★★★★★) "What a magnificent achievement this is...Big, bold and beautiful, it’s completely distinctive — Scarlett has put his stamp all over this production — yet it honours the traditions of the Royal Ballet." (The Times ★★★★★) "A great Swan Lake must give its stars room to shine. Scarlett’s delivers in spades." (The Independent ★★★★★) "The climactic pas de deux deserves a review in itself, as does all the superlative dancing from the production’s opening cast." (The Guardian ★★★★)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Royal Ballet and Opera
Lauren Cuthbertson; Federico Bonelli; Francesca Hayward; Alexander Campbell; Gary Avis; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
This performance of The Nutcracker celebrated Peter Wright’s 90th birthday and a production that has been in The Royal Ballet’s repertory for more than thirty years. Its sumptuous period designs, spellbinding stage effects and Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, The Nutcracker continues to enchant audiences of all ages. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound. "fresh and reinvigorated - Nutcrackers come and Nutcrackers go but the Royal Ballet's version is a hardy perennial." (The Stage ★★★★★) "Hayward’s Clara is gorgeously spontaneous... Her dancing has a windblown lightness, with flowing line and nuanced musical phrasing." (The Independent ★★★★)

Tchaikovsky: The Ballets
Royal Ballet and Opera
Natalia Osipova; Matthew Golding; Lauren Cuthbertson; Francesca Hayward; Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov
This special collection includes three Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky’s beloved masterpieces and present the virtuosity and skill of the whole Company. Filmed in High Definition and true Surround Sound. "Osipova was riveting throughout... [Golding] demonstrates real brilliance and prowess." (Swan Lake - The New York Times) "If you want spectacle at the ballet then this Sleeping Beauty is for you." (The Times ★★★★ - The Sleeping Beauty)

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
Royal Ballet and Opera
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Kristen McNally; Claire Calvert; Christopher Saunders; Elizabeth McGorian
Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet’s repertory, featuring such iconic moments as the Rose Adage, the Vision pas de deux, the wedding celebration and the fairy-tale guests. This performance captures all the magic and virtuosity that ballet has to offer. Filmed in High Definition and true Surround Sound. "If you want spectacle at the ballet then this Sleeping Beauty is for you... With so much richness on stage, in costumes, sets and the sheer number of courtiers and fairytale characters, the view from the stalls is full to bursting." (The Times ★★★★)

Akram Khan's Giselle
English National Ballet
Tamara Rojo; James Streeter; Jeffrey Cirio; Stina Quagebeur; English National Ballet Philharmonic; Gavin Sutherland
"... it is an electrifying triumph which any dance or theatre fan must not miss" (The Daily Express ★★★★★) "Demonic' is the only word for the ferocious energy and precision with which ENB’s dancers deliver Khan's extraordinary feat of re-imagination." (Arts Desk ★★★★★) "Akram Khan’s new Giselle is a work of immense confidence and scouring anger. It proves to be a triumph." (The Independent ★★★★★) "This is an epic Giselle, and a triumph." (The Evening Standard ★★★★★) "it may well rank as a masterpiece of 21st century dance ..." (Mail on Sunday ★★★★★) "A sensational and sensuous 21st century Giselle ..." (The Stage ★★★★★) "An extraordinary, landmark production ..." (Manchester Evening News ★★★★★)

Adam: Giselle
Royal Ballet and Opera
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Bennet Gartside; Elizabeth McGorian; Gary Avis; Beatriz Stix-Brunell
Giselle has remained a cornerstone of the classical repertory since its premiere in 1841, and Peter Wright’s production for The Royal Ballet does full justice to the work’s powers. With Marianela Nuñez’s ‘absolute mastery’ of the choreography, she and her Albrecht, Vadim Muntagirov, are ‘technically thrilling’ (Guardian). "Peter Wright’s version of Giselle is one of the jewels in the Royal Ballet’s crown... it looks ravishing and lets the story unfold with complete clarity." (The Daily Telegraph)

Shakespeare: King Lear
Royal Shakespeare Company
Antony Sher; Nia Gwynne; Natalie Simpson; Paapa Essiedu; Antony Byrne; David Troughton
"Sir Antony Sher ... gives us his King Lear ... a mightily impressive performance – one that will rank as a crowning achievement in a major career..." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★) "Antony Sher is unbearably moving as the volatile king, in Gregory Doran’s stellar production full of standout performances." (The Guardian ★★★★) "Sher offers such a vivid impression of power fading that you can feel how a mind would warp itself to make sense of such a decline." (The Times) "Sher himself is as monumental as the role… and he’s never less than mesmerising to watch." (WhatsOn Stage ★★★★)

Shakespeare: Macbeth
Royal Shakespeare Company
Christopher Eccleston; Niamh Cusack; Edward Bennett; David Acton; Luke Newberry
"Something wicked this way comes..." Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder. This contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the Company. "Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack make a gripping central couple." (The Stage ★★★★★) "Urgent and wonderfully sinister." (Evening Standard ★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Tempest
Royal Shakespeare Company
Simon Russell Beale; Joe Dixon; Mark Quartley; Jenny Rainsford; Simon Trinder; Tony Jayawardena
"While the effects are innovative, for me the kaleidoscopic visual spectacle pales besides the show’s human values and its moving affirmation of forgiveness." (The Guardian ★★★★) "Beale, one of our most insightful, steady-as-she-goes Shakespeareans could always be relied upon to deliver the goods – and he does so in eloquent, emotionally piercing style. " (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★) "Simon Russell Beale returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company after more than 20 years and marks the occasion by turning in one of the most profoundly moving performances of his career." (The Independent ★★★★)

The Art of Marianela Nuñez
Royal Ballet and Opera
Marianela Nuñez; Carlos Acosta; Vadim Muntagirov; Thiago Soares; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
"... a jovial and entertaining showcase for classical dancing at its most demanding and exuberant. One of the pleasures of this ballet is to be tickled by Minkus's infectiously melodious score... Marianela Nuñez and Acosta delivered sparky, engaging performances" (The Times - Don Quixote) "La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection. Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton’s Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills are delicious." (BBC Music Magazine ★★★★ - La fille mal gardee) "Nuñez’s final variation in Act I was a thing of joy as she unleashed her inner ferocity and let rip." (The Arts Desk - Don Quixote)

Liebermann: Frankenstein
Royal Ballet and Opera
Laura Morera; Federico Bonelli; Steven McRae; Bennet Gartside; Elizabeth McGorian; Meaghan Grace Hinkis
This ambitious collaboration based on Shelley's Frankenstein brings the novel to life with spectacular designs by John Macfarlane. Recorded in High Definition and True Surround Sound. " ... Laura Morera played Elizabeth, the hero’s love interest, and I have never seen her dance better... Steven McRae as The Creature somehow got us on his side as soon as he was conjured up, naked and gruesomely slashed... But the star of the evening... was the man in the title role, Federico Bonelli." (The Sunday Express ★★★★)

Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Royal Ballet and Opera
Lauren Cuthbertson; Federico Bonelli; James Hay; Steven McRae; Gary Avis; Kristen McNally
"The Royal Ballet could hardly have chosen a more eye-popping or enjoyable production with which to launch its autumn season... As Alice, [Laurne Cuthbertson] avoids all the possible pitfalls of an adult playing a child, bringing pathos, wide-eyed innocence and matter-of-fact resourcefulness to the character, and never forgetting... to dance with great delicacy and impeccably classical precision." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★) "It’s a joy to look at and packed with featured roles that show off the Royal Ballet’s strength in depth." (The Observer)