⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Captivating, passionate, full of strength and skill. What a ballet! I had been excited about seeing Don Quixote for a while. I had seen the photographs shared for the upcoming performance and I was in love before I had even seen the dancers move. Birmingham Royal Ballet will always be my favourite Ballet company,…
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Ballet in the Midlands
The Nutcracker 2021
A Magical Masterpiece ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Today, Birmingham Royal Ballet opened the 2021 Birmingham Hippodrome tour of The Nutcracker. Playing until 11th December 2021 and it was splendiferous! The Nutcracker tells the story of a young girl, Clara (Karla Doorbar) whose Father, Dr Stahlbaum (Jonathan Payn) and Mother (Yvette Knight), throw a Christmas Eve party, inviting Clara’s…
BRB Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, performed by the incredibly talented Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers is at Birmingham Hippodrome until October 9th 2021. We headed along yesterday afternoon to see the first performance by Beatrice Parma dancing the role of Juliet and Mathias Dingman as Romeo. And what a performance it was. An absolutely stunning and beautiful ballet….
BRB Cinderella
2020 and 2021 has been hard for many people but right now, in my eyes, I’m in heaven. Sat back in a theatre after so long away, watching Sir David Bintley’s enchanting fairytale, Cinderella and I feel at home. I have to admit, it feels strange watching Birmingham Royal Ballet performing at Birmingham Repertory Theatre and…
The Nutcracker 2020
This year has been a year full of very difficult times, especially for the arts. Theatres have had to close their doors and dancers have hung their shoes up. But with thanks to Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and The Linbury Trust, The Nutcracker has continued and tonight it was live streamed to a…
World Premiere of Lazuli Sky
2020 has been quite a challenge for everyone, especially those in the arts industry. Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Repertory Theatre both have been impacted with the need to close to remain Covid secure. Fast forward to October 2020 and the two came together to deliver the World Premiere of Lazuli Sky, a much anticipated…
The Nutcracker 2019
Event: Sir Peter Wright’s production of The Nutcracker (Birmingham Royal Ballet) Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham Dates: 22nd Nov – 14th December 2019 “Utterly magical” I usually write my reviews for performances as soon as I get home, but as always after watching a Birmingham Royal Ballet performance, I was unable to. As they…
Giselle, Birmingham Royal Ballet
Last night I was lucky enough to be sat watching one of the most beautiful and romantic classical ballets in history, Giselle. Performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet and at Birmingham Hippodrome until Saturday 28th September 2019 before moving to Theatre Royal Plymouth from 23rd – 25th October and Sadlers Wells 1st-2nd November 2019. Giselle is…
Hobson’s Choice
Up until last night, I had two favourite ballets – The Nutcracker and La Fille mal Gardee. Last nights Hobson Choice has changed that – in one word, it was ‘magnificent’. Everything from the well thought out and cleverly designed scenery (Peel Park was my favourite), the immaculate dancing (Samara Downs amazing ability to enter…
First Steps – Peter and the Wolf
Owen Young was back as the First Steps Storyteller at Birmingham Hippodrome, making children and adults laugh, stare in awe at the stage and understand ballet that little bit better. If you have never been to a Birmingham Royal Ballet First Steps performance, you are missing out. They are wonderful. Thoroughly enjoyed by Jemima who…