Review: NUTCRACKER, London Coliseum
by Vikki Jane Vile - Dec 13, 2024
It has been some time coming. For nearly 15 years English National Ballet enthusiastically performed Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker, a traditional but rather staid production with a fuzzy narrative and lacking opportunity for the company to shine.
Review: GISELLE, London Coliseum
by Vikki Jane Vile - Jan 13, 2024
Fresh from no fewer than 40 performances of Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker (a production which now seems to thankfully be going into retirement) English National Ballet, are back less than a week later to round off their Coliseum season, this time it’s Mary Skeaping’s Giselle which they last performed seven years ago.
Review: NUTCRACKER, London Coliseum
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 15, 2023
When I first saw The Nutcracker around a quarter of a century ago, I became sure of one thing: either I was on drugs, the cast were on drugs or we both were. A far cry from the average ballets, this dream-like work still has the power to enthral the young and old.
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING Comes to New National Theatre in December
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2022
Highly acclaimed as a classic masterpiece taken to new frontiers when premiered as a new production in 2017, this work features splendid, fast-paced choreography with a sense of humour by Wayne EAGLING, while the rich colours of the sets and costumes describe the world of reality and a dream.
Cape Town City Ballet Changes International Guest Artist for Upcoming Production of GISELLE
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 3, 2022
Cape Town City Ballet has announced a change in the programme for its production of Maina Gielgud’s GISELLE. GISELLE will be presented from 18 March until 9 April 2022 in the Artscape Opera House. Ksenia Ovsyanick, Principal Ballerina with Staatsballett Berlin, will dance the role of Giselle opposite Vadim Muntagirov (Principal of The Royal Ballet) as Albrecht at the performances on 19, 21, 23 and 25 March. She replaces Tatiana Melnik, who was originally scheduled to perform as part of the programme.
New National Theatre Presents THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2021
New National Theatre will present The Sleeping Beauty. Performances run 20 Feb. - 23 Feb., 2021. This work is a grand ballet reworked for the opening of the National Ballet of Japan's 2014/15 Season.
BWW Review: NUTCRACKER, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 12, 2019
For many, it simply cannot be Christmas without Nutcracker. The enduring story of Clara and her beloved Nutcracker is one to soften the hardest of hearts. The pair defeat the evil Mouse King and his army and journey to the Kingdom Of The Sweets to meet the Sugar Plum Fairy for a magical adventure. English National Ballet present another Christmas revival of the Wayne Eagling version which both enchants and charms.