ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Ballet And Opera

Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Ballet review: this glorious old ballet refuses to act its age
Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Ballet review: this glorious old ballet refuses to act its age - 4/5 The Royal Ballet inhabits their heritage production like a well-loved home
Royal Ballet brings new life to Romeo and Juliet – 60 years on from its first performance
Matthew Ball and Yasmine Naghdi’s heartfelt lead performances reimagine Kenneth MacMillan’s love at first sight classic
Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Ballet And Opera
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet continues to enjoy endless popularity, this being its third run by the Royal Ballet since 2019, but when the results are as good, there’s no reason why not. The depth and quality in the ranks was evident as the cast relished the challenges of the Covent Garden signature work.
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Romeo and Juliet, Royal Ballet: MacMillan’s dark masterpiece still casts its spell
With Romeo and Juliet, Kenneth MacMillan took a middle-ranking Shakespeare play and alchemised it into one of the 20th century’s most astonishingly stirring works of art. Certainly, seeing it 60 years after its creation,
Romeo and Juliet review
Read our review of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Opera House, London: Kenneth MacMillan’s masterly Shakespeare adaptation for the Royal Ballet turns 60
Philadelphia Ballet Announces 2025/26 Season Featuring CARMEN, ROMEO AND JULIET, And More
Philadelphia Ballet has announced its 2025/26 season, an exceptional lineup of performances that blend beloved classics with daring new works, reinforcing the company's legacy of artistic excellence.
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Yasmine Naghdi’s Juliet pierces the heart as MacMillan’s masterpiece returns
But, soft, what light through yonder window breaks?” Yasmine Naghdi reaches new interpretative depths in this revival of Sir ...
‘Nureyev could be charming, but he could also be a real sod’
Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet was the white-hot ticket of 1965. People not only queued but actually slept round the ...