The ultimate ballet love story
David Mead dips into the history of Romeo and Juliet, and reflects on why Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet continues to be an audience favourite
Birmingham Hippodrome
A year of ballet and the Bard in Birmingham
Birmingham Royal Ballet marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death
A Winter Wonderland: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker
It may have been Black Friday, that ghastly and unnecessary American import, but there was nothing black at the Birmingham Hippodrome in the evening. With Christmas trees, tinsel and fairy lights decorating the foyers, it was the launch of the festive season for ballet-goers: Nutcracker time!