ROYAL BALLET: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

Thursday 25th May - 7:15pm at The Beehive Honiton

The Sleeping Beauty holds a very special place in The Royal Ballet's heart and history. It was the first performance given by the Company when the Royal Opera House reopened at Covent Garden in 1946 after World War II.

In 2006, this original staging was revived and has been delighting audiences ever since. Frederick Ashton famously cited the pure classicism of Marius Petipa's 19th-century ballet as a private lesson in the atmospheric art and craft of choreography. Be swept away by Tchaikovsky's ravishing music and Oliver Messel's sumptuous fairytale designs with this true gem from the classical ballet repertory.

Conductor: Koen Kessels

Credits

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Additional choreography: Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon

Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Running time: 3 hours and 25 minutes (including two intervals)

Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11. All tickets include £1 booking fee

Tickets and accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office on 01404 384 050

Bar open at 6:15pm