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Ballet with attitude

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This is not just ballet – this is Ballet with attitude.

2025 is bursting with ballet at Sadler’s Wells. There is ballet for our youngest audiences with English National Ballet’s My First Swan Lake and balletLORENT’s Snow White (with an additional 16 + version for those looking for something a little less innocent).

We welcome back Northern Ballet with their adaptation of Jane Eyre and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s younger sibling BRB2 performs at Sadler’s Wells East in Carlos Acosta’s Ballet Celebration – Diaghilev & the Birth of Modern Ballet.

Ballet goes international with Ballet BC, Canada’s leading contemporary dance company, who take on a Double Bill from Crystal Pite and Johan Inger, and Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía visit as part of the 2025 Flamenco Festival.

This summer the dance form brings a whole new dimension to the raw energy and emotion of rock icons Pete Townshend and The Who, in Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet. A rich, orchestral version of the album recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is the backdrop for this genre-defying production with costume design by Paul Smith.

We welcome back London City Ballet with Momentum in the autumn. The former resident company of Sadler’s Wells returns after a staggering inaugural year that included a global tour through Asia, America and Europe.

Then to round off the year Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures returns following Swan Lake, the best-selling show in Sadler’s Wells’ history. The company presents another Olivier Award-winning smash-hit, The Red Shoes in December.

Our ballet performances are big, bold and beautiful.

Your guide to the ballet. See here for more information about what its like to attend a ballet at Sadler’s Wells.

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Did you know?
1. One tutu takes about 90 hours to make – that’s almost 4 days!
2. The first ballet dancers were all men!
3. A male dancer can lift over one to one a half tonnes’ worth of ballerinas during a single performance. That’s the weight of an average car!
4. The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera all started life here at Sadler’s Wells.

What’s on

Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell
Four seated performers are photographed from the shoulders down, dressed in smart attire, with each holding a drink in one hand.

Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Asmahan - A New Musical Play

Asmahan - A New Musical Play

Peacock Theatre
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A Tribute to Dalida!

A Tribute to Dalida!

Peacock Theatre
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Far From The Norm on The Dance Floor
A man in a basketball vest stands among a group of people in casual sportswear, indoors, with a blurred banner in the background.

Far From The Norm on The Dance Floor

Sadler's Wells East
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Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell
Four seated performers are photographed from the shoulders down, dressed in smart attire, with each holding a drink in one hand.

Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Asmahan - A New Musical Play

Asmahan - A New Musical Play

Peacock Theatre
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A Tribute to Dalida!

A Tribute to Dalida!

Peacock Theatre
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Far From The Norm on The Dance Floor
A man in a basketball vest stands among a group of people in casual sportswear, indoors, with a blurred banner in the background.

Far From The Norm on The Dance Floor

Sadler's Wells East
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Quadrophenia
A man wearing a coat that is open exposing a bare chest. His hair looks wet. He is lit with red light and has a blue circle behind him.

Quadrophenia

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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London City Ballet - Momentum
A dancer leaps in front of a vibrant, abstract geometric background with circles and bold colors.

London City Ballet - Momentum

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Matthew Bourne's New Adventures - The Red Shoes
A ballerina in a teal tutu dances on stage under a spotlight, while red ballet shoes and rose petals float around her. A sunset over a lake is visible in the background.

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures - The Red Shoes

Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Ballet on Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage