Northern Ballet

Northern Ballet: Generations; Maud Le Pladec: Twenty-Seven Perspectives – review

Northern Ballet’s triple bill demonstrates the vital link between live music and action

Sarah Crompton

05, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM

Northern Ballet: Generations review – Tiler Peck premieres an intricate work of lyrical yearning

Intimate Pages, the newest piece by the US dance star turned choreographer, is the inventive highlight of an adventurous triple bill

Lyndsey Winship

10, Sep, 2023 @2:34 PM

UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey; Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – review

Wayne McGregor conjures a shimmering eco-myth from Jim Henson’s 80s puppet fantasy film

Sarah Crompton

21, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

Northern Ballet: Made in Leeds review – faith, community and hip-hop Casanova

Choreographers Mthuthuzeli November, Stina Quagebeur and Dickson Mbi jolt ballet’s habitual moves with this fresh and convincing triple bill

Lyndsey Winship

02, Nov, 2022 @1:15 PM

The best theatre to stream this month: Death of England, Grenfell and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes political plays, an assortment from the Brighton fringe, an epic rehearsal at the RSC and a musical about a guide dog

Chris Wiegand

31, May, 2022 @11:01 PM

Ultimate sleazeball or tortured romantic? The truth about serial seducer Casanova

He’s been portrayed as a lascivious lothario, a likable scamp and even a female librarian. But who was the real Casanova? As the world’s most infamous lover returns to the stage, we reveal all

Lyndsey Winship

20, Apr, 2022 @5:00 AM

The Guardian view on smacking bans: Wales has done the right thing | Editorial

Editorial: Hitting children is wrong and should be made illegal across the UK

Editorial

21, Mar, 2022 @6:27 PM

Choreographer Drew McOnie: ‘Success is made of the time you don’t waste’

The live-wire choreographer has certainly not been wasting his, as he works on a new production of Carousel, a Take That film, his first ballet, and starting a family

Lyndsey Winship

27, Jul, 2021 @11:23 AM

The week in dance: Balanchine and Robbins; British Ballet Charity Gala; Dangerous Liaisons – review

Vadim Muntagirov excelled in a celebration of American ballet while Darcey Bussell staged an impressive showcase of UK talent

Sarah Crompton

13, Jun, 2021 @8:00 AM

Northern Ballet: Dangerous Liaisons review – more sedate than seductive

The plot convolutions of De Laclos’ classic novel, and a shortage of real passion, hold back David Nixon’s adaptation

Lyndsey Winship

09, Jun, 2021 @10:40 AM

From Hamlet to Hullabaloo: what to see as theatres and comedy clubs reopen

As stage shows return, we pick the best post-lockdown offerings – featuring Egyptian gods, rebelling vicars, dancing youths ... and Ian McKellen playing the Dane at 82

Arifa Akbar (theatre), Brian Logan (comedy), Lyndsey Winship (dance)

16, May, 2021 @2:00 PM

The best new dance films to make your heart leap

A love letter to a lost performance, a flower-robot duet, a mythical creature at bay – there’s thrilling movement in store in the latest pick of online dance

Lyndsey Winship

22, Mar, 2021 @8:00 AM