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NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Thu 25 Jun 2026

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.

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Dementia Accessible Cinema: Wonka

Dementia Accessible Cinema: Wonka

Mon 20 Jul 2026

A dementia-accessible film screening of Wonka, the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker – a relaxed and welcoming cinema experience designed with those living with dementia, their families, and carers in mind.

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Relaxed Performance

John Shuttleworth: It's Nice Up North

John Shuttleworth: It's Nice Up North

Sun 4 Oct 2026

This 20th anniversary screening of It’s Nice Up North follows the legendary comic character John Shuttleworth - on a gently absurd journey through the Shetland Islands to test the theory that the further north you go, the nicer people become.

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RBO: Manon

RBO: Manon

Tue 27 Oct 2026

This signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris.

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RBO: The Nutcracker

RBO: The Nutcracker

Tue 1 Dec 2026

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.

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MET Opera: La Fanciulla Del West

MET Opera: La Fanciulla Del West

Tue 26 Jan 2027

Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by Richard Jones, marking the Met Opera’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years.

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RBO: Cosi fan Tutte

RBO: Cosi fan Tutte

Sun 28 Feb 2027

Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power.

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RBO: Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland

RBO: Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland

Sun 28 Mar 2027

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…

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RBO: Swan Lake

RBO: Swan Lake

Wed 28 Apr 2027

Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.

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RBO: Tosca

RBO: Tosca

Sun 9 May 2027

Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome.

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RBO: Romeo & Juliet

RBO: Romeo & Juliet

Tue 25 May 2027

Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is transformed in Kenneth MacMillan’s mesmerising ballet.

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