Northern Ballet's Little Red Riding Hood: a fully engaged audience

Julie Nunès as Little Red and Northern Ballet in Little Red Riding Hood

Julie Nunès as Little Red in Mariana Rodrigues’ Little Red Riding Hood

By Daniel Pratt, 27 October 2025

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“introducing children to live performance is an essential part of our cultural offerings”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 23 October 2025

Little Red Riding Hood (Mariana Rodrigues)

Northern Ballet

Marjoke Henrichs, Set Designer

Mariana Rodrigues, Costume Designer

Abbi Fearnley, Lighting Designer

Julie Nunès, Dancer

Noah Benzie-Drayton, Dancer

Kaho Masumoto, Dancer

Albert González Orts, Dancer

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Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt trained in London, England, attending the Royal Ballet School Associates program before completing his vocational training at Central School of Ballet where he gained a BA (hons) in Professional Dance and Performance. Daniel joined The Sarasota Ballet in 2012, dancing a broad range of works including ballets by Ashton, Balanchine, MacMillan, and modern works by Taylor, Graham and Tharp. Daniel has also performed with Northern Ballet and English National Ballet. Daniel’s writing on dance has appeared in The Dancing Times and Tanz Magazine. Daniel currently serves on the board of the American Guild of Musical Artists.