The Royal Ballet's The Limit: an arresting experience

Francesca Hayward and Alexander Campbell in Kristen McNally's The Limit

Alexander Campbell and Francesca Hayward in Kristin McNally's The Limit

Francesca Hayward and Alexander Campbell in Kristen McNally's The Limit

By Graham Watts, 25 October 2023

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“the choreography becomes more frenetic, punctuated by passionate reconciliations”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 23 October 2023

The Limit (Kristen McNally)

The Royal Ballet

Anisha Fields, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Lee Curran, Lighting Designer

Francesca Hayward, Dancer

Alexander Campbell, Dancer

Hannah Rudd, Dancer

Jacob Wye, Dancer

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.