Venue: Sadler's Wells London

English National Ballet presents a double bill of contrasts at Sadler’s Wells with startlingly mixed results, not all positive.

Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered. 

Sophie Laplane's Mary, Queen of Scots has a lot going for it, visually stunning with a pleasing score, but simplistic and overly rapid storytelling brings it to an underwhelming conclusion.

Sweet Mambo was one of those rare evenings that felt very special, unique in the sense of watching history revisited in the present day.

Stunning visually, Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes makes a triumphant return to Sadler's Wells, with New Adventures at the top of its game.

Ballet Black making its debut at Sadler's Wells after 25 years with a diverse and truly enjoyable double bill.

Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s S-E-D comes to Sadler's Wells with Into the Hairy, worth seeing for extraordinary dancers and the idiosyncratic nature of her distinctive choreography.

An extraordinary evening of dance theatre of the highest quality, Figures in Extinction for Nederlands Dans Theater 1 is a thought provoking experience worth repeating.