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Several ballet dancers wearing tutu's stand in a brightly lit dance studio against a mirrored wall. In the corner two other people are coaching.

Clore Studio
Ballet and dance

Insights: The Royal Ballet in Rehearsal – Manon

23 September 2026

Watch dancer of The Royal Ballet in rehearsal as they prepare for this revival of Kenneth MacMillan's devastating ballet of decadence and decay.

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A group of people wearing different colour clothes pose either sitting or standing in a photographers studio which is decorated with draped partitions.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

JPA @ 25: Jukebox

25 September 2026

Two performances. Two programmes. You decide the music. Get to know the singers and music staff of the programme during the matinee performance and vote live for the songs and arias to be performed in full in the evening concert.

Several ballet dancers perform on stage in a dimly lit space with haze.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Three Short Ballets

29 September–2 October 2026

Northern Ballet returns to the Linbury Theatre with a programme of fiery revivals and a world premiere.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Parsifal

1–17 October 2026

Wagner’s all-consuming final opera comes vividly to life in a new production.

Several dancers wearing elaborate costumes dance close together with their arms raised. The image is artistically blurred to look like in motion.

Clore Studio

Insights: The Royal Ballet School – A Centenary Celebration

3 October 2026

In celebration of the Royal Ballet School's 100-year anniversary, join cast and creatives behind this event in discussion on the history and heritage of the school, its dancers and the future.

Four performers wearing black stand on stage with their backs to the audience. Large white numbers are brightly lit and projected directly onto the stage and performers. The numbers are layered on top of each other making it hard to read them properly.

Clore Studio

Insights: 4:48 Psychosis

7 October 2026

Join cast and creatives in conversation as Philip Venables's 4.48 Psychosis prepares to make its Linbury Theatre debut, with director Ted Huffman returning, alongside conductor Naomi Woo (Last Days).