Birmingham Royal Ballet will return to The Lowry this Spring as part of its 2024 UK tour of Sir Peter Wright’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’.

In the production’s 40th anniversary year, Birmingham Royal Ballet will visit The Lowry in Salford from Thursday March 7 until Saturday March 9.

The Sleeping Beauty is the fourth of Sir Peter Wright’s productions to be presented by the company since autumn 2022, following Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

Birmingham Royal Ballet photocall for The Sleeping Beauty at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Flickr

Sir Peter Wright said: “I find it hard to believe that this tour marks the 40th Anniversary of The Sleeping Beauty.

The acclaimed Royal Ballet Sinfonia performs Tchaikovsky’s glorious score live, with designs by Philip Prowse and lighting design by Mark Jonathan.

This has always been the most opulent of ballets, but Philip Prowse’s incredible design created a unique fairy tale world (with almost 30 fairy character tutus alone!) that allows dancers to really inhabit some of classical ballet’s most famous roles.”

Image credit: The Lowry, Flickr

Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta said: “I am thrilled to be reviving Sir Peter Wright’s production of The Sleeping Beauty in the Spring of 2024.

“The Company is excited to be delighting audiences once more with this definitive version of one of the great classical ballets, welcoming people of all ages to our performances throughout the UK.”

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