{"title": "Manon", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "£9 - £207", "price_from": "9.00", "price_to": "207.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/manon-lescaut-2014-digital", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/ballet"], "description": "Manon is a three-act ballet performed on the Main Stage of the Royal Opera House. Kenneth MacMillan choreographed this 1974 work for The Royal Ballet, set to music by Jules Massenet with designs by Nicholas Georgiadis. It tells of Manon, torn in 18th-century Paris between her love for the student Des Grieux and the tempting riches of Parisian society. 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It was choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan in 1974 and is set to music by Jules Massenet, with designs by Nicholas Georgiadis. In the city's seedy underbelly, where money is king and everything has a price, Manon is torn between her steadfast love for the student Des Grieux and the temptations of wealth and high society. The ballet, an adaptation of Abbé Prévost's 1731 story, is praised for its nuanced understanding of human psychology and lasts about two hours and forty-five minutes, including two intervals.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/manon-royal-ballet-and-opera-63451/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/3f6e163c6e5c125600384a7420484b19b8342231a28fad140ff2976871ee2c44-600.webp"}, {"title": "Manon", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Picturehouse", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["stage/ballet"], "description": "RBO Encore 2026-27: Manon is a cinema screening of the ballet Manon. Kenneth MacMillan created the work for The Royal Ballet in 1974, adapting Abbé Prévost's novel, with Jules Massenet's score and Nicholas Georgiadis's designs. It tells of Manon, a young woman in the seedy underworld of 18th-century Paris, who falls in love with the student Des Grieux but remains tempted by the riches of Parisian society. MacMillan's insight into human psychology turns her inner turmoil and struggle for survival into an unflinching look at the moral degradation and decadence of her Paris.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/manon-37810/", "official_url": "https://pfvqqdwfk2.picturehouses.com/movie-details/001/HO00018056/rbo-encore-2026-27-manon", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/233f04ba57ed3e0d53ab99cdb76b046e7add3e657911dd33b0c5a93e713c0f75-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-05-31T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 43", "price_from": "43.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/swan-lake-tickets/2027/03/27/2", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/ballet/classical-ballet"], "description": "Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera is a classical ballet at the Royal Opera House, staging Tchaikovsky's most famous and beloved work. Liam Scarlett's production tells of Princess Odette, cursed by the sorcerer Von Rothbart to become a swan by day, who falls in love with Prince Siegfried, the only vow of everlasting love able to break the spell. Featuring Tchaikovsky's towering score, John Macfarlane's designs and jaw-dropping sets and costumes, it runs about three hours including two intervals.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/swan-lake-royal-ballet-and-opera-63450/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c597bc6db854990de9e5bced9bb9b25dd4dad86d19eaec024649ec81aa6e5dad-600.webp"}, {"title": "Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-28T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "£7 - £153", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "153.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/visionaries-robbins-and-macmillan-royal-ballet-and-opera-tickets/2026/11/09/2", "category": "dance", "tags": ["music/classical", "stage/ballet"], "description": "Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan is a mixed ballet programme on the Main Stage, made up of two works that meditate on humanity, community and connection. 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The English National Ballet has enchanted audiences in London with this classic fairytale since 1950, with over 100 dancers and musicians bringing it to life with exquisite dancing, beautiful stage sets and Tchaikovsky's gorgeous score played live. It tells the story of young Clara, who lives in Edwardian London and receives a magical Nutcracker doll for Christmas, beginning an epic journey in which she battles the Mouse King, meets a handsome prince and travels to the Land of Snow and the Land of Sweets, where she meets the Sugar Plum Fairy. 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Created by Matthew Bourne, it reimagines the classic fairytale as a wartime romance: in London in 1940, Cinderella falls in love with a young RAF pilot, and the pair are pulled apart by the Blitz. The show features dazzling sets and costumes by Lez Brotherston and a dramatic score by Sergei Prokofiev layered with the sounds of war-torn London. First premiered in 1997, it has enchanted audiences for thirty years with its touching and thrilling storytelling.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/matthew-bournes-cinderella-63374/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/bc64592065e03c1dd8c39df90f280ba9fa0b49dfede0e7d1904432e7617561b0-600.webp"}, {"title": "Birmingham Royal Ballet - Swan Lake", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Sadler's Wells", "address": "Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN London", "price": "Prices from: £15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.sadlerswells.com/your-visit/group-bookings-at-sadlers-wells/", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/ballet/classical-ballet"], "description": "A full-length ballet performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre. Birmingham Royal Ballet revives Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's production of Tchaikovsky's classic, danced by the company with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia playing the score live. It tells of Prince Siegfried, who falls for Odette, a woman held in swan form by an evil spell cast by Baron von Rothbart.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/birmingham-royal-ballet-swan-lake-65029/", "official_url": "https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/birmingham-royal-ballet-swan-lake-2026/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/a2650c73da9f43147bb8ac8892f2b8896cf3f667c5ae7e21c7266932809a4a2c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Romeo & Juliet", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-24T00:00:00Z", "place": "London Coliseum", "address": "St Martin's Lane 32-35, WC2N 4ES London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/romeo-juliet-tickets/2027/01/14/2", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/ballet/classical-ballet"], "description": "Romeo & Juliet is a ballet reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy about star-crossed lovers, created by Rudolf Nureyev in 1977 and revived for its 50th anniversary year. The English National Ballet Philharmonic perform Prokofiev's soaring score live, including the unforgettable Dance of the Knights. Set in Verona amid the violent feud between the Montagues and Capulets, it tells of the doomed love between Romeo and Juliet. With electrifying drama, a gorgeous score and jaw-dropping choreography, the production premiered at the London Coliseum, where it now returns.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/romeo-juliet-63438/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/3b1f01a4204f10957d09e6c05998e59d0e246d49ce432b7b421c0095b39d30fe-600.webp"}, {"title": "Carmen", "start": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "£47 - £343", "price_from": "47.00", "price_to": "343.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Carmen is an opera at the Royal Opera House on the Main Stage, sung in French with English surtitles. Director Damiano Michieletto stages Georges Bizet's score, with libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, conducted by Sesto Quatrini. In a Spanish town, the free-spirited Carmen seduces police officer Don José, who abandons his career for her, until her attention turns to the toreador Escamillo and his jealousy threatens to erupt violently. The cast includes Ginger Costa-Jackson and Ramona Zaharia as Carmen, alongside Russell Thomas and Valentyn Dytiuk as Don José.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/carmen-38317/", "official_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/production/carmen-damiano-michieletto", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/88edf53c8a4e48ec7f6fcdcce76199acc6ac22893bf04b2f75dc888517fefc97-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Carmen- Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 114", "price_from": "84.00", "price_to": "234.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/carmen-1-tickets/2026/10/29/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Carmen is Bizet's sensual opera about jealousy, obsession and desire, staged at the Royal Opera House in London. Director Damiano Michieletto brings the work to life, with Sesto Quatrini conducting. In a remote Spanish town, the free-spirited Carmen seduces the respectable police officer Don José, who abandons everything for her, but she grows bored of his possessiveness and turns to the toreador Escamillo, unleashing a jealousy that ends in violence with catastrophic consequences. Ginger Costa-Jackson and Ramona Zaharia share the title role, while Russell Thomas and Valentyn Dytiuk play Don José.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/carmen-royal-ballet-and-opera-63455/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/2a0cf5a4fcb07baf84022ba2f456a2173ace81bd033f4f31e885b434615b206c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Royal Ballet & Opera 2026/27: Carmen", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Phoenix Cinema", "address": "52 High Rd, London N2 9PJ, UK", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ma.to/event/odeon-kids-half-term-screenings-2026-10-28", "category": "film", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Royal Ballet & Opera 2026/27: Carmen is a screening of Bizet's opera Carmen. Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José, who warns that his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto's searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of the ever-popular opera. Ginger Costa-Jackson sings the title role alongside Russell Thomas as Don José, with Sesto Quatrini conducting Bizet's electrifying and sensual score.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/royal-ballet-opera-202627-carmen-63791/", "official_url": "https://www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/PhoenixCinemaLondon.dll/Booking?Booking=TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_447.TcsWebTab_448.TcsProgramme_590268", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/20d5a934f12fcee4d35514ea2cbdac32b7dcc52847e090e8c636c07e9f87dc2d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tea and Tour", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-20T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/tea-and-tour-dates", "category": "tours", "tags": ["stage/ballet"], "description": "Tea and Tour is a ballet-themed guided tour at the Royal Opera House that goes behind the scenes and explores the history of Swan Lake. The Royal Opera House runs it, and it lasts about two hours and fifteen minutes, suitable for ages 12 and up. It begins with an hour-long guided tour, where visitors can see the original feathered tutu and headdress worn by dancers over the years. Afterwards, afternoon tea is served in the Balconies Restaurant in the Paul Hamlyn Hall, with live music from a pianist and a choice of Traditional, Vegetarian, or Vegan and Gluten-Free menus.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/tea-and-tour-38330/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/2688eee1280c7db7c7be17ff8ececac578144c4b117da844a53b96c3d88a2d30-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Little Dancer: A New Musical", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-27T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre Royal Haymarket", "address": "Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HT London", "price": "GBP 30", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/little-dancer-a-new-musical-tickets/2027/02/15/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["art/sculpture", "stage/musical"], "description": "Little Dancer: A New Musical is an enchanting new musical having its first fully staged production in the UK after sold-out concert performances last year. It is inspired by the real-life story of Marie van Goethem, the young ballerina who posed for Edgar Degas's famous sculpture The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, and explores her untold story and her relationship with Degas in Belle Epoque Paris. It features a book by Lynn Ahrens and music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty, and is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman. The company is led by New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tiler Peck in the titular role.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/little-dancer-a-new-musical-63394/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/435a83d3cc1c08acccd86d22018a71940c1a3a7c88208630f659a18a5dac5c1f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-03-19T00:00:00Z", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 28", "price_from": "28.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/landmarks-unmissable-ashton-royal-ballet-and-opera-tickets/2027/01/25/2", "category": "dance", "tags": ["stage/ballet/classical-ballet"], "description": "Landmarks: Unmissable Ashton - Royal Ballet and Opera is a mixed ballet programme of three milestone works created over three decades. It celebrates Frederick Ashton, founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet and one of the most influential dance figures of the 20th century, who developed the distinctive 'English style' known for its wit, charm and elegance. The programme brings together Les Rendezvous (1933), the 'pure dance' celebration Symphonic Variations (1946) and the pastoral Daphnis and Chloe (1951), inspired by Ravel's orchestral work. Starring dancers include Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Francesca Hayward and Matthew Ball.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/landmarks-unmissable-ashton-royal-ballet-and-opera-63459/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/99796f1eaf7277fc3f8f21b19ac0c0840938daa6fe7e99be9f61f0cd6816198b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Káťa Kabanová - Royal Ballet and Opera", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-10T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Royal Opera House", "address": "Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London", "price": "GBP 50", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/search/form-for-venue/kata-kabanova-royal-ballet-and-opera-tickets/2027/03/22/2", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/opera"], "description": "Káťa Kabanová is an opera about a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage under her mother-in-law's oppressive rule, who becomes swept into a passionate love affair consumed by longing and guilt. Richard Jones directs an intimate, stripped-back staging of Janáček's classic score, adapted by Jakub Hrůša with traditional Czech folk melodies. Corinne Winters stars as the tragic Káťa in this Olivier Award-winning production. The event's image is shown at https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/images/shows/square-poster/resized/250x250/kata-kabanova-royal-ballet-and-opera-f4e10f2a-cd3e-11f1-8917-00163e4a4bbc.jpg; tickets cost from £50.00; it takes place at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London, WC2E 9DD GB.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/kata-kabanova-royal-ballet-and-opera-63460/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/61457d83a2d193e34390a5cf2f78079d3f9fff56c68bc605faf1ca2922a5daed-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dracula", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-31T00:00:00Z", "place": "Adelphi Theatre", "address": "Strand 409-412, WC2R 0NS London", "price": "GBP 10", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/adelphi-theatre", "category": "dance", "tags": ["literature/horror", "stage/ballet"], "description": "Dracula is a gothic ballet production returning to London after sold-out seasons around the world. Created by BIG Live, with choreography by Joel Burke and a score led by Emmy Award-winning composer Jason Fernandez, it reimagines Bram Stoker's 1897 novel in a dark, cinematic way. It tells how the warrior Vlad becomes the lord of vampires after his wife's death, and two centuries later pursues Mina Harker, who resembles his lost wife. Alumni dancers from companies such as English National Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet perform to iconic music by Debussy, Liszt, Saint-Saëns and Mussorgsky.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/dracula-63430/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/5e08df3c1966fc5def7e85b84769d6432a12ed94f1d31b19f2ef514b1902681a-600.webp"}]}