Coppelia

Friday 29-03-2013 19:45

APPROX RUNNING TIME: 2hours 5mins (inc. 2 intervals)

After hugely successful visits with Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet – La Classique return with the beautiful tale of Coppelia.

A winner for audiences of all ages, the familiar tunes, peasant costumes and delightful story make it one of the most accessible classical ballets and it’s a perfect introduction for younger ballet lovers.

Performed by dancers from the Bolshoi, Kirov and Ballet Theatres of Kiev and Odessa, this is a three-act production set to the music by Léo Delibes.

A love story infused with charm and comedy; there's an eccentric old toymaker, Doctor Coppélius, the feisty Swanilda, her fiancé Franz and the amazingly life-like doll, Coppélia, who together with a supporting cast of youthful, mischievous characters who capture the imagination with the passion, humour and magic of the ballet.

VENUE: The Queen's Theatre

PRICE: Stalls/Dress Circle £23.50   Stalls/Dress Circle (Concessions) £22.50   Front Stalls/Upper Circle £22.00   Front Stalls/Upper Circle (Concessions) £21.00