The Royal Ballet Costume Sale
The Royal Ballet Costume Sale
The Royal Ballet Costume Sale
The Royal Ballet will be holding its first costume sale in over 40 years at the Royal Opera House, with hundreds of items on offer from both past and recent productions.
This event will take place in the Royal Opera House's stunning Paul Hamlyn Hall. Tickets must be booked in advance. Tickets are for designated one-hour time slots. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your selected time slot to account for queues.
This event will take place in the Royal Opera House's stunning Paul Hamlyn Hall. Tickets must be booked in advance. Tickets are for designated one-hour time slots. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your selected time slot to account for queues.
Background
The Royal Ballet will be holding its first costume sale in over 40 years at the Royal Opera House, with hundreds of items on offer from both past and recent productions.
The Royal Ballet and Opera costume sale will feature over 300 pieces from a range of ballets and operas from our repertoire.
There will be modern clothing, period costumes, fancy dress, hats, accessories, footwear, military costumes and everything in between – you may even find an item with the name of a famous performer on the label.
We continue to work towards a zero waste goal and aim to make this sale as sustainable as possible. All unsold items will be offered to charities. All money raised will aid the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation.
Important information
- This is a ticketed event with designated one-hour time slots for entry. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your selected time slot to account for queues.
- You must bring your own shopping bag.
- We will only be accepting card payments, this event will be cashless.
- The pricing ranges from £10 to £200 and is indicated through coloured tags attached to each item. Signage throughout the building will indicate the price per colour category.
- VAT receipts will available upon request and will be sent by email.
- There will be a limit on purchasing items from a single production
Access
Step-free access is available from both the Bow Street and Covent Garden Piazza entrances. Both have a power-assisted door. There are lifts and escalators which take you throughout the building. The flooring in the building varies – some floors are smooth and tiled, and some are carpeted. The spaces can be busy, loud and bright at times. We have accessible toilets on the Ground Floor, near the Linbury Foyer and on Level 5.
Join our Access Scheme for priority access performance tickets and to personalise your account for your access requirements.
See our Accessibility page for more information on access at the Royal Opera House.
Costume Appeal
The Costume Department work year-round to prepare the beautiful, intricate and specialist costumes ready for our performers to wear. They are responsible for crafting the future of ballet and opera.
Help them bring the artistic visions of creative teams to life, all whilst maintaining a strong commitment to sustainabiltiy, by making a donation to our Costume Appeal.
For people, not profit. Making world class ballet and opera for everyone.
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