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Whether you're new to ballet and opera or you've loved them all your life, we have something for you.

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five ballet dancers wearing navy blue tutus stand on pointe with their arms upwards. The image is artistically blurred to look like in motion.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

A Centenary Celebration

8–10 October 2026

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of the School – its illustrious history, luminous present and vibrant future.

A male dancer wearing green tights and a brown shirt is holding a woman wearing a brown dress. She is leaning back with her leg outstretched across him, as he lunges near her.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Manon

13 October–25 November 2026

A woman torn between luxury and love – Kenneth MacMillan’s devastating ballet of decadence and decay.

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.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

4.48 Psychosis

17–25 October 2026

The operatic adaptation of Sarah Kane’s explosive and extraordinary play.

Royal Opera House
Workshops and activities

Family Sundays

18 October–29 November 2026

Discover opera, ballet and the Royal Opera House with fun-packed creative activities for all the family.

Two performers embrace passionately on a green-lit stage. Behind them are two other performers looking on. They are performing in The Royal Opera's production of Carmen.

Main Stage
Opera and music

Carmen

29 October–21 November 2026

Be seduced by the untameable heroine of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

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 – Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

29 October 2026

Watch dancers of The Royal Ballet in rehearsal as they prepare for this mixed programme featuring two 20th century masterpieces.

Info available soon

A group of women sit around holding their arms upwards placing one hand in front of the other. The image is black and white and artistic.

Linbury Theatre
Ballet and dance

Madam

3–4 November 2026

A celebration of the pioneering woman who set the standard for British ballet.

Three ballet dancers perform together wearing light coloured dresses in front of a blue backdrop on a stage.

Main Stage
Ballet and dance

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

9–28 November 2026

Revel in the beauty of two 20th-century ballet masterpieces.

Linbury Theatre
Opera and music

Elaine Mitchener – LATE JOYS

9 November 2026

Elaine Mitchener brings together a creative troupe of performers, spanning voice, instrumentation and movement, to present a not-quite after-the-show for the curious and curiouser. Part of the Linbury's Dark Nights concert series.

More info

Linbury Theatre

Insights: Un ballo in maschera

11 November 2026

Join cast and creatives behind Un ballo in maschera in a discussion on the inspirations and themes of Philipp Stölzl's new production of Verdi's opera about murderous political conspiracy and love triangles.