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Sadler's Wells
Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, Islington, London EC1R 4TN7th December 2024 19:30SaturdayNew Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation12th December 2024 14:30ThursdayNew Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation20th December 2024 19:30FridayNew Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation21st December 2024 19:30SaturdayNew Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation24th December 2024 14:00TuesdayNew Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation26th December 2024 16:00ThursdayNew Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation
…Sadler's Wells Theatre is a major London performing arts venue located on on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell in the Borough of Islington. The present day theatre is the most recent of six theatres that have existed on the same site since 1683. The building, which stands today consists of two performance spaces: the 1,500 seat main auditorium and the Lilian Baylis Studio, with extensive rehearsal rooms and technical facilities also housed within the site. It is recognised as one of the United Kingdom's foremost dance venues and producing houses, with a number of associated artists and companies who produce original works for the theatre. Sadler's Wells is also responsible for the management of the Peacock Theatre in the West End.
History
First theatre and pleasure gardens
Richard Sadler opened a "Musick House" in 1683, the second public theatre opened in London after the restoration. The name Sadler's Wells originates from his name and the rediscovery of monastic springs on his property. The well water being thought to have medicinal properties, Sadler was prompted to claim that drinking the water from the wells would be effective against "dropsy, jaundice, scurvy, green sickness and other distempers to which females are liable – ulcers, fits of the mother, virgin's fever and hypochondriacal distemper".
In 1698 Thomas Guidott the noted Doctor of Physik who popularised the waters of Bath wrote what he called "A true and exact account of Sadler's Well, or, The new mineral-waters lately found out at Islington treating of its nature and virtues: together with an enumeration of the chiefest diseases which it is good for, and against which it may be used, and the manner and order of taking of it".
This brought the health giving properties of the hot mineral waters to the country and soon the aristocracy started to arrive to partake in them.
Thus, this still quite rural London location became famous for both the water and for music, but as more wells were dug and the exclusiveness of Sadler's Wells declined, so did the quality of the entertainment provided – along with the quality of the clientele who were described as "vermin trained up to the gallows" by a contemporary. By 1711, the theatre was characterized as "a nursery of debauchery".
By the mid-1700s, the existence of two "Theatres Royal" –in Covent Garden and Drury Lane– severely limited the ability of other London theatres to legally perform any drama combined with music, thus rather limiting for opera. And Sadler's Wells continued its downward spiral.
The theatre was closed, reopened, and its focus modified six times between then and the opening of the current Sadler's Wells Theatre.
Sadler's Wells Theatre London: The Sixth theatre
The current theatre opened on 11 October 1998 with a performance by Rambert Dance Company. The £54 million project was one of the first projects to receive funding from the National Lottery– which contributed £42 million. The new design gave a stage which was wider and deeper and able to accommodate much larger companies and productions than the one it replaced. A new layout to the auditorium accommodated more seats. An extension at the side of the building provided a new ticket office and foyers rising to the full height of the theatre, provided easier audience access to all levels and included bars, cafes and exhibition spaces. As well as the 1,500 seat main auditorium, Sadler's Wells also has a base at the Peacock Theatre near Aldwych. The rebuilt theatre retains the Grade II listing applied to the former theatre in 1950. It also retains access to the remains of the historic wells that still lie beneath the theatre. The architect was RHWL, the acoustic consultant was Arup Acoustics.
When Ian Albery retired as Chief Executive in October 2002 he was succeeded by Jean Luc Choplin, who had recently worked for Disneyland in Paris and Los Angeles and at one time worked with Rudolf Nureyev as a Managing Director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
Although his contract ran until 2007, in January 2004 Choplin announced that he would be taking up a post at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris in 2006 and left shortly afterwards.
Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding since 2004, The Sadler’s Wells Theatre has expanded to become a production house as well as a receiving house hosting performances by visiting companies from the UK and around the world. Balletboyz Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Sylvie Guillem, Akram Khan, Jonzi D, Russell Maliphant, Wayne McGregor, Jasmin Vardimon and Christopher Wheeldon are all Associate Artists/Companies at Sadler’s Wells. This creates opportunities for them to work alongside each other and other collaborators in developing new work. It also contains the 200-seat Lilian Baylis Theatre. Sadler’s Wells also programmes the Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, in London’s West End.
Breakin' Convention , the International Festival of hip hop dance theatre has been produced annually by Sadler’s Wells since 2004.
The Sadler's Wells Seating Plan
Sadler’s Wells has a capacity of 1,568 across 3 levels: Stalls, First Circle, and Second Circle.
New Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation is the current production at Sadler's Wells. The latest booking period for New Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation at Sadler's Wells started 04/12/2018 19:30:00 and runs until 26/01/2025 14:00:00. Tickets for New Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation start at £19 and are available to book now.
We recommend using public transportation to get to Sadler’s Wells. The nearest underground station to Sadler’s Wells is Angel Station (Northern Line). Sadler’s Wells has its own bus stop which is serviced by lines 19, 38 and 341. If you are driving to Sadler’s Wells there is free On-street in Hardwick Street and other streets off Rosebery Avenue on weekdays after 6.30pm and from 1.30pm on Saturdays Do NOT park in resident’s bays. The nearest car park outside the congestion zone is Parkfield Street and there is a large car park in Bowling Green Lane.
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Triptych
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China Peking Opera Company - The Emperor and the Concubine
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Vamos Cuba!
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - Yabin Studio/Eastman: Genesis
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: milonga
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Russell Maliphant Company: Afterlight
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The Forsythe Company - I don't believe in outer space
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Forsythe
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Grupo Corpo: Ima & Onqoto
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Bartabas: Centaur and the Animal
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National Youth Dance Company: The Rashomon Effect/Vertical Road
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Akram Khan: Vertical Road
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Akram Khan: Sacred Monsters
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Jasmin Vardimon Company: Yesterday
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Kidd Pivot/Crystal Pite: The Tempest Replica
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Wayne McGregor/ Random Dance: Atomos
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3Abschied
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Destino
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui — m!longa
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Fela!
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Farruquito: Improvisao
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Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre: Rian
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Rambert — Ghost Dances and other works
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Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas — Rain
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The Mardi Gras Challenge
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: 4D
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Compagnie Marie Chouinard
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Rambert: Mixed Bill
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Cleopatra
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Richard Alston Dance Company
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Rambert Dance Company
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: TeZukA
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Rambert Dance Company: Mixed Bill
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Tanguera old
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Stuttgart Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew/ Made in Germany
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David St-Pierre Company
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BalletBoyz: Young Men
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Rambert: Love, Art & Rock n Roll
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Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words
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Sasha Waltz & Guests: Sacre
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Scottish Ballet: Romeo & Juliet
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Mark Baldwin & Ladysmith Black Mambazo: INALA
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: White
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Sasha Waltz & Guests: Körper
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Silvia Pérez Cruz & Raúl Fernández Refree: Cruzmiró
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Boris Charmatz/Musée de la danse: enfant
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Mark Morris: Mixed Bill
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Liang/ Maliphant/ Wheeldon
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BALLET & DANCE: Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre, The
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Savion Glover
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Akram Khan's Bahok
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Russell Maliphant Company: Conceal | Reveal
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Birmingham Royal Ballet Swan Lake / Triple Bill
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Michael Keegan-Dolan — Swan Lake/Loch na hEala
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Duel Programme
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Star Studded Gala: Yorkshire Ballet Summer School
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Akram Khan Company – XENOS
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Tanguera
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Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Antony Gormley
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les ballets C de la B: Alain Platel’s tauberbach
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Akram Khan Company: iTMOi
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Sol Picó Dance Company - El Llac de les Mosques
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Alexander Whitley Dance Company — 8 Minutes
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Wayne McGregor | Random Dance : FAR
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Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre: The Rite of Spring & Petrushka
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Flamenco - Mujeres
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Emanuel Gat Dance: Winter Variations
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Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!
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Dimitris Papaioannou: The Great Tamer
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San Francisco Ballet — Programme A — Shostakovich Trilogy
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Yang Liping: Rite of Spring
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Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa: Vessel
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Neil O'Brien Entertainment Presents - Pasion de Buena Vista
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TAO Dance Theater: 4 & 9
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan — 13 Tongues & Dust
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Rambert - Dance
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: Programme A
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Lazuli Sky
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Ballet British Columbia: Emily Molnar/Crystal Pite/Sharon Eyal
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Eonnagata
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - Contemporary Voices
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Dance
San Francisco Ballet — Programme B — Liang / Marston / Pita
San Francisco Ballet bring UK premiere of new triple bill to Sadler's Wells
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English National Ballet: Voices of America
Brilliant, inscrutable and wildly entertaining by turns
Dance
Romeo and Juliet
Dance
English National Ballet — The Forsythe Evening
The Forsythe Evening comes to Sadler's Wells for a limited run!
Musical
South Pacific
South Pacific tickets are now booking for the limited London Sadler's Wells Run
Dance
English National Ballet: She Persisted
English National Ballet: She Persisted at Sadler's Wells for only 9 performances!
Dance
Pina Bausch / Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo — The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]
Pina Bausch / Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo — The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]
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balletLORENT — The Lost Happy Endings
balletLORENT — The Lost Happy Endings comes to London's Sadler's Wells Theatre Easter 2020
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Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
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Dada Masilo: Giselle
Dada Masilo's groundbreaking reimagining of the renowned Giselle ballet is coming to Sadler's Wells for a limited time!
Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - Ailey Classic
See why Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are Americas most popular dance groups!
Dance
Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Ballet comes to Sadler's Wells Theatre for the party of a lifetime!
Dance
Flamenco Festival: Tim Ries, David Peña Dorantes & Adam Ben Ezra
Dorantes, Tim Ries and Adam Ben Ezra with guest artist Jesús Carmona — Flamenco meets Jazz
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Liszt mosaics
Liszt mosaics at Sadler's Wells for one-night-only!
Dance
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch — Bluebeard
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch — Bluebeard
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National Youth Dance Company / Botis Seva: MADHEAD
National Youth Dance Company and Botis Seva present contemporary new dance production MADHEAD
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Cecilia Bengolea & François Chaignaud: DFS
Dance and song at opposite ends of the spectrum come together in this exciting show.
Dance
Akram Khan Company – Until the Lions
Akram Khan brings his theatrical Until the Lions piece to Sadler's Wells for the first time ever!
Dance
Somnium: A Dancer’s Dream
Strictly Come Dancing stars Neil and Katya Jones bring their new show Somnium to London's West End
Dance
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: New Piece I Dimitris Papaioannou
Following the choreographer’s death in 2009, the company are now ready to embark on the expansion of this hallowed repertoire.
Dance
Flamenco Festival: Patricia Guerrero
Max Award nominee Patricia Guerrero in Catedral for one night only!
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet: La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter)
Birmingham Royal Ballet brings a comic ballet to London!
Musical
Carmen La Cubana
One of the world's most famous operas meets revolution in a sultry new adaptation.
Dance
Rambert: Rambert Event
Rambert — Rambert Event comes to Sadler's Wells this November with a unique juxtaposition of dance, music and art design!
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Julie Cunningham / Alesandra Seutin / Botis Seva: Reckonings
Don't miss this chance to celebrate with Sadler's Wells!
Dance
An evening of Bharatanatyam – Darbar Festival
Don't miss this chance to celebrate with Sadler's Wells!
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Autumn 2019 Mixed Bill
Quick-witted and even quicker footed.
Dance
Young Associates / Hetain Patel: Together, not the same
Young Associates together with Hetain Patel bring new dance show 'Together, not the same' to life.
Dance
Nederlands Dans Theater
Dance
Richard Alston Dance Company: Quartermark
Richard Alston Dance Company celebrates 25 years with a very limited engagement of Quartermark at Sadler's Wells
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Nederlands Dans Theatre 1 & 2 - Kunstkamer
Nederlands Dans Theatre 1 & 2 - Kunstkamer
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Hofesh Shechter Company - Double Murder
A thrilling new double bill
Dance
Nederlands Dans Theater 1: León & Lightfoot / Pite / Goecke
This celebrated company presents 3 pieces of mesmerizing theatre.
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Pina Bausch – Iphigenie auf Tauris
Dance
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas & B’Rock Orchestra – The Six Brandenburg Concertos
J.S. Bach's Six Brandenburg Concertos come to life on the Sadler's Wells stage!
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Richard Alston Dance Company — Final Edition
Richard Alston Dance Company says farewell with Final Edition
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Aracaladanza: Play
Spanish company Aracaladanza return for Sadler's Wells' Family Weekend with new show Play
Dance
Acosta Danza: Evolution
Acosta Danza: Evolution featuring Carlos Acosta is set to make its way to Sadler's Wells this autumn!
Dance
Rambert: Life is a Dream
"Superbly constructed, inventively musical, beautiful and profoundly humane" The Guardian On Transfigured Night
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English National Ballet — Creature by Akram Khan
Akram Kahn brings this otherworldly tale of isolation and belonging to Sadler's Wells.
Dance
BalletBoyz — Deluxe
BalletBoyz are back at Sadler's Wells with Deluxe
Dance
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani - Skid by Damien Jalet and SAABA by Sharon Eyal
GöteborgsOperans Danskompani presents Skid by Damien Jalet and SAABA by Sharon Eyal!
Dance
Turn It Out with Tiler Peck
Witness Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends with award-winning ballet dancer Tiler Peck!
Dance
Scottish Ballet – Coppélia
Léo Delibes' ballet has been given a high-tech makeover in this adaptation of Coppélia!
Dance
Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
This original production is an intense and modern re-imagining of one of the most famous love stories ever told.
Dance
Julie Cunningham & Company – how did we get here?
Julie Cunningham & Company – how did we get here? opposes patriarchal and gender norms!
Dance
Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined shows a world completely devastated by the Climate Crisis.
Dance
Saregama Live – Disco Dancer
Saregama Live – Disco Dancer at Sadler's Wells, a showcase of Indian 80s Disco.
Dance
Jasmin Vardimon - ALiCE
Jasmin Vardimon - ALiCE comes to Sadler's Wells Theatre for a stunning showcase of dance.
Dance
Breakin' Convention Presents: The Ruggeds - State Shift
Adapt, improvise, overcome. The Ruggeds present a vivid duo of pieces in State Shift!
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La Strada
Alina Cojocaru presents La Strada at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London
Dance
Marie Chouinard — Double Bill
Dance
Darbar Festival 2019
Darbar Festival 2019 featuring Akram Khan is set to take the dance world by storm once again at Sadler's Wells this autumn!
Dance
Lyon Opera Ballet - Trois Grandes Fugues
"The experience is riveting" - New York Times
Dance
Hofesh Shechter Company: Grand Finale
Hofesh Shechter returns to the West End!
Dance
Akram Khan Company – We are but Shadows
Akram Khan Company – We are but Shadows
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TAO Dance Theater — 6 & 8
OUT OF ASIA 2: Bodies forming landscapes and inanimate objects, Mr. Tao deconstructs the traditional notion of dance
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Bartabas & Andrés Marín - Golgota
Dance
Akram Khan Company – XENOS
Olivier Award-winning dancer returns with XENOS at Sadler's Wells!
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Northern Ballet — Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Suitable for all ages, this is a perfect introduction to the world of ballet for the whole family!
Dance
Cía. Mercedes Ruiz — Déjame que te baile
"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet — Triple Bill
"So perfect you could watch it every day" - Evening on 'Still Life' at the Penguin Café
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Cía. Manuel Liñán — Reversible
"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent
Dance
Kyle Abraham- Abraham.In.Motion — Pavement
"It sits in your throat, burning. And it stays with you" - Washington Post
Dance
L-E-V: Love Chapter 2
Don't miss this amazing extension of the themes presented in OCD Love.
Dance
Rambert - A Linha Curva, and other works
"A sexily samba-soaked, hip-swinging, arm-waving, whistle-blowing fiesta" - Daily Telegraph
Dance
Indian Adventures of Sitar and Dance - Darbar Festival 2017
One of India’s most brilliant and distinctive sitarists of her generation.
Dance
Nishat Khan and the Soul of Khayal - Darbar Festival 2017
A special double bill bringing together Hindustani khayal vocals and instrumental traditions.
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Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company — Patrias
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English National Ballet - She Said
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Cloud Gate 2 — Triple Bill
OUT OF ASIA 2: Dancers from Taiwan perform three shows in one, inpired by human nature, the sea and traditional Taiwanese street dance.
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LA Dance Project — Mixed Bill
Dance
Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography
This show, illuminated by the human genome, creates itself anew each performance.
Dance
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch — Masurca Fogo
Masurca Fogo is an upbeat piece of dance theatre with all of Pina Bausch’s trademark ingenuity on display.
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Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa — Swan Lake/Loch na hEala
★★★★★ "A thing of wonder" - Irish Times
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Eastman - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui — Fractus V
Inspiration for this dance show comes from an unlikely source: the American philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky
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balletLORENT - Snow White — Family Weekend
Dance
Rambert — The Creation
Established in 1926, Britain’s oldest dance company, Rambert, are celebrating their anniversary in style
Dance
Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods & Münchner Kammerspiele — UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP
"Chafes against the life that keeps on going until nothing but a breathing body and a beating heart remain" - De Standaard
Dance
Hofesh Shechter Company — barbarians
Dance
Akram Khan Company – Outwitting the Devil
A new piece by Akram Khan that explores the Epic of Gilgamesh. Don't miss Outwitting the Devil this autumn!
Dance
Rambert — Contemporaries
Established in 1926, Britain’s oldest dance company, Rambert, are celebrating their anniversary in style
Dance
L-E-V — OCD Love
Dance
Balletboyz: 14 Days
4 choreographers, 4 composers, 4 pieces, 14 days.
Dance
Ragas, Sarod and Fiery Dance - Darbar Festival 2017
A triple bill of vibrant new talents, brilliant technique, vivid characterisation and electrifying energy!
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet — Shakespeare Triple Bill
Birmingham Royal Ballet presents two extraordinary shows this season, both celebrating 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare
Dance
Natalia Osipova — Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Russell Maliphant / Arthur Pita
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Birmingham Royal Ballet - Aladdin
"A delightful family show. It is absolutely astonishing" - Daily Telegraph
Dance
Jasmin Vardimon Company — Pinocchio
The 21st century take on the classical tale of Pinocchio
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English National Ballet: Akram Khan’s Giselle
Don't miss 'a masterpiece of 21st century dance!" Akram Khan's Giselle hits Sadler's Wells this September for a strictly limited run!
Dance
Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company — Flamencura
★★★★★ "An exceptional evening, elegant yet imbued with force. Excellent, all of it" -- The Times
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet: First Steps, A Child’s Aladdin
A feast of dance, music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a perfect introduction to ballet.
Dance
Eva Yerbabuena — Apariencias
"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent
Dance
Yang Liping Contemporary Dance — Under Siege
You surely have not seen anything like this before: Traditional Chinese tale with a modern take including hip-hop and modern dance
Dance
Empower In Motion - A Ballet Inclusive
Experience the magic of inclusivity and dance with Empower In Motion - A Ballet Inclusive
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Northern Ballet: Victoria
Northern Ballet: Victoria makes its way to London Sadler's Wells as part of its highly anticipated UK tour.
Dance
Hofesh Shechter Company: Barbarians
Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - Modern Masters
Performing three breath-taking dance pieces, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are back!
Dance
BalletBoyz - England on Fire
Experience a new look into the modern world with Ballet Boyz England on Fire.
Dance
Rambert / Ben Duke - Death Trap
Dance, comedy, tragedy, Rambert and Ben Duke come together in Death Trap at Sadler's Wells
Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - 21st Century Creations
Find out why Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are America's most popular dance company!
Dance
English National Ballet - Our Voices
Celebrate classical, contemporary and neo-classical dance this Autumn with Our Voices.
Dance
Acosta Danza - Carlos Acosta’s Carmen
Don't miss the classic tale of Carmen, reimagined with an irresistible Cuban flair
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Northern Ballet - Romeo & Juliet
Northern Ballet Romeo & Juliet at Sadler's Wells
Dance
English National Ballet / Johan Inger’s Carmen
English National Ballet / Johan Inger’s Carmen at Sadler's Wells
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Scottish Ballet - A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee William's classic is reimagined for the Sadler's Wells season!
Dance
New York City Ballet - Mixed Bill
Don't miss NYC Ballet's innovative and elegant UK Tour!
Dance
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty at Sadler's Wells
Dance
The Acrobatic Swan Lake
Don’t miss The Acrobatic Swan Lake’s mesmerizing and dazzling return to London.
Dance
Edward Scissorhands
Matthew Bourne brings Tim Burton's magical story to Sadler's Wells Theatre!
Dance
Resurgence
After three decades, they're back!
Dance
Akram Khan Company: DESH
★★★★★ "His best show yet: poignant, thrilling, magical, moving and utterly transfixing" - The Daily Telegraph
Musical
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Dance
Matthew Bourne's Cinderella — New Adventures
Bourne's vivid storytelling has never been more heart-stopping and touching...
Dance
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty returns to Sadler's Wells for Christmas 2022
Dance