This year marks 25 years since Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet moved to the Midlands in 1990 to become Birmingham Royal Ballet, a move that was widely regarded as the arts coup of the decade. Since then, Birmingham Royal Ballet has staged over 130 different ballets at their home of Birmingham Hippodrome over the course of around 225 weeks of performances. During this time the company have also taken the Birmingham brand across the globe to countries such as South Africa, Japan, China, Hong Kong and the USA.

This October, Birmingham Royal Ballet will perform a triple bill titled Variations which includes George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, the first piece the company ever performed in Birmingham. 2015 also marks David Bintley’s 20th year as Director and the 25th birthday of Sir Peter Wright’s magical and much-loved production of The Nutcracker.

Winter 2015 at Birmingham Hippodrome:

Swan Lake: 28th September–6th October 2015
Variations triple bill: (Theme and Variations/ Kin./Enigma Variations) 8th–10th October 2015
The Nutcracker: 27th November –13th December 2015