The Red Shoes
Once again SM and I went up to London for a couple of days between Christmas and the New Year. It's a nice way to do something just for ourselves.
Friday evening we went to Sadler's Wells to see Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes. Seeing a ballet at Christmas is also becoming a tradition (I'm already making plans to see Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker next year!)
It was an excellent production, first class dancers, great set, excellent music (live orchestra) and I sat engrossed from start to finish. There's nothing which stood out in particular, but that was because it was all so good. The action never stood still, and although the pace changes, it flows.
The production will be going on tour from the end of January, so for any of my UK flist who likes ballet, I'd highly recommend it. Also, I'd recommend the café at Sadler's Wells - we ate there before the evening performance and had an excellent meal plus glass of wine at a reasonable price.
Friday evening we went to Sadler's Wells to see Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes. Seeing a ballet at Christmas is also becoming a tradition (I'm already making plans to see Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker next year!)
It was an excellent production, first class dancers, great set, excellent music (live orchestra) and I sat engrossed from start to finish. There's nothing which stood out in particular, but that was because it was all so good. The action never stood still, and although the pace changes, it flows.
The production will be going on tour from the end of January, so for any of my UK flist who likes ballet, I'd highly recommend it. Also, I'd recommend the café at Sadler's Wells - we ate there before the evening performance and had an excellent meal plus glass of wine at a reasonable price.