Natalia Osipova in The Standard of Living

Natalia Osipova is a world-renowned ballerina and principal of The Royal Ballet, celebrated for her performances in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and Swan Lake. She is due to make her West End stage debut as Lydia Lopokova in The Standard of Living opposite Rory Kinnear.

Natalia Osipova in The Standard of Living

Natalia Osipova makes her West End stage debut in The Standard of Living, a new play by James Graham directed by Nicholas Hytner, playing real-life Ballets Russes dancer Lydia Lopokova opposite Rory Kinnear as her husband, economist John Maynard Keynes. The production runs for 12 weeks at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 September until 12 December 2026.

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About Natalia Osipova

Natalia Osipova is a Russian-born ballerina and principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, widely regarded as one of the leading dance artists of her generation. Born in Moscow in 1986, she trained at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography before joining the Bolshoi Ballet, where a celebrated performance as Kitri in Don Quixote helped launch her international career. She went on to dance as a principal with the Mikhailovsky Ballet and American Ballet Theatre before joining The Royal Ballet as a principal in 2013. The Standard of Living marks her first appearance in a spoken stage play.

Theatre and Dance Credits

Osipova has an extensive career as a principal ballerina, spanning classical full-length ballets and boundary-pushing contemporary work, with an equally extensive list of honours to match.

Principal dancer with The Royal Ballet since 2013, with roles including the title roles in Giselle, Cinderella, Manon, and Sylvia
Repertoire includes Kitri in Don Quixote, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty
Created roles in Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works and Arthur Pita’s The Weathering, among other new works
Former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, Mikhailovsky Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre
Awards include multiple Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Best Female Dancer and the Golden Mask Award

Film and Television Credits

Notable film and television credits include Joika (Sony Pictures Classics), a biographical drama inspired by the early career of ballerina Joy Womack.

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The Standard of Living plays a strictly limited 12-week season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, from 21 September until 12 December 2026. Book your tickets now so you don’t miss out on this remarkable new play.

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