Birmingham Royal Ballet to tour Cinderella in 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet is set to tour Sir David Bintley’s magical production of Cinderella to venues around the UK in 2025.

Cinderella will open at the Mayflower Theatre Southampton on 6 February 2025, before continuing to the Birmingham Hippodrome, The Lowry Salford, Sunderland Empire, Bristol Hippodrome and Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Following the UK tour, Cinderella will then play at Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan in Japan in June 2025.

Sir David Bintley’s Cinderella remains one of the most popular ballets in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s repertoire, featuring sumptuous sets and costumes by acclaimed artist John Macfarlane, and virtuoso dance and magical transformations to Sergei Prokofiev’s sweeping musical score.

Former BRB Soloist and now Royal Ballet Principal Dancer William Bracewell will join the Company as a guest performer in the role of The Prince, dancing alongside Momoko Hirata at Birmingham Hippodrome on the evening of Thursday 20th and Saturday 22nd February 2025. William Bracewell will also be a guest performer for dates in Japan on Friday 27 June and Sunday 29 June.

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Director, Carlos Acosta said: “Cinderella remains an enduring classic in the BRB canon and a firm audience favourite. John Macfarlane’s awe-inspiring designs pair perfectly with Sir David Bintley’s beautiful choreography and Prokofiev’s rousing music in this spellbinding production. Cinderella is one of our most visually stunning productions, demonstrating BRB’s commitment to touring the very best that ballet can offer to audiences across the UK, and around the globe.”