
This production is recommended for ages 5+.
Performance dates
23 May - 9 June 2026
Run time: 2hrs 15mins
Includes interval
A love letter to the English countryside, La Fille mal gardée is a ballet of pure sunshine. Playing a strictly limited run at the Royal Opera House, book your official tickets to La Fille mal gardée today.
Lise, the spirited only daughter of Widow Simone, is the heiress to a prosperous farm - but her heart belongs to the young farmer Colas. Her mother, however, has grander ambitions, determined to secure Lise’s future by marrying her to Alain, the awkward son of wealthy landowner Thomas. Refusing to sacrifice love for convenience, Lise schemes to outwit her mother’s carefully laid plans. As romance, rivalry, and rural comedy collide, will true love triumph?