Sadler's Wells

Sadler's Wells

Rosebery Avenue, Islington, London EC1R 4TN

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Sadler's Wells Theatre is a major London performing arts venue located on on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell in the Borough of Islington. The present day theatre is the most recent of six theatres that have existed on the same site since 1683. The building, which stands today consists of two performance spaces: the 1,500 seat main auditorium and the Lilian Baylis Studio, with extensive rehearsal rooms and technical facilities also housed within the site. It is recognised as one of the United Kingdom's foremost dance venues and producing houses, with a number of associated artists and companies who produce original works for the theatre. Sadler's Wells is also responsible for the management of the Peacock Theatre in the West End.

History

First theatre and pleasure gardens

Richard Sadler opened a "Musick House" in 1683, the second public theatre opened in London after the restoration. The name Sadler's Wells originates from his name and the rediscovery of monastic springs on his property. The well water being thought to have medicinal properties, Sadler was prompted to claim that drinking the water from the wells would be effective against "dropsy, jaundice, scurvy, green sickness and other distempers to which females are liable – ulcers, fits of the mother, virgin's fever and hypochondriacal distemper".

In 1698 Thomas Guidott the noted Doctor of Physik who popularised the waters of Bath wrote what he called "A true and exact account of Sadler's Well, or, The new mineral-waters lately found out at Islington treating of its nature and virtues: together with an enumeration of the chiefest diseases which it is good for, and against which it may be used, and the manner and order of taking of it".

This brought the health giving properties of the hot mineral waters to the country and soon the aristocracy started to arrive to partake in them.

Thus, this still quite rural London location became famous for both the water and for music, but as more wells were dug and the exclusiveness of Sadler's Wells declined, so did the quality of the entertainment provided – along with the quality of the clientele who were described as "vermin trained up to the gallows" by a contemporary. By 1711, the theatre was characterized as "a nursery of debauchery".

By the mid-1700s, the existence of two "Theatres Royal" –in Covent Garden and Drury Lane– severely limited the ability of other London theatres to legally perform any drama combined with music, thus rather limiting for opera. And Sadler's Wells continued its downward spiral.

The theatre was closed, reopened, and its focus modified six times between then and the opening of the current Sadler's Wells Theatre.

Sadler's Wells Theatre London: The Sixth theatre

The current theatre opened on 11 October 1998 with a performance by Rambert Dance Company. The £54 million project was one of the first projects to receive funding from the National Lottery– which contributed £42 million. The new design gave a stage which was wider and deeper and able to accommodate much larger companies and productions than the one it replaced. A new layout to the auditorium accommodated more seats. An extension at the side of the building provided a new ticket office and foyers rising to the full height of the theatre, provided easier audience access to all levels and included bars, cafes and exhibition spaces. As well as the 1,500 seat main auditorium, Sadler's Wells also has a base at the Peacock Theatre near Aldwych. The rebuilt theatre retains the Grade II listing applied to the former theatre in 1950. It also retains access to the remains of the historic wells that still lie beneath the theatre. The architect was RHWL, the acoustic consultant was Arup Acoustics.

When Ian Albery retired as Chief Executive in October 2002 he was succeeded by Jean Luc Choplin, who had recently worked for Disneyland in Paris and Los Angeles and at one time worked with Rudolf Nureyev as a Managing Director of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Although his contract ran until 2007, in January 2004 Choplin announced that he would be taking up a post at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris in 2006 and left shortly afterwards.

Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding since 2004, The Sadler’s Wells Theatre has expanded to become a production house as well as a receiving house hosting performances by visiting companies from the UK and around the world. Balletboyz Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Sylvie Guillem, Akram Khan, Jonzi D, Russell Maliphant, Wayne McGregor, Jasmin Vardimon and Christopher Wheeldon are all Associate Artists/Companies at Sadler’s Wells. This creates opportunities for them to work alongside each other and other collaborators in developing new work. It also contains the 200-seat Lilian Baylis Theatre. Sadler’s Wells also programmes the Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, in London’s West End.

Breakin' Convention , the International Festival of hip hop dance theatre has been produced annually by Sadler’s Wells since 2004. 

Sadler's Wells Seating Plan

The Sadler's Wells Seating Plan

Sadler’s Wells has a capacity of 1,568 across 3 levels: Stalls, First Circle, and Second Circle.

New Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation is the current production at Sadler's Wells. The latest booking period for New Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation at Sadler's Wells started 04/12/2018 19:30:00 and runs until 26/01/2025 14:00:00. Tickets for New Adventures Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake The Next Generation start at £56 and are available to book now.

We recommend using public transportation to get to Sadler’s Wells. The nearest underground station to Sadler’s Wells is Angel Station (Northern Line). Sadler’s Wells has its own bus stop which is serviced by lines 19, 38 and 341. If you are driving to Sadler’s Wells there is free On-street in Hardwick Street and other streets off Rosebery Avenue on weekdays after 6.30pm and from 1.30pm on Saturdays Do NOT park in resident’s bays.  The nearest car park outside the congestion zone is Parkfield Street and there is a large car park in Bowling Green Lane.

Musical

42nd Street

Peggy Sawyer dreams big in this reimagined production of the iconic musical 42nd Street!

Dance

The Little Match Girl — Ballo Arthur Pita

Hans Christian Andersen challenged humanity in his classical tale of a pure soul and the cruel world.

Concert

Flamenco Festival: Miguel Poveda

Miguel Poveda sings on the West End stage at Sadler's Wells for one night only!

Dance

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes returns to London for 2019 Christmas season

Dance

Wing Chun

Uncover the rich history of Wing Chun in this remarkable production.

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A Chorus Line

The singular sensation is in London!

Dance

Semperoper Ballett: All Forsythe

Semperoper Ballett comes to Sadler's Wells

Dance

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance — Bayadère - The Ninth Life

"Marvellous, inspiring mesh of history, poetry and ideas" - The Guardian

Dance

Gala Flamenca 2017

"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent

Musical

Singin' In The Rain

Adam Cooper returns to Sadler's Wells in the classic feel-good show Singin' in the Rain!

Dance

Candoco Dance Company — Beheld & Set and Reset/Reset

This show, packed with internationally acclaimed artists, will engage all your senses

Dance

Scottish Ballet - 40th Anniversary Tour

Dance

Shall We Dance

Play

Edward Scissorhands

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Dance

Hofesh Shechter: Sun

Dance

Sankai Juku: Dual Programme

Dance

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: Nine Songs/Rice

Dance

Sadler's Sampled: Playlist

Dance

English National Ballet — Pina Bausch / William Forsythe / Hans van Manen

Pina Bausch, William Forsythe, Hans van Manen - all on one stage for this stunning triple bill!

Dance

Compagnie du Hanneton / James Thierrée — The Toad Knew

★★★★ "A spellbinding mix of ravishing visuals, seductive music and breathtaking acrobatics" -- The Guardian

Dance

Tanztheater Wuppertal: 1980 Pina Bausch

Dance

les ballets C de la B

Dance

Flamenco: Eva Yerbabuena

Dance

Triptych

Dance

Israel Galván — FLA.CO.MEN

"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent

Dance

China Peking Opera Company - The Emperor and the Concubine

China Peking Opera Company returns to Sadler's Wells

Dance

Christian Rizzo: D'Apres Une Histoire Vraie

Dance

Savion Glover: SoLe Sanctuary

Dance

Company Wayne McGregor / Paris Opera Ballet — Tree of Codes

"Extraordinary. Sometimes, five stars is not enough" - The Independent

Dance

Batsheva Dance Company

Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: milonga

Dance

Vamos Cuba!

Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - Yabin Studio/Eastman: Genesis

Dance

Candoco Dance Company: Double Bill

Candoco presents a double bill of Face In and Let's Talk About Dis.

Dance

Russell Maliphant Company: Afterlight

Dance

Fabulous Beast & Liam O Maonlai: Rian

Dance

Rosas: The Song

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OPERA: Marinsky (Kirov) Opera

Dance

Russell Maliphant Company: Still Current

Dance

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet — Triple Bill

Dance

The Forsythe Company - I don't believe in outer space

Dance

Forsythe

Dance

Bartabas: Centaur and the Animal

Dance

CCN Ballet de Lorraine — Unknown Pleasures

Deprived from seeing the dancers' faces, the viewer will be forced to rethink the concept of human contact altogether

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delete

Dance

Family Weekend

Dance

National Youth Dance Company: The Rashomon Effect/Vertical Road

Dance

Akram Khan: Vertical Road

Dance

Akram Khan: Sacred Monsters

Dance

Jasmin Vardimon Company: Yesterday

Dance

Grupo Corpo: Ima & Onqoto

Dance

Compagnie du Hanneton / James Thiérrée: Tabac Rouge

Dance

Flamenco Festival

Musical

Edward Scissorhands

Dance

Flamenco - Carmen

Dance

Ea Sola: Drought and Rain

Dance

Lost Action

Dance

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young — Betroffenheit

★★★★★ "Raw and riveting" -- The Guardian

Dance

Hofesh Shechter

Dance

La Veronal: Voronia

Dance

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: Formosa

Formosa highlights the beauty and history of Taiwan.

Dance

Flamenco - Ballet Nacional de Espana

Dance

Mark Morris Dance Group: Two Mixed Bills

Dance

Morphoses

Dance

Cullberg Ballet: Plateau Effect

Dance

Lucy Carter / Michael Hulls / Nitin Sawhney - No Body

Dance

Martin Creed: Work No 1020

Dance

Carlos Acosta

Dance

San Franciso Ballet: Programme C

Dance

Breakin' Convention: Borderline

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A

Dance

Sutra

Dance

Ángel Múñoz: From White To Black

Dance

Akram Khan & Israel Galvan: TOROBAKA

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Mozart's Zaide

Dance

TAO Dance Theatre - 6 & 7

c

Dance

Akram Khan: Desh

Dance

Marinsky (Kirov) Ballet, The

Dance

Richard Alston Dance Company: Mid Century Modern

"Alston premiere shows promise" Daily Telegraph on Alston's First Revue, 1968

Dance

Balletboyz

Dance

LA Dance Project: Mixed Bill

Dance

Zoonation: Unplugged

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Penguin Café Triple Bill/ The Sleeping Beauty

Dance

National Ballet of China — The Peony Pavillion

OUT OF ASIA 2: Western and Eastern cultural heritage merge in this unique ballet show

Dance

Belén Maya Company: Trasmín

Dance

Decreation

Dance

Olivier Dubois Company: Tragédie

Dance

San Francisco Ballet: Programme B

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BALLET & DANCE: Eonnagata

Dance

Brasil Brasileiro

The exuberance and energy of Brazil comes to Sadler's... Brasil Brasileiro

Dance

Bruno Beltrão: CRACKz

Dance

La La La Human Steps: New Work by Edouard Lock

Dance

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Rosas

Dance

Morphoses: The Wheeldon Company

Dance

Hussein Chalayan: Gravity Fatigue

Dance

Mixed Bill

Dance

Emanuel Gat Dance: Brilliant Corners

Dance

Dorian Gray

Dance

Kidd Pivot/Crystal Pite: The Tempest Replica

Dance

Wayne McGregor/ Random Dance: Atomos

Dance

Northern Ballet Theatre - Hamlet

Dance

Armitage/McGregor/Pite/Whitley

Dance

3Abschied

Dance

Saburo Teshigawara/KARAS: Mirror and Music

Dance

Destino

Dance

Scottish Ballet: Double Bill

Dance

In the Spirit of Diaghilev

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet — The Tempest

Birmingham Royal Ballet presents two extraordinary shows this season, both celebrating 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare

Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui — m!longa

★★★★ "A very beautiful show indeed" -- The Daily Telegraph

Musical

Fela!

Dance

Farruquito: Improvisao

Dance

Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre: Rian

Dance

Rambert — Ghost Dances and other works

One of Rambert’s most celebrated works returns to Sadler’s Wells for the first time in 14 years

Dance

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas — Rain

"Simply to watch the collective patterns set in motion by the dancers is entrancing" -- The Guardian

Dance

The Mardi Gras Challenge

Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: 4D

Dance

Pet Shop Boys & Javier De Frutos - The Most Incredible Thing

Dance

Dutch National Ballet: Hans van Manen

Dance

Compagnie Marie Chouinard

Dance

Beijing Dance Theater: Haze

Dance

Miguel Poveda: In Concert

Dance

BalletBoyz®: The Talent 2013

Dance

Rambert: Mixed Bill

Dance

Paco Peña

Dance

Cleopatra

Dance

Richard Alston Dance Company

Dance

Rambert Dance Company

Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui: TeZukA

Dance

Rambert Dance Company: Mixed Bill

Dance

Tanguera old

Dance

Stuttgart Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew/ Made in Germany

Dance

David St-Pierre Company

Dance

BalletBoyz: Young Men

Dance

Rambert: Love, Art & Rock n Roll

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words

Musical

West Side Story

Dance

Sasha Waltz & Guests: Sacre

Dance

Scottish Ballet: Romeo & Juliet

Dance

Ivan Putrov-Men In Motion featuring Sergei Polunin

Dance

Mark Baldwin & Ladysmith Black Mambazo: INALA

Dance

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: White

Dance

Sasha Waltz & Guests: Körper

Waltz focuses on our bodies, how we use them and what they are worth.

Dance

Silvia Pérez Cruz & Raúl Fernández Refree: Cruzmiró

Dance

Boris Charmatz/Musée de la danse: enfant

Dance

Mark Morris: Mixed Bill

Dance

Liang/ Maliphant/ Wheeldon

Dance

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch - Viktor

See Pina Bausch and her Company in London

Musical

BALLET & DANCE: Australian Ballet with Bangarra Dance Theatre, The

Dance

Savion Glover

Dance

Akram Khan's Bahok

Dance

San Francisco Ballet: Programme A

Dance

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: White

Dance

Russell Maliphant Company: Conceal | Reveal

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet Swan Lake / Triple Bill

Dance

Michael Keegan-Dolan — Swan Lake/Loch na hEala

This Swan Lake will be like no other - as visualised by one of Ireland’s most talented, challenging and innovative choreographers

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Duel Programme

Dance

Star Studded Gala: Yorkshire Ballet Summer School

Dance

Akram Khan Company – XENOS

Marking his final performances as a dancer in a full-length piece

Dance

Tanguera

★★★★“Tanguera ups the stakes and gives tango a blood-and-guts love story to whip its legs around…pure heaven” -- Metro

Dance

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Antony Gormley

Dance

les ballets C de la B: Alain Platel’s tauberbach

Dance

American Ballet Theatre

Dance

Akram Khan Company: iTMOi

Dance

Philippe Decoufle Company DCA - Contact

Dance

Sol Picó Dance Company - El Llac de les Mosques

Dance

Alexander Whitley Dance Company — 8 Minutes

"A mercurial imagination" The Financial Times on Petter Reco

Dance

New Adventures — Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures

"A rare treat. Bourne’s wit and flair are in full play" -- Sunday Times

Dance

Wayne McGregor | Random Dance : FAR

Dance

Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre: The Rite of Spring & Petrushka

Dance

Flamenco - Mujeres

Dance

Emanuel Gat Dance: Winter Variations

Musical

Peter Grimes / The adventures of Pinocchio

Dance

Rosas & Ictus: Vortex Temporum

Dance

Aracaladanza's Clouds

Dance

Northern Ballet: Jane Eyre

Experience this classic dark romance through the medium of dance.

Dance

The Most Incredible Thing

Dance

Family Weekend: balletLORENT: Rapunzel

Dance

Dorrance Dance — ETM: Double Down

"A fresh and innovative show" -- New York Times

Dance

Voices of the Amazon — Sisters Grimm

"A show that enchants as much as it impresses" -- The Telegraph on INALA

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!

Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker

Dance

Rambert: McGregor / Motin / Shechter

Rambert: McGregor / Motin / Shechter sees two spectacular dance pieces revived along with a brand-new, hip-hop work by Motin.

Dance

Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa — MÁM

Michael Keegan-Dolan's MAM to have UK premiere at London's Sadler's Wells

Dance

San Francisco Ballet — Programme D — McIntyre / Wheeldon / Dawson

San Francisco Ballet present new work by McIntyre, Wheeldon and Dawson, tickets available now!

Dance

Danse Élargie: Dance Expanded

Don't miss the best from Danse Élargie: Dance Expanded as they perform for an unprecedented special event at Sadler's Wells.

Dance

Ballet Preljocaj: La Fresque

Ballet Preljocaj — La Fresque is set to make a splash at Sadler's Wells this autumn for a strictly limited run you won't want to miss!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Hobson's Choice

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Hobson's Choice

Dance

Nico Muhly / Julie Cunningham / Michael Keegan-Dolan / Iván Pérez: Drawn Lines

Tickets for Drawn Lines now available

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Programme B

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme B: EN/ The Call/ Juba/ Revelations

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Romeo & Juliet

My only love sprung from my only hate.

Dance

Gandini Juggling & Alexander Whitley: Spring

Cult-favourites Gandini Juggling join forces with Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate Alexander Whitley.

Dance

China National Traditional Orchestra: Xuanzang’s Pilgrimage

Xuanzang’s Pilgrimage is a unique musical journey into the soul and culture of China and the East.

Dance

Nitin Sawhney / Sébastien Ramirez & Honji Wang: Dystopian Dream

Dystopian Dream is created from a concept originated by composer Nitin Sawhney and co-devised with Honji Wang and Sébastien Ramirez.

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Unleashed

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings new double bill Unleashed to Sadler's Well for the surprise ballet hit of the summer!

Dance

English National Ballet: Lest We Forget

A poignant reflection on World War.

Dance

San Francisco Ballet — Programme C — Welch / Scarlett / Peck

San Francisco Ballet present works by Welch, Scarlett and Peck in this new triple bill

Dance

Enter Achilles — A work by Lloyd Newson (DV8 Physical Theatre)

Lloyd Newson and Rambert bring Enter Achilles swinging onto the Sadler's Wells stage

Dance

Rambert 2: Double Bill

Rambert 2 — Double Bill is coming to Sadler's Wells this November for a strictly limited engagement.

Dance

Emanuel Gat: WORKS

Israelian-born choreographer Emanuel Gat brings his sex-piece compilation entitled Works to Sadler's Wells!

Dance

Family Weekend — Aracaladanza - Vuelos

Aracaladanza group and their amazing Vuelos - Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s quest to make man fly.

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Programme C

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie/ Members/ Don’t Get Weary/ Ella/ Revelations

Dance

Confluence

Dance

Russell Maliphant & Vangelis: The Thread

Russell Maliphant & Vangelis: The Thread makes its world premiere at Sadler's Wells this spring.

Dance

Paco Peña — Solera

Paco Peña brings Solera to Sadler's Wells for 6 performances only!

Dance

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: New Piece II Alan Lucien Øyen

Following the choreographer’s death in 2009, the company is now ready to embark on the expansion of this hallowed repertoire.

Dance

Northern Ballet - Geisha

Geisha Kenneth Tindall's new full length ballet

Dance

Russell Maliphant Dance Company: Silent Lines

Award winning Russell Maliphant Company brings Silent Lines to London

Dance

Alexander Whitley Dance Company – Overflow

Overflow in London for 2 performances only!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Giselle

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings an unforgettable rendition of Giselle to Sadler's Wells this autumn!

Dance

Gisèle Vienne: Crowd

Renowned French choreographer Gisèle Vienne premieres her hit piece Crowd at Sadler's Wells this October.

Dance

Flamenco Festival: Olga Pericet

Olga Pericet's The Thorn That Wanted to be a Flower, or The Flower That Dreamed of Being a Dancer UK premiere.

Dance

Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot — Revisor

The UK Premiere of Kidd Pivot's Revisor for 3 performances only!

Dance

Dorrance Dance: Myelination and other works

Don't miss the highly anticipated UK premiere of Dorrance Dance — Myelination and other works!

Dance

Natalia Osipova: Pure Dance

Natalia Osipova returns to Sadler's Wells with acclaimed show Pure Dance backed by popular demand.

Dance

Flamenco Festival: Rocío Molina

Rocio Molina brings her Olivier Award nominated Fallen From Heaven back to the West End for one night only!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Summer 2020 Mixed Bill

Carlos Acosta brings a new Birmingham Royal Ballet bill to Sadler's Wells

Dance

Alina Cojocaru

Alina Cojocaru curates and performs new programme coming to London's Sadler's Wells

Dance

Dimitris Papaioannou: The Great Tamer

The Greek classics provide inspiration but are brought to life in ways you've never imagined.

Dance

San Francisco Ballet — Programme A — Shostakovich Trilogy

Tickets available for the UK premiere of San Francisco Ballet's Shostakovich Trilogy

Dance

Yang Liping: Rite of Spring

Yang Liping returns to London with her haunting reimagining of Rite of Spring

Dance

balletLORENT: Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin as you've never seen it before.

Dance

Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa: Vessel

Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa: Vessel

Dance

Neil O'Brien Entertainment Presents - Pasion de Buena Vista

Direct from Havana Cuba

Dance

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Antony Gormley: Noetic

Led by artistic director Katrín Hall

Dance

Flamenco Festival: Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras

Sara Baras returns to the West End stage with Sombras a unique take on the Farruca

Dance

TAO Dance Theater: 4 & 9

TAO Dance Theater: 4 & 9 comes to London for 2 performances only!

Dance

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan — 13 Tongues & Dust

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan bring 13 Tongues & Dust to Sadler's Wells!

Dance

Rambert - Dance

Rambert returns to Sadler's Wells for 4 performances only!

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: Programme A

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's mixed dance programme will leave you blown away!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Lazuli Sky

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings in-person performances of Lazuli Sky to Sadler's Wells

Dance

Ballet British Columbia: Emily Molnar/Crystal Pite/Sharon Eyal

Canada’s most cutting-edge dance company brings a triple bill of works by female choreographers.

Dance

Eonnagata

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - Contemporary Voices

Experience three timely and timeless dance pieces with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Dance

San Francisco Ballet — Programme B — Liang / Marston / Pita

San Francisco Ballet bring UK premiere of new triple bill to Sadler's Wells

Dance

English National Ballet: Voices of America

Brilliant, inscrutable and wildly entertaining by turns

Dance

Romeo and Juliet

Dance

English National Ballet — The Forsythe Evening

The Forsythe Evening comes to Sadler's Wells for a limited run!

Musical

South Pacific

South Pacific tickets are now booking for the limited London Sadler's Wells Run

Dance

English National Ballet: She Persisted

English National Ballet: She Persisted at Sadler's Wells for only 9 performances!

Dance

Pina Bausch / Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo — The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]

Pina Bausch / Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo — The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]

Dance

balletLORENT — The Lost Happy Endings

balletLORENT — The Lost Happy Endings comes to London's Sadler's Wells Theatre Easter 2020

Dance

Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland

Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland

Dance

Dada Masilo: Giselle

Dada Masilo's groundbreaking reimagining of the renowned Giselle ballet is coming to Sadler's Wells for a limited time!

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - Ailey Classic

See why Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are Americas most popular dance groups!

Dance

Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby Ballet comes to Sadler's Wells Theatre for the party of a lifetime!

Dance

Flamenco Festival: Tim Ries, David Peña Dorantes & Adam Ben Ezra

Dorantes, Tim Ries and Adam Ben Ezra with guest artist Jesús Carmona — Flamenco meets Jazz

Dance

Liszt mosaics

Liszt mosaics at Sadler's Wells for one-night-only!

Dance

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch — Bluebeard

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch — Bluebeard

Dance

National Youth Dance Company / Botis Seva: MADHEAD

National Youth Dance Company and Botis Seva present contemporary new dance production MADHEAD

Dance

Cecilia Bengolea & François Chaignaud: DFS

Dance and song at opposite ends of the spectrum come together in this exciting show.

Dance

Akram Khan Company – Until the Lions

Akram Khan brings his theatrical Until the Lions piece to Sadler's Wells for the first time ever!

Dance

Somnium: A Dancer’s Dream

Strictly Come Dancing stars Neil and Katya Jones bring their new show Somnium to London's West End

Dance

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: New Piece I Dimitris Papaioannou

Following the choreographer’s death in 2009, the company are now ready to embark on the expansion of this hallowed repertoire.

Dance

Flamenco Festival: Patricia Guerrero

Max Award nominee Patricia Guerrero in Catedral for one night only!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: La Fille mal gardée (The Wayward Daughter)

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings a comic ballet to London!

Musical

Carmen La Cubana

One of the world's most famous operas meets revolution in a sultry new adaptation.

Dance

Rambert: Rambert Event

Rambert — Rambert Event comes to Sadler's Wells this November with a unique juxtaposition of dance, music and art design!

Dance

Julie Cunningham / Alesandra Seutin / Botis Seva: Reckonings

Don't miss this chance to celebrate with Sadler's Wells!

Dance

An evening of Bharatanatyam – Darbar Festival

Don't miss this chance to celebrate with Sadler's Wells!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Autumn 2019 Mixed Bill

Quick-witted and even quicker footed.

Dance

Young Associates / Hetain Patel: Together, not the same

Young Associates together with Hetain Patel bring new dance show 'Together, not the same' to life.

Dance

Nederlands Dans Theater

Dance

Richard Alston Dance Company: Quartermark

Richard Alston Dance Company celebrates 25 years with a very limited engagement of Quartermark at Sadler's Wells

Dance

Nederlands Dans Theatre 1 & 2 - Kunstkamer

Nederlands Dans Theatre 1 & 2 - Kunstkamer

Dance

Hofesh Shechter Company - Double Murder

A thrilling new double bill

Dance

Nederlands Dans Theater 1: León & Lightfoot / Pite / Goecke

This celebrated company presents 3 pieces of mesmerizing theatre.

Dance

Pina Bausch – Iphigenie auf Tauris

Dance

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas & B’Rock Orchestra – The Six Brandenburg Concertos

J.S. Bach's Six Brandenburg Concertos come to life on the Sadler's Wells stage!

Dance

Richard Alston Dance Company — Final Edition

Richard Alston Dance Company says farewell with Final Edition

Dance

Aracaladanza: Play

Spanish company Aracaladanza return for Sadler's Wells' Family Weekend with new show Play

Dance

Acosta Danza: Evolution

Acosta Danza: Evolution featuring Carlos Acosta is set to make its way to Sadler's Wells this autumn!

Dance

Rambert: Life is a Dream

"Superbly constructed, inventively musical, beautiful and profoundly humane" The Guardian On Transfigured Night

Dance

English National Ballet — Creature by Akram Khan

Akram Kahn brings this otherworldly tale of isolation and belonging to Sadler's Wells.

Dance

BalletBoyz — Deluxe

BalletBoyz are back at Sadler's Wells with Deluxe

Dance

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani - Skid by Damien Jalet and SAABA by Sharon Eyal

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani presents Skid by Damien Jalet and SAABA by Sharon Eyal!

Dance

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck

Witness Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends with award-winning ballet dancer Tiler Peck!

Dance

Scottish Ballet – Coppélia

Léo Delibes' ballet has been given a high-tech makeover in this adaptation of Coppélia!

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet

This original production is an intense and modern re-imagining of one of the most famous love stories ever told.

Dance

Julie Cunningham & Company – how did we get here?

Julie Cunningham & Company – how did we get here? opposes patriarchal and gender norms!

Dance

Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined

Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined shows a world completely devastated by the Climate Crisis.

Dance

Saregama Live – Disco Dancer

Saregama Live – Disco Dancer at Sadler's Wells, a showcase of Indian 80s Disco.

Dance

Jasmin Vardimon - ALiCE

Jasmin Vardimon - ALiCE comes to Sadler's Wells Theatre for a stunning showcase of dance.

Dance

Breakin' Convention Presents: The Ruggeds - State Shift

Adapt, improvise, overcome. The Ruggeds present a vivid duo of pieces in State Shift!

Dance

La Strada

Alina Cojocaru presents La Strada at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London

Dance

Marie Chouinard — Double Bill

Dance

Darbar Festival 2019

Darbar Festival 2019 featuring Akram Khan is set to take the dance world by storm once again at Sadler's Wells this autumn!

Dance

Lyon Opera Ballet - Trois Grandes Fugues

"The experience is riveting" - New York Times

Dance

Hofesh Shechter Company: Grand Finale

Hofesh Shechter returns to the West End!

Dance

Akram Khan Company – We are but Shadows

Akram Khan Company – We are but Shadows

Dance

TAO Dance Theater — 6 & 8

OUT OF ASIA 2: Bodies forming landscapes and inanimate objects, Mr. Tao deconstructs the traditional notion of dance

Dance

Bartabas & Andrés Marín - Golgota

Dance

Akram Khan Company – XENOS

Olivier Award-winning dancer returns with XENOS at Sadler's Wells!

Dance

Northern Ballet — Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Suitable for all ages, this is a perfect introduction to the world of ballet for the whole family!

Dance

Cía. Mercedes Ruiz — Déjame que te baile

"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet — Triple Bill

"So perfect you could watch it every day" - Evening on 'Still Life' at the Penguin Café

Dance

Cía. Manuel Liñán — Reversible

"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent

Dance

Kyle Abraham- Abraham.In.Motion — Pavement

"It sits in your throat, burning. And it stays with you" - Washington Post

Dance

L-E-V: Love Chapter 2

Don't miss this amazing extension of the themes presented in OCD Love.

Dance

Rambert - A Linha Curva, and other works

"A sexily samba-soaked, hip-swinging, arm-waving, whistle-blowing fiesta" - Daily Telegraph

Dance

Indian Adventures of Sitar and Dance - Darbar Festival 2017

One of India’s most brilliant and distinctive sitarists of her generation.

Dance

Nishat Khan and the Soul of Khayal - Darbar Festival 2017

A special double bill bringing together Hindustani khayal vocals and instrumental traditions.

Dance

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company — Patrias

Dance

English National Ballet - She Said

Dance

Cloud Gate 2 — Triple Bill

OUT OF ASIA 2: Dancers from Taiwan perform three shows in one, inpired by human nature, the sea and traditional Taiwanese street dance.

Dance

LA Dance Project — Mixed Bill

Dance

Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography

This show, illuminated by the human genome, creates itself anew each performance.

Dance

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch — Masurca Fogo

Masurca Fogo is an upbeat piece of dance theatre with all of Pina Bausch’s trademark ingenuity on display.

Dance

Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teaċ Daṁsa — Swan Lake/Loch na hEala

★★★★★ "A thing of wonder" - Irish Times

Dance

Eastman - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui — Fractus V

Inspiration for this dance show comes from an unlikely source: the American philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky

Dance

balletLORENT - Snow White — Family Weekend

Dance

Rambert — The Creation

Established in 1926, Britain’s oldest dance company, Rambert, are celebrating their anniversary in style

Dance

Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods & Münchner Kammerspiele — UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP

"Chafes against the life that keeps on going until nothing but a breathing body and a beating heart remain" - De Standaard

Dance

Hofesh Shechter Company — barbarians

Dance

Akram Khan Company – Outwitting the Devil

A new piece by Akram Khan that explores the Epic of Gilgamesh. Don't miss Outwitting the Devil this autumn!

Dance

Rambert — Contemporaries

Established in 1926, Britain’s oldest dance company, Rambert, are celebrating their anniversary in style

Dance

L-E-V — OCD Love

Dance

Balletboyz: 14 Days

4 choreographers, 4 composers, 4 pieces, 14 days.

Dance

Ragas, Sarod and Fiery Dance - Darbar Festival 2017

A triple bill of vibrant new talents, brilliant technique, vivid characterisation and electrifying energy!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet — Shakespeare Triple Bill

Birmingham Royal Ballet presents two extraordinary shows this season, both celebrating 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare

Dance

Natalia Osipova — Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Russell Maliphant / Arthur Pita

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Aladdin

"A delightful family show. It is absolutely astonishing" - Daily Telegraph

Dance

Jasmin Vardimon Company — Pinocchio

The 21st century take on the classical tale of Pinocchio

Dance

English National Ballet: Akram Khan’s Giselle

Don't miss 'a masterpiece of 21st century dance!" Akram Khan's Giselle hits Sadler's Wells this September for a strictly limited run!

Dance

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company — Flamencura

★★★★★ "An exceptional evening, elegant yet imbued with force. Excellent, all of it" -- The Times

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet: First Steps, A Child’s Aladdin

A feast of dance, music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a perfect introduction to ballet.

Dance

Eva Yerbabuena — Apariencias

"Sadler’s Wells has struck gold with its annual season of flamenco" -- The Independent

Dance

Yang Liping Contemporary Dance — Under Siege

You surely have not seen anything like this before: Traditional Chinese tale with a modern take including hip-hop and modern dance

Dance

Empower In Motion - A Ballet Inclusive

Experience the magic of inclusivity and dance with Empower In Motion - A Ballet Inclusive

Dance

Northern Ballet: Victoria

Northern Ballet: Victoria makes its way to London Sadler's Wells as part of its highly anticipated UK tour.

Dance

Hofesh Shechter Company: Barbarians

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - Modern Masters

Performing three breath-taking dance pieces, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are back!

Dance

BalletBoyz - England on Fire

Experience a new look into the modern world with Ballet Boyz England on Fire.

Dance

Rambert / Ben Duke - Death Trap

Dance, comedy, tragedy, Rambert and Ben Duke come together in Death Trap at Sadler's Wells

Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill - 21st Century Creations

Find out why Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are America's most popular dance company!

Dance

English National Ballet - Our Voices

Celebrate classical, contemporary and neo-classical dance this Autumn with Our Voices.

Dance

Acosta Danza - Carlos Acosta’s Carmen

Don't miss the classic tale of Carmen, reimagined with an irresistible Cuban flair

Dance

Northern Ballet - Romeo & Juliet

Northern Ballet Romeo & Juliet at Sadler's Wells

Dance

English National Ballet / Johan Inger’s Carmen

English National Ballet / Johan Inger’s Carmen at Sadler's Wells

Dance

Scottish Ballet - A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee William's classic is reimagined for the Sadler's Wells season!

Dance

New York City Ballet - Mixed Bill

Don't miss NYC Ballet's innovative and elegant UK Tour!

Dance

Birmingham Royal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty

Birmingham Royal Ballet The Sleeping Beauty at Sadler's Wells

Dance

The Acrobatic Swan Lake

Don’t miss The Acrobatic Swan Lake’s mesmerizing and dazzling return to London.

Dance

Edward Scissorhands

Matthew Bourne brings Tim Burton's magical story to Sadler's Wells Theatre!

Dance

Resurgence

After three decades, they're back!

Dance

Akram Khan Company: DESH

★★★★★ "His best show yet: poignant, thrilling, magical, moving and utterly transfixing" - The Daily Telegraph

Musical

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella — New Adventures

Bourne's vivid storytelling has never been more heart-stopping and touching...

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty returns to Sadler's Wells for Christmas 2022

Dance

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

Play

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia...