Scottish Ballet
Casting Magic
Hampson talks Cinders! and fluid gender roles in ballet
Cinders! has been announced as Scottish Ballet’s Christmas treat for 2026 at the Festival Theatre. Here, choreographer and company AD Christopher Hampson talks about the latest iteration in this hugely popular ballet.
Cinders! steps out
Scottish Ballet’s Cinderella story returns for Xmas 2026
Boy can meet boy and girl meet girl in Scottish Ballet’s latest iteration of their hugely popular 2023 ballet Cinders! which returns to the Festival Theatre for Christmas 2026 with tickets on sale this coming week.
The Snow Queen
★★★★☆ A magical adventure
The Snow Queen from the Scottish Ballet brings a flurry of icy magic to the Festival Theatre this November before touring to Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Mary, Queen of Scots
★★★★☆ Darkly compelling
Scottish Ballet returns to the Festival Theatre with their thrilling, modern reimagining of one of history’s most famous rivalries – the complex relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots.
The Crucible
★★★★★ Visceral
Scottish Ballet’s revival of its 2019 production of The Crucible haunts the Festival Theatre with visceral intensity, translating its tale of 17th century American witch trials through the sharp storytelling of Helen Pickett’s contemporary ballet.
Mary QoS Ballet for EIF
Scottish Ballet to premiere Mary, Queen of Scots ballet at EIF 2025
Scottish Ballet is adding a new full-length narrative ballet about Mary, Queen of Scots to its repertoire, with a premiere at next summer’s Edinburgh International Festival, followed by a Scottish tour.
SB’s Cinders! surprise
Male Cinderella for Scottish Ballet Xmas production
Scottish Ballet’s new show, Cinders!, which comes to the Festival Theatre in January 2024, is to feature gender-swapped roles for Cinderella and Charming – but only in half the performances.
The Snow Queen
★★★★☆ Beautifully wintry
The traditional Scottish Ballet festive slot may have shifted forward a little due to the King’s pantomime moving across town, but the return of The Snow Queen still manages to provide the appropriate Christmas glitter.
On Stage Mon 21 – Sun 27 November 2022
Listings for week ending Sunday 27 November 2022
Christmas must be just around the corner – the first of the big Christmas shows and the first pantomime of the season have their openings this week.
Listings: Mon 23 – Sun 29 May 2022
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week?
It’s a big week for Edinburgh’s amateur companies, with four different productions being staged around the city and the inaugural StagEHd festival coming to the Ross Bandstand over the coming weekend.
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