The Sleeping Beauty Tickets

Book Tickets for The Sleeping Beauty Today!

Let yourself be enchanted as renowned choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s spellbinding production of The Sleeping Beauty comes to the Royal Albert Hall for the very first time in summer 2026. The beloved story about a sleeping princess under a wicked fairy’s curse is set to a stunning score by Tchaikovsky. This sumptuous ballet has a strictly limited run - so don’t snooze, secure your tickets today. 

What is the Sleeping Beauty ballet about? 

When Princess Aurora is born, Carabosse, an evil fairy, is seized by jealousy and curses the young girl: on her sixteenth birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle, and die. Determined to save the princess, her godmother, the Lilac Fairy, wields her magic. While she cannot break the curse, she can alter it - and so when the fateful day comes, Aurora does not die, but falls into a deep sleep instead. The slumber will last for 100 years, unless it is broken by true love's kiss. Will the dashing prince be able to awaken Aurora and break the curse?

This bewitching ballet first premiered in St Petersburg, Russia, in 1890, with choreography by Marius Petipa. One of Tchaikovsky's longest and most beloved ballets, The Sleeping Beauty, has received many revivals since. MacMillan’s stunning take on the classic story both expands upon and pays reverence to Petipa’s original breathtaking choreography. First premiering in Berlin in 1967, this revival of Macmillan's work is brought to exquisite life by the English National Ballet, and marks the first time Macmillan’s production has been performed on the Royal Albert Hall’s stage. 

Who are the Cast of The Sleeping Beauty ballet? 

The Sleeping Beauty is performed by a talented cast of dancers from The English National Ballet, accompanied by the English National Ballet Philharmonic, performingTchaikovsky’s powerful score live on stage, 

Who are the creative team of The Sleeping Beauty? 

The Sleeping Beauty is choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan, after Marius Petipa, with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Sir Kenneth MacMillan (1929-1992) was an award-winning Scottish dancer and choreographer. He was the former artistic director of the Royal Ballet and served as their lead choreographer for over two decades. He has created work for Sadler’s Wells, the American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet and Deutsche Oper’s ballet company. He is a Tony and Olivier winner, and in 1983 was knighted. His credits include The Judas Tree, Swan Lake, The Prince of the Pagodas, and Carousel for the National Theatre.

The Sleeping Beauty features lavish costume design by Nicholas Georgiadis CBE (1923-2001). Georgiadis was an award-winning Greek painter, stage and costume designer, and long-term collaborator with MacMillan. He is best known for his design work on ballets including The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker and Manon.

Tickets for the Sleeping Beauty Ballet at Royal Albert Hall!

Prepare to be enchanted by Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, elegantly brought to life by legendary choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan. With gleaming costumes, grand sets, and gorgeous dances, this breathtaking ballet is not to be missed, and comes to the Royal Albert Hall for a strictly limited run. This is “as near perfect a Sleeping Beauty as one could ask for” (Sunday Express). Book your tickets for The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Albert Hall today.