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The King & I

The King and I is loved as one of the greatest musicals of all time.  Seen by millions of people across the world since it was first performed in 1951, when it was showered with awards and became the blockbuster Hollywood movie, its glorious soundtrack is still a best seller today.

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Balé de Rua

Direct from a sell-out Paris season and a UK triumph in Edinburgh, Brazilian dance and percussion Balé de Rua begins its world tour. Featuring and exhilarating blend of Capoeira, hip hop and original music, this street ballet will have you dancing in the aisles. Tracing the rhythm from Brazil’s African roots through to modern day fusion, don’t miss this exciting and energetic Brazilian company.

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The Harder They Come

With a foot-tapping reggae beat in his soul, country boy Ivan arrives in town with dreams of the big time.


All the great songs are here...”You Can Get It If You Really Want’, “Many Rivers To Cross” and “The Harder They Come”, accompanied live by a top reggae band.

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Some Like it Hip Hop

With a nod to Billy Wilder's much loved film and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Some Like it Hip Hop is a comical tale of love, mistaken identity, cross-dressing, gender stereotypes and revolution; all played out in ZooNation's trademark style of hip hop, comedy and physical theatre.

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Play Without Words

Chelsea, 1965. Behind the privileged façade of domestic social order lies a struggle for power, territory and sexual domination...

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Burn the Floor

In July 2009, three days after the tenth anniversary of the first ever show in Bournemouth, Burn the Floor opened on Broadway. One year after that, the show opened on London's West End.

Having toured 160 cities over 30 countries, Brun the Floor remains focussed on its origins, which is personified in its dancers. Their passion, personality, love of dance and its history defines the show.

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Sleeping Beauty

New Adventures 25th anniversary year culminates with the World Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s latest re-imagining of an iconic and beloved ballet classic. Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty sees the choreographer return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer’s ballet masterworks that started in 1992 with Nutcracker! and most famously in 1995, with the International hit Swan Lake.

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Havana Rakatan

High-octane Cuban dance combines with an awe-inspiring Cuban band in this spectacular new show direct from the world's most soulful city.

Co-produced by Sadler's Wells, the UK's leading dance venue with Congas Productions from Havana.

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The Most Incredible Thing

Sadler’s Wells has joined forces with electronic pop legends the Pet Shop Boys and radical choreographer Javier De Frutos to create a brand new full-length dance work based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story, The Most Incredible Thing, adapted by acclaimed playwright and director Matthew Dunster.

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Wah! Wah! Girls

East London meets Bollywood in a sparkling new musical from Sadler’s Wells, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Kneehigh. 

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Shoes

Inspired by one of the great passions of the modern age, Shoes explores the gamut of footwear, from the highs of the Louboutin to the lows of the Croc. Composed by Richard Thomas, in his first large-scale production since the legendary West End and Broadway hit Jerry Springer - The Opera, and featuring the work of a team of leading choreographers, Shoes is a dance revue that sees life told from street-level perspective with wit, irreverence and affection.

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