Ruth Leon recommends…The Secret Theatre – Scottish Ballet

The Secret Theatre – Scottish Ballet
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In a deserted city, a young boy stumbles into a theatre. He wanders through the auditorium, where rows of velvet chairs, draping curtains and chandeliers seem to lie in lonely wait for audiences to return. The theatre may be empty, but the show will go on. Starring characters from Scottish Ballet’s most popular festive ballets, the worlds of the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy collide when the theatre bursts into life. In this charming feature-length ballet film, audiences are treated to a show filled with acrobats, snowflakes, clowns, princes, and – of course – beautiful ballerinas.
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This is another ballet treat from Christopher Hampson’s innovative Scottish Ballet, this one a Christmas special. It’s a bit messy and not very well thought-through, but there’s some good dancing and it’s a lot of fun with some familiar set-pieces you will recognise from more famous ballets. Really just a series of divertissments in a very loose frame. The music is a delightful mish-mash from Tchaikowsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and several lesser mortals. Directed by Christopher Hampson & Lez Brotherston.

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