Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is seen as one of the most important social novels in world literature. Now, John Neumeier is adapting this work for the dance stage. With music by Tchaikovsky and Cat Stevens.

Hear from our Costume team on the making and refurbishment of the costumes in Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet, which celebrates its 40th anniversary at Southbank on 1 – 5 August 2017.

Full of action, humour and drama, Rudolf Nureyev’s award-winning production of Romeo & Juliet was especially created for us in 1977 to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. The Company has since performed it worldwide to critical acclaim.

Merritt Moore has spent nearly 10 years studying quantum physics and is about to graduate from Oxford University with a PhD. The 29-year-old is also a professional ballerina and has danced with English National Ballet, Boston Ballet and Zurich Ballet.