Rhumbelow Theatre
will screen Wayne McGregor’s acclaimed ballet Woolf Works on March 15 at 14h00. (Filmed live on February 9, 2026).
(Venue opens 60 minutes before show for snacks/drinks)
Running time: 195
minutes with two intervals
Roland Stansell, who
runs Rhumbelow Theatre welcomes ballet lovers to the Royal Opera House Season
2025/2026. He says: “These presentations are Live Streamed Events, with
intervals, starring some of the world’s top performers. They are also recorded
for venues such as The Rhumbelow Theatre and we are proud to bring you this
series of Cinema experiences, as we endeavour to provide entertainment to
appeal to everyone.”
Wayne McGregor’s acclaimed triptych Woolf Works was broadcast live to cinemas on February 9, 2026. Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova will perform the role of Clarissa / Virginia Woolf in the cinema broadcast.
Receiving its premiere in 2015, Woolf Works was McGregor’s first full-length work for The Royal Ballet and subsequently won both the 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and the 2015 Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Classical Choreography.
Woolf Works recreates the emotions, themes and fluid style of three of Virginia Woolf’s celebrated novels - Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, and The Waves - as well as elements of her autobiographical writings that echo aspects of her eventful life. With dramaturgy by Uzma Hameed, the ballet is presented as a series of multi-sensory collages, utilising designs from McGregor, Ciguë, and We Not I alongside lighting design by Lucy Carter, film design by Ravi Deepres, costumes by Moritz Junge and make-up design by Kabuki.
The performance is set to a specially commissioned score from Max Richter, who combines classical and electronic sounds together with spoken word to create an atmospheric soundscape for the work. This soundscape features a rare recording of Woolf reading her essay On Craftmanship, and a recording of actress Gillian Anderson reading Woolf’s haunting suicide note.
Creative Team
Direction and choreography:
Wayne McGregor
Music: Max Richter
Designer: Ciguë, We
Not I and Wayne McGregor
Costume designer:
Moritz Junge
Lighting designer:
Lucy Carter
Film designer: Ravi
Deepres
Sound designer:
Chris Ekers
Make-up designer:
Kabuki
Dramaturgy: Uzma
Hameed
Conductors: Koen
Kessels/ Martin Georgiev
Orchestra of the
Royal Opera House
Under the
directorship of Kevin O’Hare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition and innovation
in world-class performances and is a driving force in the development of ballet
as an art form. Based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it brings
together today’s most dynamic and versatile dancers with a world-class
orchestra and leading choreographers, composers, conductors, directors and
creative teams to share awe-inspiring theatrical experiences with diverse
audiences worldwide. The Company’s extensive repertory embraces 19th-century
classics, the singular legacy of works by Founder Choreographer Frederick
Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, a compelling new canon of
work by choreographers today including Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor
and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, and the bold and complementary
programming in the Linbury Theatre. Guest choreographers Kyle Abraham, Sidi
Larbi Cherkaoui, Cathy Marston, Arthur Pita, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Pam
Tanowitz, Mthuthuzeli November, Jessica Lang, Gemma Bond and Twyla Tharp have
also created work for the Company.
Tickets R175. Bookings is essential on email: roland@stansell.co.za or Webtickets.
Food available at the venue. Bar available (no alcohol may be brought on to the premises)
Limited secure parking available
For more information contact 0824998636.