Ismene Brown

Birmingham Royal Ballet review: A Father Ted Carmina Burana

Plus: Hofesh Shechter offers a more politely apocalyptic vision than usual in his Royal Ballet debut

A trip to Craggy Island: David Bintley's Carmina Burana for the BRB
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  • Carmina Burana

    Birmingham Royal Ballet, until 20 June

  • The Four Temperaments/ Untouchable/Song of the Earth

    Royal Ballet, in rep until 14 April

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