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RBO: La Fille Mal Gardée

  • Corn Exchange Cinema
  • Full Price £17.75  / 
  • Concessions £15.75 (including booking fees)
A ballerina in a maid outfit dances on pointe while holding ribbons up in the air

La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.

Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans. 

65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside.

A large number of people dance around a colourful maypole
A group of women dressed in maid outfits stand in a circle holding onto strands of ribbon which are gathered together and held towards the ground by a woman sat in the centre of the circle
Four women dressed in maid outfits hold onto strands of ribbon, all of which are gathered and held by a man who knees in front of them

Duration: This performance lasts approximately 2hrs 15mins, including one interval

Age Guide: Suitable for ages 5+

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