Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) returns to Mayflower Theatre with Carlos Acosta’s production of Don Quixote from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 April 2026.
Don Quixote will bring the vibrancy of Spanish sunshine to audiences who themselves may now have more of a spring in their step.
The Spring 2026 season begins in Birmingham with the return of Carlos Acosta’s production. BRB last performed Don Quixote in Spring 2022 in the shadow of Omicron. Although the tour was successful, it is felt that the circumstances were less than ideal and that this timely revival can now flourish from an altogether more stable and positive context.
In 2022 the production was filmed for cinema and broadcast on BBC TV where it has been seen by over 95,000 people, indicating an appetite for this joyous, visually sumptuous ballet to showcase the company’s technical mastery and comic timing!
” I am so happy to announce the return of Don Quixote,” says the Company Director, Carlos Acosta. “Amongst many achievements, this production is one of which I am possibly most proud as I mark five years with the company.
“I continue to honour the memory of my close collaborator and CEO Caroline Miller in my first season without her at my side, and we all remain positive and excited about what lies ahead.”
Tickets for Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote (Wednesday 15 – Saturday 18 April 2026) are on sale at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.
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