“I didn’t take Raymond. I took half the money” When 16 year old Charlie Babbit borrows his dads car he calls the cops. Determined to make it on his own Charlie leaves.

When his dad dies Charlie gets the car and some rose bushes – but not the money. Hot on the trail of the cash Charlie discovers an unknown autistic brother Raymond with an extraordinary talent for numbers. Intent on saving his business Charlie takes Raymond on a rollercoaster journey involving Las Vegas gambling learning to dance kissing.

Raymond discovers a world beyond the hospital gates and Charlie the meaning of unconditional love. Based on Barry Morrow’s original Oscar winning screenplay and re-imagined for the stage by Dan Gordon and director Terry Johnson the play examines...

The Mariinsky Opera and Ballet toured the world for many years under the name of the Kirov. Now Sadler's Wells is delighted to host this world famous company for the first time in the theatre's history. Opera To mark the centenary this year of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Artistic Director Valery Gergiev presents The Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera's exquisite production of Rimsky's fairytale opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan.

The Tale of Tsar Saltan based on a poem by Alexander Pushkin was composed in 1900 as a centenary tribute to Russia's great poet. It was the first opera to be performed in Moscow in the 20th Century and appropriately enough Sadler’s Wells presented its UK premiere in 1933. This production was created in 2005 using opulent costumes and...

One of the truly great musicals Rodger and Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL broke the mould with its gritty and courageous look at relationships. The gripping story of Billy Bigelow’s romance with Julie Jordan his sudden downfall and ultimately his path to redemption is beautifully told in a musical that contains some of the most moving and celebrated songs of all time including: If I Loved You June Is Bustin’ Out All Over and You’ll Never Walk Alone. This brand new productions stars Lesley Garrett Britain’s most popular soprano as Nettie with Jeremiah James best known as a member of theatrical ‘supergroup’ Teatro as Billy Bigelow and Alexandra Silber as Julie Jordan.

This timeless and powerful musical is directed by award winning Lindsay Posner...

‘You are in no man’s land. Which never moves which never changes which never grows older but which remains forever icy and silent' From the pen of one of our greatest living playwrights comes Nobel Prize laureate Harold Pinter's superb tragicomic gem about two aging writers Hirst and Spooner. After meeting on Hampstead Heath they return home for a late-night session of witty banter sinister power games and the worship of alcohol watched over by Hirst’s henchmen Briggs and Foster.

Starring Michael Gambon David Bradley David Walliams in his West End debut and Nick Dunning this unique and haunting play directed by Rupert Goold is part mystery drama part homage to the ghosts of the past and the fiction of memory.

After wowing audiences at Sadler’s Wells and receiving an Olivier Award nomination last year for his first ever UK performances the undisputed master of tap makes a much-anticipated return. After making his Broadway debut at the tender age of 12 alongside Sammy Davis Jr Glover’s mastery of tap soon saw him shoot to fame. Over the years he has worked on a truly diverse range of projects from pop videos for P Diddy to a film with Spike Lee – not to mention picking up a Tony Award along the way.

Glover’s unique style delivers much more than you might expect from a tap dance performance. Watching him tap out a bass rhythm with one foot and then simultaneously overlay complex riffs with the other is an awe-inspiring display of skill. His new show Bare Soundz once...

In celebration of the company’s tenth anniversary Yesterday is a retrospective new work featuring some of themost breathtaking duets striking solos and iconic moments selected fromthe company’s repertoire reprised with new choreography. Contrasting flashes of daring athleticismwithmoments of touching beauty Yesterday interweaves scenes of intimate and vulnerable tenderness with provocative and playful choreography remaining as stirring and socially relevant as ever.

The Mariinsky Opera and Ballet toured the world for many years under the name of the Kirov. Now Sadler's Wells is delighted to host this world famous company for the first time in the theatre's history. Programme Two features the UK premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's Pierrot Lunaire presented at New York City Center earlier in 2008.

Pierrot Lunaire was choreographed on Mariinsky prima ballerina Diana Vishneva who dances this role again in London. The evening is completed by two of George Balanchine's timeless works - Apollo and The Prodigal Son – set to scores by two of the 20th Century's greatest Russian composers Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev.

Sankai Juku create dreamlike performances which weave meticulous spellbinding movement with breathtaking large- scale staging in a theatrical experience quite unlike any other. Founded by Artistic Director Ushio Amagatsu in 1975 the company has performed in more that 40 countries and over 700 cities and has won countless awards including an Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production confirming their status as Japan's finest example of Butoh. Sadler's Wells is delighted to present two contrasting works from the company's repertoire over separate evenings.

The first Kinkan Shonen explores a boy's dream about life and death using mystic imagery as dancer's bodies slowly transform into a series of almost non human shapes as a live peacock patrols the stage. Toki one...

Flamenco Flamen’ka is the newest and most hotly anticipated music and dance show stampeding its way onto the West End stage direct from a sell-out season in Paris. Directed by Olivier Award winning Craig Revel Horwood (Strictly Come Dancing) Flamenco Flamen’ka brings together a colossal company of the world’s most authentic and inspirational Flamenco and Latin dancers to delight you with an unforgettable and irresistible experience. Discover and enjoy a dance piece with a difference as the stage is electrified with a passionate fusion of the traditional and the cutting edge partnered by breathtaking music and singing.

Harnessing musical masterpieces from the Bolero to It’s Impossible this fiery spectacle will have you up on your feet! Watch Flamenco? Live...

UK premiere. Part of Dance Umbrella 2008. Founded in 1964 by Martha Graham Batsheva Dance Company is well-known for its powerful combination of force speed and passion.

Whether hurtling through space or assuming a precarious balance the members of the Israel-based company are perfectly attuned to one another. Three continues artistic director Ohad Naharin’s ongoing fascination with the body and movement using the company’s astonishing physical style to full effect - dancers contort and shimmy strike improbable balances and move with fearsome velocity to a diverse soundtrack that ranges from Bach’s Goldberg Variations to an ethereal score by Brian Eno and The Beach Boys’ unabashedly joyous song You’re Welcome. Fusing elements of folk dance martial arts...