Screening of The Royal Ballet's Manon, Kenneth MacMillan's 1974 ballet, in the Royal Ballet & Opera Cinema Season 2026/27.
The Royal Ballet & Opera bring Manon to the Connaught Theatre on Sunday 1 November, as part of their 2026/27 cinema season. It's a screening of Kenneth MacMillan's 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost's novel, and it's one of the signature works of The Royal Ballet.
The story is set in the hedonistic underworld of 18th-century Paris, and it follows Manon, caught between her love for the student Des Grieux and the riches promised by Parisian society. The ballet puts her right at the heart of that inner turmoil and her struggle to survive. Jules Massenet's score and Nicholas Georgiadis's designs bring the decadence and decay of that world to life, and the whole thing is rated 12A.
This screening is part of the Royal Ballet & Opera Cinema Season 2026/27, a programme that sets each ballet against the backdrop of its original setting. For Manon, that's the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, where money is king and nothing is sacred — not even love itself. It's a good way to see a major work from the Royal Opera House without having to travel to London.
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It starts at 2:00pm and runs for about 3 hours and 10 minutes, including two intervals. Tickets start from £10 plus a £0.75 transaction fee, and if it's your first time booking with ROH, you can pick up an introductory £5 ticket.
