In Mayerling, Kenneth MacMillan creates a world on stage, a stifling, glittering court that boils over with repression and need. Telling the story of the doomed Crown Prince Rudolf, who commits suicide with his teenaged mistress, MacMillan fills the stage with charismatic, individual portraits. It's a darkly adult ballet that shows off The Royal Ballet's strength in drama.
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:00AM on April 22, 2013