Dance review: Romeo and Juliet Ballet, Royal Opera House, London
Returning to the stage after a long injury, the Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson is back in peak condition. She takes real risks in the giddy, swooning steps of Kenneth MacMillan's duets, swooping right off balance and trusting her Romeo, Federico Bonelli, to catch her. Yet this revival just falls short of passion. There's plenty of care in the storytelling, but the ballet's star-crossed lovers need headlong ardour …
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