Theatre Monday 19 October 2026 to Wednesday 25 November 2026
Manon: The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
MacMillan's Manon on the main stage to 25 November: Massenet, Paris decadence and no softening, £9 to £207.
Mostly 7.30pm from 19 October to 25 November, with 1pm and 7pm on 24 October and 7 and 14 November, as the Royal Ballet and Opera lists them.
- WhenMonday 19 October 2026 to Wednesday 25 November 2026
19:30 - WhereRoyal Opera HouseBow Street, London WC2E 9DDMore in Covent Garden
- Price£9 to £207
- TicketsSee venue
Times and prices are what the venue published when we checked. They move, so confirm on the venue's own page before you travel.
What to expect
Kenneth MacMillan made Manon in 1974 and it has been one of The Royal Ballet’s signature pieces ever since: Massenet’s music, Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs, and a girl in eighteenth century Paris pulled between the student Des Grieux and the money of the men around him. Nothing in it is softened, which is why it still lands fifty years on.
Worth knowing
About 2 hours 45 minutes with two intervals. The house suggests ages 14 and over: there are scenes of a sexual nature, including stylised sexual violence, and a gunshot in Act II. Tickets run from £9 to £207, the cheapest being Young RBO prices on selected performances, and the house lists cast changes on 22 and 26 October. Checked against the Royal Ballet and Opera’s own production page and its performance list on 18 October 2026.
Nearby
Covent Garden has the nearest stations and everything else on in the same part of town. The Royal Opera House page collects every listing we hold for that address. Filed under Theatre.
Listed by Angela. Checked 23 October 2026. Details can change on the night; the venue link is the one to trust.
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