Scottish Ballet

Scottish Ballet present the European premiere of Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella, originally created for the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2007.

In her grief, the young Cinderella plants a rose at her mother’s graveside. When her father remarries, the future seems bleaker than ever. Her wicked stepmother is intent on pushing aside kind and beautiful Cinderella in favour of her two nasty step-sisters. The course of true love never did run smooth but just like the rose Cinderella planted at her mother’s graveside, romance blossoms when she finally does meet her prince.

Acclaimed New Zealand designer Tracy Grant Lord’s luxurious costumes and extravagant sets create a glittering fantasy world peopled with characters that are touching, funny and real. Dazzling against the light and dark of Prokofiev’s powerful score, this ravishing interpretation of the timeless rags-to-riches romance is everything you could wish for at Christmas, and more.