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Modern contemporary dance and music performance space. Occupying a site with a long tradition of entertaining Londoners, Sadler's Wells exists to bring the best of national and international dance, ballet, opera and music theatre to the capital. Now a strikingly modern building with flexible performance and auditorium spaces, the original Sadler's Wells opened in 1683. Six Sadler's Wells later and sleek steel and glass have replaced the crumbling brick edifice of previous centuries. Originally a music hall, the venue now boasts a resoundingly contemporary but extremely accessible programme - with an emphasis on dance and movement - supported by innovative visual arts exhibitions in its public spaces. Sadler's really came into its own when Lilian Baylis took charge in the 1920s. Since then many of the world's best dancers have performed on this Islington stage. In 1995, Matthew Bourne premiered his magnificent Swan Lake here which went on to become the West End's longest running ballet. Sadler's Wells continues to have close associations with the centrally located Peacock Theatre, its home during periods of renovation, while the Lilian Baylis Theatre - now a highly regarded venue in itself is located within the Sadler's Wells Islington complex. Its really worth checking out whats on here if youre down for the weekend. Ranging from the cutting-edge to the mainstream, some truly landmark productions have taken place here over the years (Edward Scissorhands) which make this an attractive proposition for entertainment in the capital.
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Ballet and Bourne, Swan Lake and Scissorhands, contemporary dance and classics.
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event > Dance > Traditional dance - Modern
PRICING £15-£55
DATES Friday 22nd March 2019 at 7.30pm & Saturday 23rd March 2019 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Celebrated American choreographer Mark Morris reimagines tracks from The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as part of the album's 50th anniversary in 2017. Composer Ethan Iverson's jazzy score is performed live by a seven-piece band.
English National Ballet: She PersistedEnglish National Ballet: She PersistedThree years after English National Ballet made headlines with She Said, promoting women's voices in dance, the company returns with the follow up, She Persisted. The programme includes the premiere of Nora, a new work by company member Stina Quagebeur, based on Ibsen's A Doll's House. Audiences at Sadler's Wells are also treated to Pina Bausch's Le2019-04-04T00:00:00+01002019-04-13T00:00:00+0100
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event > Dance > Modern Dance - Ballet
PRICING £12-£60
DATES 4th to 13th April 2019
Three years after English National Ballet made headlines with She Said, promoting women's voices in dance, the company returns with the follow up, She Persisted. The programme includes the premiere of Nora, a new work by company member Stina Quagebeur, based on Ibsen's A Doll's House. Audiences at Sadler's Wells are also treated to Pina Bausch's Le... More about this event
Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa: VesselDamien Jalet & Kohei Nawa: VesselFilling the Sadler's Wells stage with 7,500 litres of water, Vessel is a striking collaboration between Olivier Award-winning Damien Jalet, who choreographed Hussein Chalayan's Gravity Fatigue at Sadler's Wells in 2015, and Japanese experimental sculptor Kohei Nawa. Inspired by the body's composition predominately being made up of water, the piece 2019-04-16T00:00:00+01002019-04-17T00:00:00+0100
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event > Dance > Traditional dance - Mixed Programme
PRICING £20
DATES Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th April 2019
Filling the Sadler's Wells stage with 7,500 litres of water, Vessel is a striking collaboration between Olivier Award-winning Damien Jalet, who choreographed Hussein Chalayan's Gravity Fatigue at Sadler's Wells in 2015, and Japanese experimental sculptor Kohei Nawa. Inspired by the body's composition predominately being made up of water, the piece ... More about this event
event > Dance > Traditional dance - Modern
PRICING £20
DATES Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th April 2019 - 7.30pm
Near-naked dancers inhabit a flooded stage in a striking collaboration between Olivier Award-winning choreographer Jalet and Japanese experimental sculptor Nawa. The electronic score is supplied by Marihiko Hara and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Aracaladanza: PlayAracaladanza: PlayThe multi-award-winning Spanish company performs a brand new work by Enrique Cabrera where a pure white stage is taken over by five dancers as they scramble through puppets, videos, balloons and costumes. Play is part of the Sadler's WellsFamily Weekend when the whole of the leading London dance theatre is opened up for a mini festival full of perf2019-04-19T15:00:00+01002019-04-20T00:00:00+0100
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event > Dance > Traditional dance - Modern
PRICING £18
DATES Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April 2019
The multi-award-winning Spanish company performs a brand new work by Enrique Cabrera where a pure white stage is taken over by five dancers as they scramble through puppets, videos, balloons and costumes. Play is part of the Sadler's WellsFamily Weekend when the whole of the leading London dance theatre is opened up for a mini festival full of perf... More about this event
Sadler's Wells Family WeekendSadler's Wells Family WeekendSpilling out into the foyer, the Family Weekend really opens up Sadler's Wells to a new generation of dance lovers. Not just for kids, the annual two-day dance festival is aimed at audiences aged 4 to 104 and in 2019 the multi award-winning Spanish company Aracaladanza presents Play, a performance relaying a magical world full of puppetry, balloons2019-04-19T00:00:00+01002019-04-20T00:00:00+0100
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event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Literary Events & Book Signings
PRICING £18, child £12
DATES Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April 2019
Spilling out into the foyer, the Family Weekend really opens up Sadler's Wells to a new generation of dance lovers. Not just for kids, the annual two-day dance festival is aimed at audiences aged 4 to 104 and in 2019 the multi award-winning Spanish company Aracaladanza presents Play, a performance relaying a magical world full of puppetry, balloons... More about this event
event > Dance > Traditional dance - Modern
PRICING £20
DATES Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th April 2019 - 7.30pm
A choreographed work for five dancers set to JS Bach's Cello Suites performed live, back-to-back and in their entirety by distinguished cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras.
event > Clubbing and Nightlife > Dance - Hip Hop
DATES Friday 3rd May 2019 - 8pm
An adult-themed hip hop cabaret which explores desire and temptation through dance, circus and poetry.
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60 Pentonville Road, N1 | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Islington underwent a major refurbishment in 2014, transforming the rooms and suites into a stylish accommodation option. The newly ... More
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1 Kings Cross Road, WC1X | 7 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Halfway between the City and the west End, the Bloomsbury area is an oasis of calm in the very heart of the capital. It's a lovely ... More
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Central Street, EC1V | 8 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Near to the City, and convenient for the The Barbican arts centre and Moorfields Eye Hospital, this hotel is modern, clean and functional. Equipped with its ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
418 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 3 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
One of London's most famous fringe pub theatres, the Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington was founded in 1979 by Charlie Hanson and is a welcome ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 8 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach to ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Guardian House, 119 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 8 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Taking over the old Guardian building in Farringdon and filling it with rehearsal rooms and performance spaces, Theatre Delicatessen not only takes an entrepreneurial approach to ... More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Rosebery Avenue, Islington, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | Same location as Sadler's Wells Theatre
Modern contemporary dance and music performance space. Occupying a site with a long tradition of entertaining Londoners, Sadler's Wells exists to bring the best of national and ... More
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10-14 White Lion Street, Angel, N1 | 4 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Bringing the fantasies of many ... More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
96-98 Pentonville Road, Clerkenwell, London N1 | 6 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
The Lexington is both a music venue and an English pub that thinks it's an American speakeasy. While this may sound like trying to please all ... More
London > Events > Dance Dates: Friday 22nd March 2019 at 7.30pm & Saturday 23rd March 2019 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R | Same location as Sadler's Wells Theatre
Celebrated American choreographer Mark Morris reimagines tracks from The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as part of the album's 50th anniversary in 2017. Composer ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Saturday 23rd March 2019 - 8pm
Sadler's Wells Theatre, 96-98 Pentonville Road, N1 | 6 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Experimental sonic sculpting from the virtuoso composer and producer....More
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London > Attractions > Sights
407 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 3 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Launched in late 2010, the Angel Building in Islington transformed from an under-used early 1980s commercial block into an award-winning office space, reinvented by architects ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
7 Torrens Street, Islington, London EC1V | 4 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Built in the late 19th century, The Islington Metalworks is a building steeped in history. All three floors were initially used to stable the horses that ... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
A rich hunting ground for restaurants and bars, Exmouth Market twinkles under the fairy lights that zig-zag overhead across the scenic pedestrianised street. Hip hang outs ... More
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London > Shopping > Jewellery
41 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Established in Clerkenwell in 1997, EC One jewellery has built up a glittering reputation for its individual, stylish jewellery. Husband and wife team Jos and Alison ... More
London > Shopping > Supermarkets
18 Penton Street, Islington, London N1 | 6 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
This independent supermarket between Angel and Kings Cross sells good quality organic food, Bundaberg root beer and Fentiman's cola as well as all the basics. ... More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
26a Chapel Market, Islington, London N1 | 6 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
This traditional bakery, drawing on British and Gallic roots, has made an indelible mark on the foodies of Islington. With nearly twenty types of bread - ... More
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London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
316 St. John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 1 minute from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Influenced by the diverse Italian regions as well as hints from Spanish cooking, Adha Chef brings sumptuous, authentic flavours to Islington's popular Quinto Quarto. Drawing on ... More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
360 - 362 St. John Street, Islington, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 1 minute from Sadler's Wells Theatre
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London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
370 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 2 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Stella McCartney have all eaten at the original Gate Vegetarian Restaurant in Hammersmith and now Adrian and Michael Daniel, the Indo-Iraqi brothers ... More
London > Education > Cookery Courses
Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings, 42 Northampton Road, EC1R | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Featuring six catering stations, a demonstration bench and a communal dining table, B&H Kitchen , the cookery school from Bourne & Hollingsworth Group, guides Londoners ... More
London > Education > Evening Classes
Garden Floor, 6 Coldbath Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 8 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
One day workshops, offering a friendly no-nonsense approach to teaching about wine, suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Courses take place at the following venues: Atlas PH, ... More
London > Education > Professional Training
161 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 12 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
This gorgeous 18th century Grade I listed Hawksmoor church is one of a number of London churches which has, in recent years, been converted into a ... More
Leisure near Sadler's Wells Theatre
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
A busy park in Islington beside the Three Corners Centre youth centre and Adventure Playground, the 2.02 acre Spa Fields include a children's playground, tarmac ... More
London > Leisure >
The Basement, 49-51 Central Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 10 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
London Dance Academy is a dance studio in the middle of the City, five minutes' walk from Old Street and Barbican, which offers dance classes and ... More
London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
Norman Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 10 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Excellent fencing courses for beginners with highly trained coaches, good facilities and years of experience teaching this ancient, noble sport. Fencing is very good fun and ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
55 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
The Ambassador is one of the more special among of the gastro pubs in Exmouth Market thanks to its short but eclectic menu. It also owes ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
240 St John Street, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 5 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
The Peasant is really two different eateries under one roof. Downstairs is a crowded and cheerful gastropub, with a menu of substantial tapas and platters. Upstairs ... More
Nightlife near Sadler's Wells Theatre
London > Nightlife > Bars
3 Chapel Market, Islington, London N1 | 6 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Retro-trendy, infectiously popular, and staunchly pioneering London's first Irish cocktail bar is a welcome addition to Islington's portfolio of drinking venues. A heady mix of curved ... More
London > Nightlife >
113-117 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 9 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Most people's gripe about South Ken's graffiti chic venue Ghost INC is that it would be better suited to the edgier East End than the haughty ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 | 8 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
Exhibitors love this venue and it's easy to see why. The Business Design Centre in Islington is in a great location just one mile from The ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
St. Johns Gate, 26 St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 10 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
The Museum of the Order of St John tells the story of the St John's Ambulance from within a 16th century gatehouse which was formerly the ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
161 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 12 minutes from Sadler's Wells Theatre
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