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Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young
farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes
to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate
to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick
Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayl of village life
combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what
is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La fille mal
gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful
score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.
Tickets: £17, Seniors £16