Ugly prepares for a swim with goggles and a snorkel while her duckling siblings look on and laugh

Ballets for Children

Our ballets for children are the perfect introduction to live ballet, music and theatre.

As well as touring our ballets to children to theatres up and down the country, they are also regularly available to watch in cinemas across the world.

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Illustration of a black dancer in a green dress en pointe and smiling, a small child in a blue T-shirt and orange shorts laughs next to her

Hansel & Gretel

Come on an enchanting adventure in Northern Ballet's brand-new children's ballet Hansel & Gretel.
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Dancer in red with a red hood and red pointe shoes stands arabesque smiling as she walks through a forest

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre.
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Our Ballets for Children

Kiara Flavin and Filippo Di Vilio as elves on the production poster taken by Justin Slee

Elves & the Shoemaker

A hard-working shoemaker struggles to support his family. But when he sees a poor lady in need of help, he gives her his final pair of shoes.
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Poster image for Goldilocks & the Three Bears drawn by Richard Barrelle

Goldilocks & the Three Bears

Goldilocks is a mischievous little girl with hair as bright as gold. Always on the look-out for an adventure, one day her curiosity leads her to a house full of many surprises.
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Dancer in red with a red hood and red pointe shoes stands arabesque smiling as she walks through a forest

Little Red Riding Hood

Retelling the classic fairytale with a Northern Ballet twist, join Little Red Riding Hood on her adventure as she makes friends and discovers the importance of kindness.
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Pinocchio poster image - larger

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre.
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Puss in Boots poster illustrated by Richard Barrelle

Puss in Boots

Bringing this much-loved children’s story to life, Puss in Boots is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre.
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Three Little Pigs illustration by Emily Nuttall

Three Little Pigs

Three Little pigs set out into the world. One builds a house of straw. The second a house made of sticks. The third pig builds his house with bricks.
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An illustration featuring a hare taking a nap under a tree while a tortoise runs past with wide eyes and a smile

Tortoise & the Hare

When a cheeky Hare won't stop boasting about how fast he can run, thoughtful Tortoise decides it is time to join him in a race.
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A happy, illustrated duck sitting by a riverbank.

Ugly Duckling

Retelling the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, follow Ugly Duckling on her journey as she overcomes her troubles and realises that she was beautiful all along.
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