The Snow Queen Cometh.

(Photograph copyright of E.N.B)

The icy grip of winter has reached the shores of the British isles. There is a lack of grit for the roads and of our inhabitants, some of whom are panic buying and stripping supermarket shelves of stock. The roads of London have remained relatively traffic light over the weekend with many of our inhabitants and visitors alike choosing to stay warm indoors. In the outer parts of London the footpaths are still icy underfoot and with threats of more snow over the next few days and the cold spell set to continue, misery is sure to be among the topic of conversation. Along with, 'Global warming! What global warming?'

However, there is good news on the horizon, English National Ballet have performances of Prokofiev's ballet, The Snow Queen, during the forthcoming week. This is the celebrated production by choreographer Michael Corder. I urge you to hurry and get your tickets for this stunning performance as it only has one week left in it's current run at the London Coliseum.

The English National Ballet celebrates it's 60th birthday this year and to celebrate the company has plans to put on a traditional 'Edwardian' styled production of The Nutcracker in December. I'd recommend bookings tickets now as The Nutcracker is always a popular seasonal occasion. For those of you who cannot wait for December or perhaps holiday abroad, then check out their web site for plans to bring Swan Lake to at the Royal Albert Hall in June. You're sure to be in for a treat watching rising star Vadim Muntagirov and guest ballerina Polina Semionova.

The Coliseum hides a little secret amongst it's restored Edwardian splendour. It has a lovely little bar on it's upper floor with a balcony that has views over the rooftops. Enjoy a chilled bottle of champers before a summer performance.