Scottish Ballet – Starstruck

AAWhen: 16th April 2026 to 18th April 2026
Location: Theatre Royal

Experience the world-famous sensation that is SCOTTISH BALLET – Starstruck. Returning to the stage enhanced and extended! See it at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal in April 2026.

In this new two-act Starstruck. CEO/Artistic Director, Christopher Hampson CBE, builds on a love story that mirrors the worlds of gods and mortals. Juxtaposing the romantic tensions between a Star Ballerina and a Choreographer, and their mythological counterparts, Aphrodite and Zeus.

Escape with us to the glamour and grace of Paris, 1960. Step into the studio, watch the dancers warm up and hear the piano start to play. A new show is taking shape that will be fit for the gods.

One of the first choreographers to bring the ‘American style’ to Europe. The legendary Gene Kelly was invited to create an original work for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1960. Dancing the lead role of Aphrodite was the ‘Étoile’ of Paris, Claude Bessy, who had worked with Kelly in Hollywood and encouraged him across the Atlantic. His jazzy, joyful Pas de Dieux was highly acclaimed at the time as ‘a breath of fresh air’ and has now been given a new set of wings for its UK premiere.

From Olympus to Hollywood and Paris. Dancers, screen legends and Greek gods are starstruck by love as mythology meets backstage drama. With the sparkling Jazz Age music of George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Tickets are on sale now for Scottish Ballet – Starstruck and will start at £15 for the cheapest seats and go up to £120.00 for the most expensive. The first performance will be on the 16th April 2026 and the last show will be on the 18th April 2026. Get your tickets today!