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Suggested for Ages 12+
Performance Dates
15 February to 27 March 2027
Run time: 2 hours 15 mins
Includes interval
Little Dancer comes to London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket in February 2027. Inspired by the true story behind Edgar Degas’ famous sculpture, this sweeping new production brings the story of Marie van Goethem, a young Parisian ballerina with impossible dreams, to the West End stage.
Starring Emmy Award-winner and Olivier Award-nominee Tiler Peck (principal dancer with New York City Ballet and star of Prime Video’s Étoile), alongside Olivier Award-nominees Julian Ovenden (High Society, Downton Abbey, South Pacific), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Into the Woods, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Josefina Gabrielle (High Society, Chicago, Les Misérables).
From Tony and Olivier Award-winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Anastasia, Ragtime, Once on This Island), with direction and choreography by five-time Tony and Olivier Award-winner Susan Stroman (The Producers, Crazy for You, Oklahoma!, Smash), Little Dancer plays at Theatre Royal Haymarket for six weeks only from 15 February to 27 March 2027, prior to a world tour.
Marie van Goethem was fourteen, poor and determined to become a ballerina. Living in the dazzling but dangerous world of Belle Époque Paris, she dreams of a life beyond the circumstances she was born into.
Her path crosses with artist Edgar Degas, who becomes fascinated by the young dancer and immortalises her in his famous sculpture. Bound together by art and ambition, Marie and Degas find themselves at the centre of a story that will endure long after their lives have passed.
Behind the iconic sculpture is the story of a girl who wanted to be seen, remembered and more than the world expected her to be. Little Dancer explores ambition, art and the desire to matter, asking the question we all carry: do we shape our destiny, or does it shape us?
Tiler Peck is currently scheduled to appear in all performances through to Saturday, 20 March 2027. The producer team cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist at any specific performance.