Murphy’s Swan Lake was seen in London in 2005, when it was popularly dubbed the Diana Swan Lake because of the parallels… Graeme Murphy’s revisionist production of Swan Lake, which opened the Australian Ballet’s London season on Wednesday night, is a total rethink, stripping the ballet of its fairytale roots, its evil spell and its much-loved tropes. ★★★★☆We have the iconic title, we have the great score, we even have the swans, though not the famous black one known as Odile. Instead, he gives us a dramatic, naturalistic tale of romantic betrayal and heartbreaking madness. Yet there the similarities end.

Source: The Times July 14, 2016 15:58 UTC