Broadway & International

Training & Drama Schools

Backstage & Technical

Opera

Dance

West End

Musical Theatre

Pantomime

Edinburgh Fringe

Obituaries & Archive

NPO 2023-26

Awards

Jobs & Auditions

Hot Topics

Acting & Performance

Shakespeare

Sergei Polunin: Programme 1

“Obnoxious, tedious and uncomfortable”

ReviewsMay 29, 2019by Anna WinterLondon Palladium, London

Sergei Polunin in Sacre at London Palladium. Photo: Alexey Kerkis

Support The Stage by registering or subscribing

To continue reading this article you must be logged in.

Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month.

OR

Or subscribe today and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk.

Anna Winter

More from this Author

Draw from Within

BalletBoyz: Deluxe

Geisha

Tender review

Reviews by Holly O'MahonyBush Theatre, London

The Nutcracker review

Reviews by Oliver JonesPolka Theatre, London

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Reviews by Paul ValeRoyal Albert Hall, London

Mother Goose review

Reviews by Thom DibdinAyr Gaiety Theatre

Tender review

Bush Theatre, London

The Nutcracker review

Polka Theatre, London

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Royal Albert Hall, London

The Rock 'n' Roll Panto Rapunzel review

Liverpool Everyman

Aspects of Love review

Lyric Theatre, London

King Lear review

Wyndham's Theatre, London

Staged

BBC One

Sunset Boulevard review

Savoy Theatre, London

Recommended for you

Tender review

Reviews by Holly O'MahonyBush Theatre, London

The Nutcracker review

Reviews by Oliver JonesPolka Theatre, London

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Reviews by Paul ValeRoyal Albert Hall, London

Mother Goose review

Reviews by Thom DibdinAyr Gaiety Theatre

Anna Winter

Anna is a freelance dance critic and arts journalist.

More from this author

Draw from Within

BalletBoyz: Deluxe

Geisha

Reviews

Latest
Most Read

Tender review

The Nutcracker review

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

The Rock 'n' Roll Panto Rapunzel review

Mother Goose review

Aladdin review

Wicked review

The Red Shoes review

Royal Ballet: Maddaddam review

Here & Now review

Death Becomes Her review

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Jobs

Lighting & Video Manager

City: Leeds Salary: £28,112 per...

Apply

Head of Lighting & Video

City: Leeds Salary: £39,757 per...

Apply

Deputy Technical Manager (So...

City: London Salary: £33,144 - £...

Apply

Technical Instructor (Stage ...

City: London Salary: £29,758 - £...

Apply

Summer Theatre Jobs in America

City: New York Salary: SALARY + FR...

Apply

Deputy Head of Electrics

City: London Salary: SOLT/BECTU ...

Apply

Theatre Technician

City: Winchester Salary: £23,409 - £...

Apply

Potters Theatre Company - Le...

City: Hopton Salary: Competitive

Apply

Technical Manager 1.0 FTE

City: London Salary: £38,071 - £...

Apply

Redcoat Auditions

City: Various Salary: Competitive

Apply

Marketing Manager

City: Blackpool Salary: £30,000 per...

Apply

Head of Stage

City: London Salary: SOLT/BECTU ...

Apply

Head of Musical Theatre (Lea...

City: Dubai Salary: 20,000 AED ...

Apply

Sound No 1

City: London Salary: Salary base...

Apply

Entertainer at Five Lakes

City: Maldon, Essex Salary: Competitive

Apply

More about this person

Sergei Polunin: Rasputin

Reviews by Neil Norman

Competition: Win tickets to live screenings of Bolshoi Ballet's Giselle (starring Sergei Polunin) and Coppelia

Features by The Stage

Project Polunin – Satori

Reviews by Neil Norman

Sergei Polunin backs London dance school scholarship

News by Giverny Masso

More about this organisation

Coronavirus: London Palladium to be 'test bed' for Covid-safe theatre

News by Georgia Snow

Poll: Should West End theatres follow Madonna's lead and remove access to audience members' phones during a show?

Opinion by Matthew Hemley

Diary: Her Madgesty decides the show must go on

Opinion by Tabard of The Stage

Sheffield Theatres and Theatre Royal Stratford East among nominees for The Stage Awards 2020

News by Giverny Masso

More Reviews

Tender review

Bush Theatre, London

The Nutcracker review

Polka Theatre, London

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Royal Albert Hall, London

The Rock 'n' Roll Panto Rapunzel review

Liverpool Everyman

Recommended for you

Tender review

Reviews by Holly O'MahonyBush Theatre, London

The Nutcracker review

Reviews by Oliver JonesPolka Theatre, London

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Reviews by Paul ValeRoyal Albert Hall, London

Mother Goose review

Reviews by Thom DibdinAyr Gaiety Theatre

English National Opera unveils ‘electrifying’ plans for relocation to Manchester

Wicked review

Ex-EastEnders star opens new-writing theatre in London's East End

Top 10 UK pantomimes to see this Christmas

Panto Special 2024

Death Becomes Her review

ENO boss: We won't cut London jobs in move to Manchester

Tammy Faye to close after less than a month on Broadway

Royal Variety Performance 2024 review

Fallow years: could theatre learn something from Glastonbury?

Your subscription helps ensure our journalism can continue

Invest in The Stage today with a subscription starting at just £5.99

SUBSCRIBE

Newspaper

More

Subscribe

Start a subscription today from just £7.99 Subscribe

Sergei Polunin: Programme 1

Support The Stage by registering or subscribing

More from this Author

More on this topic

More Reviews

Recommended for you

More from this author

Reviews

More about this person

More about this organisation

More Reviews

Recommended for you

Most Read

Your subscription helps ensure our journalism can continue

Newspaper

More

Info

Awards

Legal

Digital