From kitchen to stage: Royal Ballet dancers prepare for reopening

Members of The Royal Ballet rehearse "Within The Golden Hour" by Christopher Wheeldon which forms part of the mixed programme "21st-Century Choreographers", showing at the Royal Opera House in London next week. Photo: Reuters

Royal Ballet dancer Anna Rose O'Sullivan last performed to London audiences in The Nutcracker in December. She played Clara in a handful of shows and was to debut as the Sugar Plum Fairy when the Covid-19 pandemic once again shut down entertainment venues.

So when Britain's largest ballet company reopens its doors next week, the 27-year old says she can't wait to "bring joy to the audiences again."