West Midlands
26th BIRMINGHAM Love conquers all in Sir Peter Wright’s joyous production of Coppelia, brought back to the stage by Birmingham Royal Ballet for the first time in five years, with Léo Delibes’ score performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.
■ At Birmingham Hippodrome from October 26 to 29. For details or to book, tel: 0844 338 5000, or go to:(www.birminghamhippodrome.com).
Eastern England
Verdi’s early masterpiece an epic story of love, jealousy and war, is being