Press and Communications
Who's who
Chloe Westwood
Head of Communications, Press and Corporate Affairs
+44 (0) 20 7212 9132
Ballet Press
For Royal Ballet enquiries and ticket requests
Ashley Woodfield
Head of Ballet Press
+44 (0) 20 7212 9165
+44 (0) 7984 513 676
Opera Press
For Royal Opera, Jakub Hrůša, Jette Parker Young Artist Programme and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House enquiries and ticket requests
Ruth Haines
Head of Opera Press
+44 (0) 7425 151 458
Lily Curle
Press Officer (The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera)
Romany Anderson
Press Assistant
Emine Omer
Senior Communications Officer – Corporate Affairs
Ike Egbetola
Artist Liaison Coordinator
Photography and Filming
Photography and filming are prohibited during performances in any of our auditoriums. You are welcome to take pictures throughout the rest of the building and before performances and share them with us through social media.
Press and Commercial photography and filming must be agreed in advance with our press team.
The Royal Ballet and Opera Press team is always happy to hear from members of the media who would like to arrange a shoot relating to the Royal Opera House, The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and our Learning and Participation initiatives. For Press filming and photography enquires please contact Ike Egbetola.
Any filming and photography for commercial purposes must be arranged in advance and we reserve the right to stop any commercial filming and photography which has not been appropriately authorised.
Information on location, commercial and broadcast filming can be found on our venue hire pages
Branding
All Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet and Opera branded materials must be approved by the Audiences and Media Department.
Please contact our content team to request Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet and Opera logos.
Press Releases
- 27 November 2025: The Royal Ballet and Opera releases cover of Rosalía’s hit single Berghain
- 19 August 2025: Ballet and Opera for everyone: 2025/26 Season Access Performances
- 13 August 2025: Oliver Mears' new production of Tosca opens The Royal Opera's 2025/26 Season
- 30 July 2025: The Royal Ballet presents the London premiere of A Single Man, a contemporary ballet based on the book by Christopher Isherwood
- 27 November 2025: Yorke Dance Project presents Modern Milestones in The Linbury Theatre
- 11 November 2025: London City Ballet make their debut in The Linbury Theatre
- 5 November 2025: The Royal Ballet Presents Three Ballets to Ignite the Imagination
- 23 October 2025: Osipova / Linbury
- 21 October 2025: Joburg Ballet make their UK debut at the Royal Opera House with Communion of Light, a showcase of South African and Spanish choreographic talent
- 16 October 2025: Access Becomes Art: World Ballet Day 2025, The Royal Ballet’s celebration of radical accessibility
- 7 October 2025: Escape to the Country with The Royal Ballet’s La Fille mal gardée, in cinemas 5th November
- 1 October 2025: The Royal Ballet announces Anna Rose O’Sullivan to star in An American in Paris at Grand Théâtre de Genève
- 17 September 2025: The Royal Ballet presents Black History Month Draft Works - a celebration of Black female choreographers
- 28 August 2025: The Royal Ballet open the 2025/26 Season with Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate
- 30 July 2025: The Royal Ballet presents the London premiere of A Single Man, a contemporary ballet based on the book by Christopher Isherwood
- 28 November 2025: First Look: Jake Dunn in rehearsals for Oliver Leith’s cult opera Last Days
- 14 November 2025: The Royal Opera’s Festen wins World Premiere Award at the International Opera Awards
- 4 November 2025: Jetske Mijnssen makes her Royal Opera debut directing Handel’s Ariodante
- 13 October 2025: Katie Mitchell directs The Royal Opera’s first production of Janáček’s The Makropulos Case
- 16 September 2025: Marie Jacquot makes her Royal Opera debut conducting The Magic Flute this autumn
- 3 September 2025: Jakub Hrůša leads special concert to mark the start of his tenure as Music Director of The Royal Opera
- 1 September 2025: The Royal Opera’s Linbury Theatre Season opens with Joe Hill-Gibbins' new production of Giustino
- 26 August 2025: Speranza Scappucci makes her debut as Principal Guest Conductor in The Sicilian Vespers
- 13 August 2025: Oliver Mears' new production of Tosca opens The Royal Opera's 2025/26 Season
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