BalletBoyz has announced a major UK tour of Still Pointless, celebrating 25 years since the company’s critically acclaimed debut performance Pointless at the Roundhouse.
The retrospective production blends live dance and film to chart a quarter century of bold commissioning, performance and screen work, presented with the company’s trademark irreverence.
Still Pointless opens at Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 May 2026, before embarking on an extensive national tour to venues across England.
The tour includes stops at Cambridge Arts Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple, Theatre Royal Bath, Nottingham Playhouse, artsdepot North Finchley, Worthing Connaught, Lichfield Garrick, Watford Palace Theatre, Wycombe Swan, Wyvern Theatre Swindon, Birmingham Rep, Theatre Severn, Exeter Northcott, G Live Guildford, Brighton Theatre Royal, Poole Lighthouse, Leicester Curve, Reading Hexagon and Cheltenham Everyman, with further dates to be announced.
The evening opens with an excerpt from Russell Maliphant’s seminal Critical Mass, originally performed as part of BalletBoyz’ debut in 2001, before moving through highlights from the company’s repertoire.
The programme also features the world premiere of a new commission by emerging choreographer Seirian Griffiths, pointing towards the future of the company.
Works by choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Maxine Doyle, Liam Scarlett, Xie Xin and Javier de Frutos are featured, with music by composers Cassie Kinoshi, Keaton Henson and Max Richter.
The company of 10 dancers includes Joshua Attwood, Dan Baines, Paris Fitzpatrick, Seirian Griffiths, JJ James, Dylan Jones, Benji Knapper, Luigi Nardone, Yasset Roldan and Kai Tomioka.
Artistic Directors and BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn and William Trevitt said: “We are delighted to return as Associate Artists to Sadler’s Wells with Still Pointless. Here are some of our favourite thought-provoking, ambitious, and entertaining BalletBoyz moments to celebrate a quarter of a century since we first started (which makes us sound far too old)!
“25 years on we are still relentlessly referred to as ‘the boyz’ even well into our 50s, and we still relentlessly pursue new collaborations, new opportunities, and new ways of producing, presenting, and sharing exciting and moving works of art. Still Pointless showcases some of our greatest achievements, and highlights the values with which we approach the next decades of creating.
“Despite the ongoing challenges for touring dance in the UK, we remain committed to our regional audiences, so our week at Sadler’s Wells will be followed by a national tour to 19 regional venues. With Still Pointless, we want to underline to our audiences and collaborators that radical ideas are indeed worth pursuing, artistic risks are always worth taking, and culture and creativity most certainly warrants continued investment.”
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
