The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die. The Lilac Fairy makes her own christening gift a softening of Carabosse’s curse: Aurora will not die, but will fall into a deep sleep, which only a prince’s kiss will break. The masterful 19th-century choreography of Marius Petipa is combined with sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon. Recorded live as part of the Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 2019/20 with encore screenings broadcast online during the #OurHousetoYourHouse programme.
After the tragic loss of his wife battling the forces of darkness, Gabriel is persuaded to rejoin his former team of demon hunters traveling from relatively obscurity in America to the deep unknown regions of Europe. He is joined by his estranged best friend Michael who harbors a dark secret, the mystical Hannah whose visions predict the future, and a motley crew of demon slayers. After losing part of his team Gabriel must confront his tragic past and decide who really is friend or foe.
A few days after moving in with his girlfriend, Jorge receives a visit from his future self who traveled through time to warn him that she is going to leave him for another guy, then proposes him a plan to avoid it.
A girl with uncommonly large ears is bullied at school, but finds solace in her friendship with a crow in the woods. She feeds the bird everyday and in exchange it presents her with gifts, until a violent encounter at school causes their ritual to take an unsettling turn.
A story of a young man running from the truth about his childhood returns in order to correct his past but ends up discovering a side of himself that he suppressed.
Chen Guan, a poor scholar, gives up the imperial examination to become a novelist of monsters. He meets a silent young swordsman, Cui Chengyu, and together they travel to Changxing County, where the snake plague has resurfaced, and overcome all the difficulties and obstacles.
A young man and an old man are on a boat in the middle of the night. As they approach a huge stone archway, they will make an unexpected encounter that will send them to the border of space and time.
Aninka lives on a farm with her two conceited sisters, whom she must serve. One day, she finds a feather that she uses to summon Prince Vítek, who has been enchanted into the form of a bird. When her evil sisters discover that Aninka is meeting with the handsome young man, they take the feather, destroy it, and Vítek disappears. The only way to break the curse is for Aninka to find him somewhere in the world. And so the girl sets out on a journey to rescue her beloved.
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
While at home relaxing, WW receives a call to investigate a disturbance from a dangerous criminal on the bureau's most wanted list. She enters the premises disguised in plain clothes with a weapon drawn to enhance her disguise. Unfortunately, it's to no avail as the villain was expecting her, and her powers and weapon are useless. With the element of surprise, he quickly applies a chloro rag to her face and she shortly subdued. With the most potent formula of chloroform at his disposal, the villain finds it is only effective for limited periods of time. Although she continues to wake, her strength is limited, and fight as she may, the villain continues to put her out. All he must do is keep her at bay until the transport arrives. Unfortunately for poor WW, the transport is delayed indefinitely, and she finds herself on the receiving end of a continual barrage of violence and KO's.
Malik is a sensitive and awkward child who is teased by two older boys. He finds refuge in his home, a dark basement, where his drawings and imagination lead him to experience fairy-tale adventures alongside bizarre characters.