These Violent Delights

A vivid new retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet from Scottish Ballet

★★★★★
“A stunning, thoroughly modern success…a triumphant adventure that secures Scottish Ballet’s place at the very cutting edge of exciting, innovative, yet wholly accessible dance and film”
THE LIST

★★★★
“A taut, dreamlike reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy…an engrossing and fiercely physical dance film”
THE GUARDIAN

★★★★
“This reimagining of Romeo and Juliet is a feast for the eyes. With a cascade of resplendent set pieces and an enthralling performance from Tarantolo, These Violent Delights is a majestic, unwaveringly evocative feat”
THE UPCOMING

★★★★
“Special…should truly excite all lovers of dance”
FILM REVIEW DAILY

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Having established a name for creating innovative dance on stage, Scottish Ballet’s THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS is their first major feature-length film.

Juliet awakens from a fever dream. How did we get here? The lines between hallucination and memory blur as cinema and dance collide in a kaleidoscopic journey of belonging, defiance, and self-discovery.

In this vivid, contemporary re-telling without words, fate is rewritten on the dancefloor.

We present the film exclusively in cinemas from Wednesday 21st October 2026, with an accompanying 24-minute Q&A with directors Oscar Sansom, Christopher Hampson, lead Kayla-Maree Tarantolo and producer Beth Allan. Moderated by journalist and dance critic Kelly Apter.

Released in the UK and Ireland on Wednesday 21st October 2026

  • Director: Christopher Hampson & Oscar Sansom
  • Country: UK
  • Year: 2025
  • Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Genre: Dance/performance
  • Language: English/No dialogue
  • Production company: Scottish Ballet & Forest of Black
  • Cert: 15

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IN CINEMAS

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November

Romford – Lumiere Cinema  |  Tuesday 3rd & Sunday 8th November

Chichester – Cinema at New Park  |  Sunday 8th November

Banchory – The Barn  |  Wednesday 18th November

Leek – Foxlowe Arts Centre  |  Tuesday 24th November

 

December

Richmond – Station Cinema  |  Thursday 3rd December

 

January

Hertford – BEAM  |  Thursday 7th January (mat)

 

February

Tunbridge Wells – Trinity Theatre  |  Sunday 7th February

 

Past screenings

WORLD PREMIERE Edinburgh – Cineworld  |  Friday 14th August, 3.45pm
SOLD OUT Edinburgh – Filmhouse  |  Friday 14th August, 8pm
SOLD OUT Edinburgh – Cameo  |  Saturday 15th August, 12pm
SOLD OUT Edinburgh – Filmhouse  |  Saturday 15th August, 3pm
Addlestone – The Light
Castle Douglas – Keystone Touring at Fullarton Theatre
Corby – Savoy Cinema
Doncaster – Savoy Cinema
Douglas – Broadway Cinema
Dundee – Dundee Contemporary Arts
Edinburgh – Cameo Cinema
Edinburgh – Filmhouse  |  Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd October
Edinburgh – ODEON Lothian Road
Glasgow – Glasgow Film Theatre
Glasgow – ODEON Braehead
Glasgow Coatbridge – Showcase Cinemas
Glasgow Paisley – Showcase Cinemas
Grantham – Savoy Cinema
Hexham – Forum Cinema
Inverness – Eden Court
Kendal – Brewery Arts Centre
Keswick – Alhambra Cinema  |  Wednesday 21st October
Kilburn – Kiln Theatre
Lerwick, Shetland – Mareel
London – Peckhamplex
Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyneside Cinema
Nottingham – The Bonington
Sheffield –  The Light
Uckfield – The Picture House
Welwyn Garden City – Campus West Cinema
Worksop – Savoy Cinema
Colchester – Firstsite  |  Friday 23rd & Thursday 29th October
Alnwick – Alnwick Playhouse  |  Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th October
Keswick – Alhambra Cinema  |  Sunday 25th October

 

 



★★★★

“Engrossing…performed with vehement commitment and style.”

Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian

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