25 years after Michael Nunn and William Trevitt’s critically acclaimed debut performance Pointless at the Roundhouse, pioneering dance company BalletBoyz returns to the stage. Still Pointless leads audiences on a retrospective journey through a quarter of a century of daring commissioning, producing, and performing dance across stage and screen.
With signature irreverence, BalletBoyz presents a live dance documentary alchemising live performance with film, Still Pointless will play at Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 May 2026 ahead of a UK tour with dates to be announced soon.
BalletBoyz: Still Pointless at 25 will celebrate the past whilst looking to the future and paving the way for more of the company’s industry-shaping work to come.
Continuing the BalletBoyz drive to present new work and seek out new collaborators, Still Pointless will open with the world premiere of a brand-new commission by Seirian Griffiths.
The evening will feature excerpts of work from the Company’s history from choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Maxine Doyle, Liam Scarlett, Xie Xin, and Javier de Frutos, and composers Cassie Kinoshi, Keaton Henson, and Max Richter. The performance will culminate with a section from Russell Maliphant’s seminal work Critical Mass, performed as part of the original show at the Roundhouse back in 2001.
A Company of 10 world-class, cross-generational dancers, some new to the Company and some returning, includes Dan Baines, Paris Fitzpatrick, Seirian Griffiths, Benji Knapper, Luigi Nardone and Kai Tomioka.
Artistic Directors and BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn and William Trevitt said: “Two years on from England on Fire, our most recent production at Sadler’s Wells, we are delighted to return as Associate Artists 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. Whether or not we can bring ourselves to get back to daily class and back on stage by May is left to be determined…
“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. Further dates to be announced.”
BalletBoyz’s Still Pointless will be at Sadler’s Wells 12-16 May. Book now at Sadlerswells.com
