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Gentleman Jack review " Northern Ballet's stylish lesbian love story is super-sexy

by Lyndsey Winship

Leeds Grand theatre Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography keeps a tight hold on the narrative and the erotically charged pas de deux between the lovers packs real heat Northern Ballet's new show is both progressive and conventional. Progressive because this could be the first lesbian love story in a major ballet. It is based on the life of Anne Lister, the 19th-century Yorkshire landowner also known as Gentleman Jack.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36am on March 18, 2026