Meet the Company of ‘Still Pointless: Balletboyz at 25’

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.

Balletboyz have released a look at the company of dancers who will begin a major UK tour at London’s Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 May 2026.

The 10 world-class dancers, some new to the Company and some returning, includes Joshua Attwood, Dan Baines, Paris Fitzpatrick, Seirian Griffiths, JJ James, Dylan Jones, Benji Knapper, Luigi Nardone, Yasset Roldan, and Kai Tomioka.

In a nod to the past, the show’s opening section sees BalletBoyz founders Michael Nunn OBE and William Trevitt OBE returning to the stage to perform an excerpt from Russell Maliphant’s seminal work Critical Mass (evening performances at Sadler’s Wells only), which was the catalyst for their first show, Pointless, at the Roundhouse in 2001.

The extensive national tour will visit Arts Theatre Cambridge (24-26 May), Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple (29 May), Theatre Royal Bath (31 May), Nottingham Playhouse (2 June), artsdepot – North Finchley (4-5 June), Worthing Connaught (6-7 June), Lichfield Garrick (9 June), Watford Palace Theatre (11 June), Wycombe Swan (13 June), Wyvern Theatre – Swindon (15 June), Birmingham Rep (16 June), Theatre Severn (19 June), Exeter Northcott (22-23 June), G Live – Guildford (25 June), Brighton Theatre Royal (27 June), Poole Lighthouse (30 June), Leicester Curve (3 July) Reading Hexagon (7 July) and Cheltenham Everyman (10 – 11 July).

The show will open with an excerpt from Maliphant’s Critical Mass, performed as part of the original show at the Roundhouse back in 2001. At once looking back to celebrate all the Company has achieved and looking forward to the future with enthusiasm and ambition, the show will also showcase the world-premiere of a brand-new commission by up-and-coming choreographer 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.

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.”

The full programme for Still Pointless features an impressive lineup of works from acclaimed choreographers and composers, including Critical Mass by choreographer Russell Maliphant, Motor Cortex by choreographer Seirian Griffiths, Ripple by choreographer Xie Xin, Fallen by choreographer Russell Maliphant, Young Men by choreographer Ivan Perez, Serpent by choreographer Liam Scarlett, Bradley 4:18 by choreographer Maxine Doyle, Us by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, and Fiction by choreographer Javier de Frutos.

Visit https://www.balletboyz.com/booknow for Still Pointless bookings and tour details.

Back L-R- Benji Knapper, Luigi Nardone, Dan Baines, Paris Fitzpatrick, JJ James, Joshua Attwood. Front L-R – Seirian Griffiths, Dylan Jones, Yasset Roldan, Kai Tomioka. Photography by Ash.