The Royal Ballet and Opera has caved in to pro-Palestine activists and pulled a planned production in Israel.

A 2026 run of Tosca with the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv will no longer go ahead because of pressure from staff.

It comes after Daniel Perry, a “queer dance artist” and alumnus of a £48,000-a-year dance school, pulled out a Palestinian flag during a curtain call at the Royal Opera House last month.

The Royal Opera, part of the newly combined Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) that receives public funding from the Arts Council, condemned the stunt at the time as inappropriate and contrary to its commitment to political neutrality.

Following the on-stage protest on July 19, the RBO faced internal pressure from staff, who demanded the cancellation of the Tosca production.