After successfully selling out its world premiere in 2023, Black Sabbath – The Ballet has returned, recounts Emily MacNevin. With an even higher level of interest since the passing of iconic lead singer, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath – The Ballet has also returned to Blighty. There’s a minimalist stage set-up for this, dark, with all the dancing under sixteen 16 boxes depicting images representing Black Sabbath’s history. Absolutely solid workhorses,” Hayward tells RC, when questioned why a Gibson was used specifically for Black Sabbath – The Ballet? “I think, like most people that I started out with the Paranoid and Black Sabbath LPs.