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BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET GLIDES INTO 2020 WITH UK TOUR OF SIR PETER WRIGHT’S ACCLAIMED SWAN LAKE, FIRST STEPS: SWAN LAKE AND SWAN LAKE DREAMS

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s critically acclaimed Swan Lake, first created in 1981 by Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova, will tour the UK from 29 January 2020.  

SWAN LAKE: 29 January – 4 April 2020

Ballet’s greatest love story returns in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s lavish production. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, powerfully illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s legendary score played live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, has bewitched audiences for generations. In 2020 the production will tour to Southampton, Birmingham, Salford, Sunderland and Plymouth.

By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince witnesses the transformation of a swan into a beautiful princess. Compelled by an evil spell to spend her days in the form of a bird, she can only be saved by the power of love.

Filled with exquisite ensembles, lyrical pas de deux and bravura solos, this Swan Lake is atmospheric, romantic and beautiful – an unforgettable experience.

The cast will include Céline Gittens and Momoko Hirata in the double principal roles of Odette/ Odile, partnered respectively with Tyrone Singleton and César Morales as Prince Siegfried.

RELAXED PERFORMANCE OF SWAN LAKE: 25 February 2020 at Birmingham Hippodrome, 12pm
In partnership with the Hippodrome, Birmingham Royal Ballet is presenting a relaxed performance of Swan Lake during its Birmingham run. Pioneers in making ballet accessible for all audiences, this is a carefully thought through experience that can be enjoyed by everyone, whatever their access needs.

FIRST STEPS: SWAN LAKE: 31 January – 3 April 2020

Alongside the full Swan Lake production, this hour-long, interactive afternoon show features excerpts from the ballet, performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s amazing dancers and full orchestra. These are interspersed with scenes in which a storyteller sets the scene, introduces the children to the music and characters, and shares some of the technical magic surrounding the ballet. A feast of dance, music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a perfect introduction to ballet.

SWAN LAKE DREAMS: 2 February – 31 March 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet has been rolling out its large-scale performance project, Swan Lake Dreams, to ballet students of all ages and abilities in two of its touring regions as well as from across the Midlands.

A cast of approximately 70 selected students from each of the Birmingham, Plymouth and Southampton areas were invited earlier this year to audition for a role in a performance on the main stage of their local theatre, alongside the company.

They have each been given the opportunity to train, rehearse and perform in a full-length ballet alongside Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers. Open to ballet students aged eight+, the Swan Lake Dreams project gives insight into the Company workings while aiming to develop talent and raise aspirations for dancers of all ages.                                                                  

The Company will partner with the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, whose orchestra will accompany the Swan Lake Dreams Birmingham performance, conducted by Birmingham Royal Ballet’s principal conductor, Paul Murphy.

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Participation Manager, Rebecca Brookes, said “We are thrilled to be working inclusively with ballet students across the country to encourage their passion for dance. After the success in previous years of our Sleeping Beauty Dreams and Cinderella Dreams projects, Swan Lake Dreams aims to reach even more talented and aspiring dancers and to provide enjoyable and empowering experiences for those interested in learning more about a leading international Ballet Company.”                             

For further information about the project, please visit brb.org.uk/dreams

Listings Information

Swan Lake, First Steps: Swan Lake and Swan Lake Dreams

29 January – 4 April 2020

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Marius Petipa
Production: Peter Wright, Galina Samsova
Designs: Philip Prowse
Lighting: Peter Teigen

Mayflower Theatre
22-26 Commercial Rd, Southampton SO15 1GE; 02380 711811 www.mayflower.org.uk
Wednesday 29 January – Saturday 1 February 2020
First Steps: Swan Lake: Friday 31 January 2020, 1pm
Swan Lake Dreams: Sunday 2 February 2020, 7pm
 

Birmingham Hippodrome
Hurst St, Southside, Birmingham B5 4TB; 0844 338 5000 birminghamhippodrome.com
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 29 February 2020
First Steps: Swan Lake: Friday 21 February 2020, 4.30pm
Audio-described performance of Swan Lake: Saturday 22 February 2020, 2.30pm (Touch Tour: 10.30am)
Swan Lake Dreams: Sunday 23 February 2020, 7pm
Relaxed performance of Swan Lake: Tuesday 25 February 2020, 12pm
 

The Lowry
Pier 8, The Quays, Salford M50 3AZ; 0343 208 6000 www.thelowry.com
Wednesday 4 – 7 March 2020
Audio-described performance of Swan Lake: Saturday 7 March 2020, 2pm (Touch Tour: 10.30am)
First Steps: Swan Lake: Friday 6 March 2020, 4.30pm
 

Sunderland Empire
4-5 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3EX; 0844 871 3022 www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire
Thursday 12 – Saturday 14 March 2020
First Steps: Swan Lake: Thursday 12 March 2020, 4.30pm
 

Theatre Royal Plymouth
Royal Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR; 01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com
Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 April 2020
Swan Lake Dreams: Tuesday 31 March 2020, 7pm
First Steps: Swan Lake: Friday 3 April 2020, 4.30pm

Canal London – until 8 December 2019

Reviewed by Sabrina Fancy

5****

Amanda Broomell wrote and performs this solo show based on her autobiographical accounts of her dating experiences. This one women production follows 40-year-old single Mandy Broomell’s search for a romantic partner. In the process, she ends up finding herself.

Set in the US we follow her ups and downs and learn about her romantic history and the challenges of dating in the modern world. Mandy is smart and very witty and very likeable. She is very funny, narrating many of the pitfalls of dating and explores modern day dating hazards such as ghosting and gaslighting- many of her experiences are very familiar in this disposable dating culture.

Broomell cleverly peppers in snippets and re-worded 80’s and a few 90’s classics to convey her emotions or drive home a point. Some of these included Foreigner’s ‘I Wanna Know What Love Is’ and Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me Baby’, sung acapella with Amanda’s lovely voice.

I loved the references to the Bachelor franchise, one of the most popular American realty TV shows about the and the early influences it had on Mandy’s dating perceptions (spoiler- the show is completely unrealistic) and other American pop culture references ‘skinny girl wine.’ We also get to sit in to Mandy’s amusing and insightful sessions with her various therapists.

While there are lots of laughs, the production takes an unexpected dark turn when Mandy narrates her experiences with abuse, body dysmorphia and addiction that she suffered as a result of some traumatic childhood experiences. We see how Mandy uses men for validation and determining herself worth based on how men treat her. It was so sad to see how abuse shapes one’s future ideas on love and relationships. While I found this part of the production very unsettling, I couldn’t help being engaged and moved. There was a real rawness to the performance which I did not expect.

Despite being just one performer, Mandy totally captivated the audience’s attention and is a strong, funny, vulnerable and strong women!

My only complaint of was that it was only an hour long, which left me wanting more! I huge ask considering it was a one woman show! I also found myself feeling extremely uncomfortable by some of Mandy’s revelations which only serves to reinforce that this is a great testament for the quality of the production.

If you can manage to catch this, expect lots of laughs and introspection performed by a very talented individual. My friend and I left having a new appreciation for our husbands and grateful for no longer being in the dating world! I give this a very deserving 5 stars.

Sally Cookson’s Acclaimed Production of The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe coming to The Lowry for Christmas 2020

Sally Cookson’s highly acclaimed stage production of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, will run at The Lowry in Salford from 9 December 2020 to 23 January 2021.

The production, which is currently playing to packed houses at the Bridge Theatre in London, broke box office records when it premiered at Leeds Playhouse in 2017.

This extraordinary adaptation of CS Lewis’ much loved novel re-tells the story with a mix of Cookson’s trade-mark theatricality, humour, music and puppetry.  It will see audiences step through the wardrobe into the icy, enchanted realm of Narnia for the most mystical of adventures in a faraway land.  

Audiences will join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they wave goodbye to war-time Britain and say hello to a talking Faun, an unforgettable Lion and the coldest, cruellest White Witch.  

Sally Cookson’s previous productions include Peter Pan and Jane Eyre for the National Theatre, Hetty Feather in the West End and the Olivier Award-winning A Monster Calls at London’s Old Vic and on tour.  Tony and Olivier Award-winning designer, Rae Smith is the designer of the National Theatre’s internationally successful production of War Horse, and will be designing the upcoming West End production of Hello Dolly with Imelda Staunton.

Joining Cookson and Smith on the creative team are writer in the room Adam Peck, movement director Dan Canham, puppetry designer and director Craig Leo (part of the National Theatre’s original War Horse creative team), lighting designer Bruno Poet, sound designer Ian Dickinson and composer Benji Bower.   

Elliott & Harper Productions and Catherine Schreiber present this Leeds Playhouse production of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on tour.  Recent reviews include:

★★★★★
Sunday Times
“Sally Cookson’s vision of Narnia will restore your faith in theatre”

★★★★★
DAILY MAIL 
“Spectacular new life for Narnia” 

★★★★
THE TELEGRAPH
‘An absolutely spellbinding return to Narnia’

‘DEAR DIARY, DID YOU HEAR?’
THEATRE ROYAL WINDSOR ANNOUNCED AS
OPENING VENUE FOR FIRST UK TOUR OF
RECORD-BREAKING SMASH HIT

BY LAURENCE O’KEEFE & KEVIN MURPHY
BEST NEW MUSICAL – WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS 2019

**** 
Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, Daily Express,
The Stage, Attitude, The Arts Desk, Broadway World

In the immortal words of Heather Chandler, ‘Honey whatcha waitin’ for?’… Theatre Royal Windsor has been announced as the opening venue for the highly anticipated UK tour of Heathers the Musical in 2020 (WhatsOnStage 2019 award for BEST NEW MUSICAL).

Following two record-breaking seasons at London’s The Other Palace and West End transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018, Heathers the Musical, the sassiest show around, will be opening its first-ever UK Tour at Theatre Royal Windsor (13– 23 May 2020).

Produced by Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills, this high-octane, black comedy, rock musical based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all time, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, is back with a bang!

Greetings and salutations!
Westerberg High’s Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she joins the beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity may finally come true. Mysterious teen rebel JD teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder being a somebody.

The award-winning writing team, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s hit musical adaptation has enjoyed successful runs in Los Angeles and New York, and its West End premiere saw it become the highest grossing show at The Other Palace. It subsequently had spectacular success on transferring to the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The musical is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Thriller Live’s Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound by Dan Samson.

The 2020 Class of Westerberg High will be announced shortly …

BILL KENWRIGHT & PAUL TAYLOR-MILLS PRESENT
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
2020 UK TOUR
By Laurence O’Keefe & Kevin Murphy
Directed by Andy Fickman
Choreography by Gary Lloyd
Design by David Shields
Lighting by Ben Cracknell
Sound by Dan Samson
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes including interval
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Salisbury Playhouse – until 12 January 2020

Reviewed by Jo Gordon

5*****

Silly season has begun and what a way to start it. I always look forward to the Salisbury Playhouse Pantos as they never fail to impress me and this years outstanding effort did not let me down. This year I borrowed a friends child as a cover to fully immerse myself in the booing, cheering and “he’s behind you’s” but on surveying the audience there were many adults in attendance without a young sidekick who were very involved and loving it. Its a fantastic, intimate venue which suits panto well as it can wrap its sparkly magical arms around the audience and bring them in nice and close for the adventure.

The story this year was about the well known Robin Hood and his quest to save his one true love Maid Marion from the dastardly (but hilarious) Sheriff Of Nottingham. With the help of his merry men Friar Tuck and Alan A’dale along with Marion’s Nurse Nora Virus they come up with a cunning plan to get her back. There are some well known songs along the way adapted for the production that will get everyone’s toes tapping paired with fantastic choreography in the show tunes and fight scenes.
The set is well designed with colourful backdrops for Sherwood Forest and the sheriffs castle with an appearance from the most adorable dragon!

It has everything a family friendly panto should have, big costumes, slapstick, multi levelled jokes, heroes, heroines and true love. It matches any of the “big budget” pantos I’ve seen and the fact its home grown makes it special. To date, it has become the favourite one I’ve seen at the Playhouse as every year they get better and better. My young sidekick did not stop laughing and singing from start to finish, it was his first ever panto and I’m glad it was this one. On asking what his favourite part was, he thought the Sheriff was funny, he liked the pretty nurse and loved the “bottom jokes” …..not more you can ask for really!

ANTIGONE: HOLY WHAT’S ALL-FEMALE REINVENTION OF SOPHOCLES’ CLASSIC PREMIERES AT NEW DIORAMA

·         7 January – 1 February 2020, New Diorama Theatre

·         Adaptation of Sophoclean tragedy focuses on relationship between Antigone and Ismene

·         Holy What is a new company founded by award-winning playwright Lulu Raczka and director Ali Pidsley

Holy What – the new theatre company formed by playwright Lulu Raczka, director Ali Pidsley and producer Imogen Clare-Wood to produce irreverent, character-based writing that interrogates theatrical form – has announced their first production, an all-female update of Sophocles’ Antigone. 

This reinvention retains the epic drama of Sophocles’ original tale about the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta but brings the relationship between Antigone and her sister Ismene to the forefront. Giving the stage solely to the two teenage, female protagonists creates a playful, funny and ultimately timeless coming of age story.

Antigone will be played by Annabel Baldwin, who originated the role of Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and went on to play Delphi in the same production the following year. Ismene will be played by Rachel Hosker, a founding member of acclaimed movement and game-based theatre company Pappyshow who performed in their hit production Girls and has also starred in LostWatch’s Left My Desk at New Diorama. 

Holy What’s debut production was acclaimed noir dystopian thriller A Girl in School Uniform (Walks into a Bar), while Lulu Raczka and Ali Pidsley previously collaborated on hit plays Nothing and Some People Talk About Violence. Lulu Raczka also writes for television and radio and in 2019 won the BBC Audio Drama Awards ‘Imison Award’ for best original script by a newcomer to radio.

Their second production sees them interrogate a classic by exploring the untold stories before and after the events of Antigone, and giving more weight to the decisions which define the central relationship and the gender dynamics throughout, driving them towards tragedy.

Antigone will employ modern language but retain the epic weight of a Greek tragedy, with two storytellers exploring the idea of deconstruction and reconstruction, of rebirth and reinvention.

Press for Holy What

★★★★ “A resounding shot in the dark”
The Guardian on A Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into a Bar)

★★★★ “Intelligent ultra-live production of a chilling, funny, contemporary new play”
The Stage on A Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into a Bar)

“A voice so distinctive and fully formed it’s hard to believe she’s so young”
Lyn Gardner in The Guardian on Lulu Raczka

‘DEAR DIARY, DID YOU HEAR?’

THE RECORD-BREAKING SMASH HIT

IS COMING TO MANCHESTER

****

Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, Daily Express,

The Stage, Attitude, The Arts Desk, Broadway World

In the immortal words of Heather Chandler, ‘Honey whatcha waitin’ for?’… The highly anticipated 2020 UK tour of Heathers the Musical (WhatsOnStage 2019 award for BEST NEW MUSICAL) is heading to Manchester’s Palace Theatre from 6-10 October 2020. 

Following two record-breaking seasons at London’s The Other Palace and West End transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket in 2018, Heathers the Musical, the sassiest show around, will be touring to Brighton, Liverpool, Cardiff, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Sunderland, Bristol and Wimbledon, with further dates and venues to be announced in due course.

Produced by Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills, this high-octane, black comedy, rock musical based on one of the greatest cult teen films of all time, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, is back with a bang!

Greetings and salutations!

Welcome to Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.

But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true.

Until JD turns up, the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder to be a somebody.

The award-winning writing team, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s hit musical adaptation has enjoyed successful runs in Los Angeles and New York, and its West End premiere saw it become the highest grossing show at The Other Palace. It subsequently had spectacular success on transferring to the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The musical is directed by acclaimed American screen and stage director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Thriller Live’s Gary Lloyd, design by David Shields, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound by Dan Samson.

The 2020 Class of Westerberg High will be announced shortly…

DIRECTED BY

CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD 2020/2021 UK & IRELAND TOUR

Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences off their feet once more with the announcement of the new 2020/2021 tour, directed by dancer, choreographer and Britain’s favourite TV judge; the fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood. Foxtrotting around the UK and Ireland from September next year, the show is based on the award-winning, global film phenomenon, ‘Strictly Ballroom’ that inspired the world to dance.

This all-singing, all-dancing and all-glittering nine-month tour will see the show dazzle audiences all over the UK & Ireland in Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Hull, Milton Keynes, Sunderland, Bristol, Bromley, Edinburgh, York, Salford, Guildford, Northampton, Southend, Llandudno, Aylesbury, Darlington, Wimbledon, Bournemouth, Derry, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Canterbury, Birmingham, Plymouth, Blackpool, Bradford, Southampton, Ipswich and Reading. Casting announcements will be made in the coming months.

Featuring a show-stopping book by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce, and bringing together a sublime cast of over 20 world class performers, Strictly Ballroom brings to life iconic songs, including Love is in the Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time After Time with dynamic and joyous verve. This tour will also feature some amazing new songs by internationally acclaimed artists including Sia, David Foster and Eddie Perfect. The show’s scintillating singing, dazzling dancing and eye-popping costumes will combine together to bring audiences a story of heart, comedy and drama, and promises to be an unforgettable night under the glitter ball.

Craig Revel Horwood said: “I am absolutely delighted to be directing the 2020/21 UK tour of Strictly Ballroom The Musical – it’s going to be fab-u-lous! The theatre is where I come alive and it is there that I feel in my most creative element. Having directed the UK Arena Tour of Strictly Come Dancing for the past few years, I simply cannot wait to put my stamp on this iconic and much-loved musical. Expect some sexy moves, sizzling costumes and a simply sensational evening!”

Strictly Ballroom The Musical tells the beguiling story of Scott Hastings, a talented, arrogant and rebellious young ballroom dancer. When Scott’s radical dance moves see him fall out of favour with the Australian Federation, he finds himself dancing with Fran, a beginner with no moves at all. Inspired by one another, this unlikely pair gather the courage to defy both convention and their families – and discover that, to be winners, the steps don’t need to be strictly ballroom…

This uplifting and courageous musical originated as a stage play that Baz Luhrmann devised with a group of classmates at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1984. Eight years later he made his screen directorial debut with ‘Strictly Ballroom’, the first instalment in Luhrmann’s acclaimed Red Curtain Trilogy. The vibrant film enjoyed staggering success, winning three awards at the 1993 BAFTA awards and a 1994 Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture, going on to become one of the most successful Australian films of all time, earning more than $80 million at the box office. In April 2014 Strictly Ballroom The Musical had its world premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.

Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical is a fabulous, feel-good evening full of sequins, singing and salsa. This unmissable kaleidoscope of glitz and glamour is a tonic for the soul and will send your heart soaring and toes tapping long after you leave the theatre!

2020 Tour Dates

26/09/2020 – 03/10/2020 Nottingham Theatre Royal

05/10/2020 – 10/10/2020 Wolverhampton Grand

12/10/2020 – 17/10/2020 Hull New Theatre

19/10/2020 – 24/10/2020 Milton Keynes Theatre

26/10/2020 – 31/11/2020 Sunderland Empire

02/11/2020 – 07/11/2020 Bristol Hippodrome

09/11/2020 – 14/11/2020 Bromley Churchill Theatre

16/11/2020 – 21/11/2020 Edinburgh Playhouse

23/11/2020 – 28/11/2020 York Grand Opera House

30/11/2020 – 05/12/2020 Salford The Lowry

21/12/2020 – 02/01/2021 Guildford G Live

2021 Tour Dates

04/01/2021 – 09/01/2021 Northampton Royal & Derngate

11/01/2021 – 16/01/2021 Southend Cliffs Pavilion

25/01/2021 – 30/01/2021 Llandudno Venue Cymru

01/02/2021 – 06/02/2021 Aylesbury Waterside

08/02/2021 – 13/02/2021 Darlington Hippodrome

22/02/2021 – 27/02/2021 Wimbledon New Theatre

01/03/2021 – 06/03/2021 Bournemouth Pavilion

15/03/2021 – 20/03/2021 Derry Millennium Forum Theatre

05/04/2021 – 10/04/2021 Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre

19/04/2021 – 24/04/2021 Glasgow Kings Theatre

26/04/2021 – 01/05/2021 Liverpool Empire

03/05/2021 – 08/05/2021 Canterbury Marlowe

10/05/2021 – 15/05/2021 Birmingham Hippodrome

17/05/2021 – 22/05/2021 Plymouth Theatre Royal

24/05/2021 – 29/05/2021 Blackpool Opera House

31/05/2021 – 05/05/2021 Bradford The Alhambra Theatre

07/06/2021 – 12/06/2021 Southampton Mayflower

14/06/2021 – 19/06/2021 Ipswich Regent

21/06/2021 – 26/06/2021 Reading The Hexagon

Listings information:

Website: strictlyballroomtour.co.uk

Instagram: @strictlyballroomtouruk

Facebook: @strictlyballroomtouruk

Twitter: @sbtourUK

Tickets and further dates will be going on sale throughout the coming months, please check with your local theatre for further information

Top London shows announced for Official London Theatre’s New Year Sale

Mastercard presale: 10am Friday 6 December

General sale: 10am Friday 13 December

Over 50 of London’s biggest theatre shows are welcoming in 2020 with Official London Theatre’s New Year Sale. Tickets are available at £10, £20, £30 or £40 for performances from 1 January to 13 February 2020, with no booking or postage fees.

Mastercard cardholders can buy tickets through priceless.com from 10am on Friday 6 December, and tickets go on general sale from 10am on Friday 13 December, via officiallondontheatre.com/new-year-sale.  

From comedies and musicals to opera, dance and drama, audiences can ‘Get Into London Theatre’ with New Year Sale tickets for many of the biggest shows in the West End and beyond, as part of one of the theatre industry’s longest-running audience development initiatives.

Theatregoers with access needs can submit ticket requests and access requirements before general booking, by visiting the Access page of the New Year Sale website between 10am on Monday 9 December and 6pm on Wednesday 11 December. The theatres will respond to access requests directly on 13 December.

Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, said:

‘London’s theatre productions are the best in the world, so it’s great news that Londoners and visitors can take advantage of these offers to see a fantastic stage show. From a star-studded musical to an inspirational dance performance, there is truly something for everyone interested in the theatre.’

The list of participating shows is available below and on the Official London Theatre website.

LIST OF PARTICIPATING SHOWS

& Juliet

9 To 5 The Musical

An Act Of God

Adam Kay: This Is Going To Hurt

Amélie The Musical

RSC: As You Like It

A Christmas Carol

Cinderella (Lyric Hammersmith)

Cinderella (The Vaults)

Circus 1903

Come From Away

The Comedy About A Bank Robbery

Coming Clean

Le Corsaire (English National Ballet)

Dick Whittington

English National Ballet 70th Anniversary Gala

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Fame

Faustus: That Damned Woman

The Gift

Girl From The North Country

Goldilocks And The Three Bears

Kunene And The King

Disney’s The Lion King

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Mamma Mia!

Matilda The Musical

RSC: Measure For Measure

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Mousetrap

Oi Frog & Friends!

Opera Undone: Tosca & La Bohème

The Play That Goes Wrong

Potted Panto

The Prince Of Egypt

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

School Of Rock – The Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The Snow Queen (Park Theatre)

The Snow Queen (Rose Theatre Kingston)

The Snowman

RSC: The Taming Of The Shrew

A Taste Of Honey

Three Sisters

Thriller Live

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Touching The Void

Uncle Vanya

The Visit

Waitress

The Welkin

Wicked

Witness For The Prosecution

The Woman In Black

The list of participating shows is correct at the time of going to press

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NEW ADVENTURES ANNOUNCES

MATTHEW BOURNE’S

NUTCRACKER !

MUSIC BY TCHAIKOVSKY

RETURNS FOR CHRISTMAS 2020

AT SADLER’S WELLS

AND A UK TOUR

New Adventures is delighted to announce that Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! returns to London for a limited Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells in December 2020.

Tickets go on sale at Sadler’s Wells on Monday 10 February 2020. Dates for Sadler’s Wells and the UK tour will be announced in January 2020.

The sweetest of all Matthew Bourne’s Christmas treats, it’s a Nutcracker! like no other. With family-sized helpings of Bourne’s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journey from a darkly comic Christmas Eve at Dr. Dross’ Orphanage, through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of Sweetieland.

Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and Anthony Ward’s delectable sets and costumes combine with Bourne’s dazzling choreography to create a fresh and charmingly irreverent interpretation of the traditional Christmas favourite.  Expect a sprinkling of delicious new surprises in this refreshed production for 2020.

Matthew Bourne said today: “The long-awaited return of New Adventures Nutcracker! after 9 years, is certainly cause for celebration! My very first full-length production dates from 1992 and remains the most singular interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, back in 2020 to delight a new generation of theatre and dance fans. Featuring the extraordinary designs of Anthony Ward and a cast of beloved characters that are unique to this version of the classic Hoffmann tale. It’s time to say hello again to the yobby Gobstopper Boys, the cheeky Marshmallow Girls, the seductive Knickerbocker Glory and the flamenco stylings of The Liquorice Allsorts in the Kingdom of Sweetieland presided over by King Sherbert and Queen Candy! I’m thrilled to showcase a new generation of New Adventures stars in this now classic show that holds a very special place in our Company’s history and in the hearts of our audiences.”

Recipient of the 2019 Special Olivier Award, Sir Matthew Bourne and New Adventures have produced some of the most successful dance productions of the last two decades including Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Red Shoes, Edward Scissorhands and most recently his acclaimed re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet.

New Adventures is a national portfolio organisation supported using public funds by Arts Council England.

For more information please visit: www.new-adventures.net

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