Beauty of a ballet for Theatre Royal
January 13, 2008
Scottish Ballet is returning to Theatre Royal Newcastle with its brand new production, The Sleeping Beauty, from Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23 February 2008.
Conceived by Artistic Director Ashley Page and designer Antony McDonald, the creative team behind Scottish Ballet’s hugely successful productions of The Nutcracker (2003) and Cinderella (2005), The Sleeping Beauty is the third of a trilogy of ballets with a fairytale theme, re-imagined with fresh relevance for a contemporary audience, and is presented with the surprising twists, devilish wit and stunning visuals synonymous with their creative partnership.
Princess Aurora is born into an enchanted world where mortal members of Europe ’s sovereign court mingle with the celestial beings of the forest and their fairy kings. While at the royal baby’s christening, each of the kingdom’s fairies gift the child a number of virtues including truth, grace, beauty, intelligence and kindness. Read more
Darlington puts best foot forward in 2008
January 12, 2008
Darlington Civic Theatre are stating the new year with the Rusian State Ballet of Siberia appearing from January 30th to February 2nd .
They will be performing the classic ballets that are a treeat for all the family Cinderalla and the Nutcracker.
Just before this they have two one night shows first of all there is This is Soul on January 24th followed by Beyond the Barricade, which is a new version of the hit touring show which features singers from West End shows and makes a one night stop in Darlington on January 28th
Funny faces at CATS
January 12, 2008
CATS the monster hit musical opens at the Theatre Royal Newcastle on January 29th and runs until February 16th.
At most performances (not Thursday matinees) anyone fancying a make over can have their face painted by Fun For Faces who will be front of house before each performance and during the interval.
While normally covering face painting that ranges from Spiderman to a desert islands for parties and corporate events Fun For Faces will be only offering a selection of cat faces during the run to be in keeping with the show
Fancy footwork makes the Arena have an extra show
January 12, 2008
The arena version of the BBC hit show Strictly Come Dancing appearing at the Newcastle Metro Arena has been such a success that the shows on January 21st/22nd and 23rd are not enough!
A special matineee has been added on January 23rd to cope with demand! It has also been announced that Chef James Martin will not join the judges, professional dances and celebrities tripping the light fantastic.
Although Bruce Forysth will not be appearing there are plenty of familiar faces to keep everyone entertained including Arlene, Matt form Eastenders and Len Goodman.
Hard work oh yes it is!
January 12, 2008
As the panto season is finishing around the region (Aladdin at the Theatre Royal continues until 19th) we should remember that while these are great fun to watch, they are hard work to produce and perform.
Whatsonstage.com North East has been talking to people who really know about this and shortly will have two special features , one on the touring production of Aladdin and the other from a backstage point a view of the Theatre Royals hit version of Aladdin. (We will actually be stationed in the wings during a performance of the show)
Watch out for these features
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