Carousel
From: Wednesday, 15th August 2012
To: Saturday, 15 September 2012
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Synopsis
The tale of the inhabitants of a New England fishing town. Romantic couple, comedy pair, wise old woman and a villain make up the main characters. Songs include You'll Never Walk Alone, June is Busting Out all Over and If I Loved You. Based on the play Liliom by Ferenc Molnar as adapted by Benjamin F Glaser.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 20 August 2012
It is 20 years now since Nicholas Hytner's definitive revival of Carousel at the National Theatre, but this wonderful production by Jo Davies for Opera North – seen earlier this year in Leeds and Manchester, and on its way to the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris – does not fare badly in comparison.
It’s very different, in fact, designed by Anthony Ward from the inside out, so that there is no brilliantly conceived or imposed vision of the New England amusement park, or the various coastal settings, or Heaven’s backyard; the settings materialise out of the darkness, with expressive lighting by Bruno Poet, and the show prospers in the resolutely human scale of the performances.
There is nothing melodramatic about the revelations of carnival barker Billy Bigelow’s bad behaviour: Michael Todd Simpson simply sings the role as a feckless drifter,...
Latest User Review
Karen Fairweatherk - 12 September 2012:
An excellent show - well constructed and entertaining. The second half was drawn out slightly but then had excellent finale....
Cast
Keith Phares (Billy Bigelow)
Elena Ferrari (Nettie Fowler)
Creative
Richard Rodgers (Music)
Oscar Hammerstein II (Lyrics)
Opera North (Company)
Jo Davies (Director)
Anthony Ward (Design)
Jim Holmes (Musical Director)
Kim Brandstrup (Choreographer)
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