Birmingham
Royal Ballet
Beauty and the Beast
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| Beauty and the Beast; Nao Sakuma as Belle and Iain Mackay as the Beast; Photo Roy Smiljanic |
Sunderland Empire
Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 November 2014
Birmingham Royal Ballet, one of the world's leading
classical ballet companies, is thrilled to return to Sunderland Empire, its
home in the North East, from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 November 2014. The internationally acclaimed and award-winning
company will embark on Sunderland Empire with David Bintley's gothic fairytale
Beauty and the Beast.
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Elisha Willis as Belle
Photo Bill Cooper
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Beauty and the Beast, a firm favourite for all the
family, ballet aficionados and first-time attendees to a ballet, promises to
delight audiences in Sunderland when it is performed by Birmingham Royal
Ballet.
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Iain Mackay as the Beast and
Michael O'Hare as the Merchant
Photo Roy Smiljanic
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This production of Beauty and the Beast, one of the
most popular ballets in Birmingham Royal Ballet's repertoire, received its
world premiere on 1 Dec= ember 2003 at the Company's home theatre, Birmingham
Hippodrome. Created by David Bintley, Birmingham Royal Ballet's Director and
widely recognised as one of Britain's finest choreographers, the production has gone
from strength to strength in the eleven years since its creation. Now this
story of passion and prejudice returns to Sunderland Empire for four
performances only.
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Beauty and the Beast
Artists of Birmingham
Royal Ballet
Photo Bill Cooper
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Searching the country to salvage his lost fortune,
a once-wealthy merchant seeks shelter in a mysterious castle, where invisible
forces tend to his every need. The merchant's older daughters have demanded
gifts of gold, jewels and fine clothes; the youngest, Belle, has asked for a
single rose.
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Chi Cao as the Beast and
Michael O'Hare as the Merchant
Photo Bill Cooper
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But when the merchant plucks just one bloom from
the garden of the castle he unleashes a fearsome Beast, who exacts a terrible
forfeit: in return for the merchant's life, he must send his daughter Belle to
live in the castle. As the dazzlingly beautiful Belle prepares to meet her
beastly captor, she is about to discover for herself the meaning of true love.
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Chi Cao as the Beast
Photo Bill Cooper
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A beautiful girl, a hideous beast, a golden ballroom
full of animals, two outrageously haughty sisters and a grumpy grandmother
worthy of Roald Dahl, dance, prance and rage through the unfolding pages of
Philip Prowse's stunning storybook set of forests and castles, whilst David
Bintley's rich choreographic palette brings to life magical transformations,
wild waltzes, soaring formations of birds and a relationship between Belle and
the Beast that is at first terrifying, but ultimately serene and beautiful.
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Marion Tait as the Grandmother
Photo Roy Smiljanic
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Weaving some delightful new twists into this timeless
fable, David Bintley's Beauty and the Beast is the classic family treat danced
by some of the world's greatest dancers. With Philip Prowse's fairytale sets
and amazing costumes, and Glenn Buhr's irresistibly melodic, sparkling and
beautiful original score, played by members of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, the
orchestra of Birmingham Royal Ballet, this is an unforgettable evening of
entertainment for all ages.
Tickets
Tickets priced from £13 can be purchased in person
from the Box Office on High Street West, Sunderland or from £14.90 from the Ticket Centre on 0844 871
3022* and online at www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland *
*Booking fees apply to telephone and online sales.
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Jonathan Payn as Monsieur Cochon
Photo Roy Smiljanic
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Online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BRB
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bhamroyalballet
Website: www.brb.org.uk
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Nao Sakuma as Belle
Iain Mackay as the Prince
Photo Roy Smiljanic
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