16 Local Boys
Chosen To Appear In New
Theatre Royal
Production of
Lord Of The Flies
Following a lengthy selection process, 16 boys from the North East have been
chosen from over 300 auditionees to perform in legendary choreographer Matthew
Bourne’s thrilling new production of Lord
of the Flies at Theatre Royal this winter from the 5th to
the 8th November 2014.
Over the summer, boys and young men aged between 10 years and 25
years from across the region were invited to attend one of several free
workshops. No previous dance experience was necessary, and over 300 took part. Around
120 boys and young men were selected from the workshops for the final audition,
which took place in September.
The lucky 16 who have made the final selection and will perform in
Lord of the Flies at the Theatre
Royal this November are:
Ruben Copley aged 11 from Northumberland, Joe Derbyshire aged 13, Finlay Murray aged 10 and Sam Carruthers aged 13 from Newcastle, Amonik Melaco aged 13 from Monkseaton, Louis Swanepoel aged 12 from Jesmond, Carl Hughes aged 15 from Northallerton,
Jack Hindmarch aged 13 from
Washington, Nathan Denton aged 13
from South Shields, Ciaran Oakley
aged 13 from Stockton on Tees, Marcel Li
Ping aged 13 from Middlesbrough, Andrew
Davison aged 17 from Seahouses, Andrew
Ashton aged 17 from Cleveland, Robin
Larkin aged 17 from Gateshead, John
Hansford aged 19 from Peterlee, Joseph Wright aged 20 from Sunderland.
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The chosen group range
in age from 10 to 21
years and come from all corners of the region from Stockton to Northumberland. The opportunity was brought to the region by Newcastle
Theatre Royal and Dance City in a
unique partnership with New Adventures and Re:Bourne. New Adventures has
created some of the most successful shows of the last 25 years, including Swan Lake, Nutcracker! and Sleeping
Beauty.
Lord of the Flies by Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and Re:Bourne (the company’s charitable
arm) is a thrilling new large-scale dance spectacular choreographed by
Olivier nominated Scott Ambler, adapted and directed by Matthew Bourne and
Scott Ambler, and based on the classic novel by William Golding.
Lord of the Flies
is a rare and distinctive collaboration that brings together professional
dancers with young people, many of whom who
have never danced before. The success of the production is mutually reliant on
a unique partnership between some of the UK’s most exceptional dance talent alongside local
people chosen from each of the 13 cities the show visits.
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The
non-professional performers join the cast of New Adventures dancers, including Sam Archer as ‘Ralph’, Ross Carpenter as 'Maurice', Luke Murphy as ‘Sam’, Sam Plant as ‘Piggy’, Philip King as ‘Eric’, Danny Reubens as ‘Jack’ and Dan Wright as ‘Roger’. Making their
New Adventures debut’s in this production will be Layton Williams as ‘Simon’ and Jack Hazelton.
The
action is transferred from deserted island to deserted theatre. A group of
schoolboys find themselves abandoned. With no adults around they start to make
their own rules and create their own civilisation, before order breaks down and
the story builds to an electrifying climax. Golding’s legendary characters
Ralph, Piggy, Jack and the boys will be brought to life with raw energy and
emotional intensity.
Matthew Bourne said: “Lord
of the Flies is a project never before mounted on the large-scale. This
unique collaboration between my production company, New Adventures, and charity,
Re:Bourne will enable young people and their families across the North East to
experience dance at close hand, and for many, for the very first time. Our
outstanding company of professional dancers will inspire and nurture the young
cast which will not only be exciting, but for some, life-changing”.
Kate Pilbeam, one of two Lord
of the Flies ambassadors who have led the workshops said: “We have met so
many talented boys and young men over the last few weeks. It has been amazing
watching them dance and we’ve been so impressed by the level of talent. This
has made it very difficult to make a final decision, however we are confident
that we have found 16 brilliant young dancers who will be excellent cast
members.”
Philip Bernays Chief Executive of
Newcastle Theatre Royal said: “This is a unique and very exciting opportunity
to engage with and inspire young men in the region. I can’t wait to see the
show when it opens here in November; I’m sure it will be an amazing and very
special production.”
Dance City Artistic Director Anthony Baker said: “We couldn’t be
more proud. We have found 16 talented dancers to be part of this prestigious
production. We have also met so many other inspiring boys and young men along
the way and we do hope that they will continue to enjoy dancing and seek out
opportunities in the future.”
Set
and costume design in Lord of the Flies
is by Olivier Award-winner Lez Brotherston, music is by Terry Davies,
lighting design by Chris Davey and sound design by Paul Groothuis.
Touring Directors are New Adventures principal dancers Adam Galbraith and Alan
Vincent.
The
production is supported by Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Wales in
addition to other major trusts and donors. Originally
commissioned by Glasgow Theatres, part of Ambassador Theatre Group.
Re:Bourne is
the charitable arm of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures. Founded in 2008 the
charity delivers projects, training, courses and productions to find, develop
and inspire the next generation of dance-theatre professionals. Since its
inception the charity has delivered over 800 workshops, 50 projects and worked
with over 15,000 young people and emerging artists in the UK and overseas. The
last two years have seen major growth for the charity, securing over £1,300,000
from funders, a rapid increase in turnover and launching more projects and
strategic relationships in the UK and overseas.
New Adventures
is the UK’s most in-demand contemporary Dance/Theatre
touring company. Under the inspired leadership of Artistic Director, Matthew
Bourne, it has, over the last 25 years, changed the landscape of British dance with
an award-winning repertory of works that have brought unprecedented new
audiences to theatres throughout the UK and internationally.
Matthew
Bourne and his team of world-class collaborators have consistently produced
some of the most successful dance productions ever staged. Since its formation in
2002, New Adventures has created an
enviable repertory of acclaimed new works (Play
Without Words, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray, Lord Of The Flies and Sleeping Beauty) as well
as new productions of popular favourites from Matthew Bourne’s former company,
Adventures In Motion Pictures (Nutcracker!,
Swan Lake, Highland Fling, The Car Man and Cinderella).
Tickets:
Lord of the Flies appears
at Newcastle Theatre Royal Wed 5 – Sat
8 November 2014.
Evenings: 7.30pm,
Matinees Thu 2pm &
Sat 2.30pm.
Tickets are from £11.50 (a booking fee of 95p - £1.95 will apply to most
tickets) and can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21
21 or select your own seat and book online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
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