Cast: Abbi Greenland, Helen Goalen, Benny Brooke, Jonas Aaron, Tom Penn
Director: Kyle Davies Writer: RashDash with Kyle Davies Theatre: West Yorkshire Playhouse Duration: 70 mins Originally developed in 2012 at West Yorkshire Playhouse before premiering in Edinburgh, The Ugly Sisters now returns to Leeds as part of a national tour. Conceived by the innovative RashDash collective, the show is a dark satiric musical retelling the true story of Cinderella and her ugly sisters, with a modern message. Presented in the form of a shabby gig, with amps and instruments scattered around a simple performance space, The Ugly Sisters is a production which recounts the destruction of two girls at the hands of exploitative entertainment. Qualifying for a place in a televised competition to win the heart of the Prince, sisters Emerald and Pearl compete against step-sister ‘Cinderella’ and seem to be on the verge of winning. But what is the ultimate cost of the fortune, fame and prize?
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Cast: Pippa Moore, Martha Leebolt, Hironao Takahashi, Tobias Batley, Kenneth Tindall, Javier Torres, Darren Goldsmith, Hannah Bateman
Director: David Nixon Writer: William Shakespeare Theatre: West Yorkshire Playhouse Duration: 110 mins The Northern Ballet brings a fresh adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the West Yorkshire playhouse this Autumn season. Directed by David Nixon, Artistic Director of Northern Ballet, the three-act performance of dance and live orchestra promises audiences a bold reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s classic, through movement and music. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the Bard’s best-known comedy, studied on numerous academic syllabi and adapted throughout several media. It’s an astute choice by Northern Ballet to transfer this particular show to dance, as not only is the story universally familiar, but it provides many avenues for rich development and balletic invention through romantic comedy and dream-like surrealism. |
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