Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet

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YOUR JAW WILL DROP, THERE ARE MOMENTS SO STUNNING THAT YOU MIGHT JUST FORGET TO BREATHE

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic love story. Bursting with youth, vitality and Matthew Bourne’s trademark storytelling, Britain’s brightest young dance talent joined the New Adventures company for this World Premiere production. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, collaborating with his entire New Adventures Associate Artistic team; Etta Murfitt, Associate Artistic Director, set and costume design by Lez Brotherston; lighting by Paule Constable; sound by Paul Groothuis; and new orchestrations of the Prokofiev score by Terry Davies, played live by the New Adventures Orchestra and conducted by Brett Morris.

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As part of New Adventures’ ambition to support the next generation of on-stage talent and inspired by the success of Lord of the Flies in 2014, which combined professional dancers and young men with little or no dance experience, Romeo and Juliet featured the finest emerging male and female dancers from around the UK. The search began in April 2018 with a call-out for the next generation of young dancers currently in training aged between 16 and 19. Attracting over 1000 applications and following a UK-wide audition tour, six Young Cast members at each venue performed alongside the New Adventures company.

“This timeless story of forbidden love, repressed emotions and teenage discovery is no better told than by the young, and I have been refreshed and inspired by what this team of young dancers and artists have brought to Shakespeare’s classic tale of tragic conflict and young love.” – Matthew Bourne

Continuing New Adventures’ commitment to developing off-stage talent we recruited a team of Young Associate Artists to work alongside the Artistic team in the creation of this world premiere production. Rachel Goldberg as Young Associate Sound Designer and Alexander Ling as Young Associate Orchestrator, joined Arielle Smith as Young Associate Choreographer; Elin Steele as Young Associate Set & Costume Designer and Ali Hunter as Young Associate Lighting Designer.

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“★★★★★ – A SEISMIC YOUTHQUAKE. A ROMEO AND JULIET FOR THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION”

The Stage

“★★★★ – THRILLING”

Sunday Express

“★★★★ – BOURNE AND HIS SUPERB DANCERS INJECT VISCERAL NEW LIFE INTO SHAKESPEARE’S STAR CROSSED YOUNG LOVERS. PURE JOY”

The Observer

“★★★★ – THE PIECE IS, FROM BEGINNING TO END, STUNNINGLY DANCED […] FULL OF INSIGHT AND INVENTION, THIS IS A THRILLING RETHINKING OF THIS TALE OF WOE.”

The Guardian

“★★★★★ – ELECTRIFYING ENTERTAINMENT, A BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE REINVENTION OF A STORY THAT FEELS SCINTILLATINGLY NEW. RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE SMARTEST, SEXIEST, MOST STIRRING SHOWS THAT BOURNE HAS EVER CREATED”

Daily Telegraph

“★★★★ – WITH THE DANCE WORLD SO AWASH IN PRODUCTIONS OF ROMEO AND JULIET ITS REFRESHING TO FIND ONE THAT SO COMPLETELY UPENDS OUR EXPECTATIONS”

The Times

“★★★★ – A SUPERB NIGHT’S ENTERTAINMENT, GUARANTEED TO SEND YOU OUT WITH HEART PUMPING AND FEELINGS RUNNING HIGH”

The I

“★★★★ – BOURNE’S MASTERFUL REIMAGINING BURSTS WITH RAW, YOUTHFUL ENERGY. GET IN LINE FOR THOSE RETURN TICKETS NOW”

Evening Standard

“ASTOUNDING THEATER FROM MR. BOURNE, OFFERING BLAZING ENERGY FROM HIS TERRIFIC CAST”

The New York Times