A decade since its wonderful premiere, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty turned the fastest-selling manufacturing within the New Adventures’ historical past when it was revived at Sadler’s Wells only a few months in the past. Now embarking on one other UK tour, the delights and desires of this manufacturing discover their approach to a theatre close to you, so you haven’t any excuse to overlook this totally sensational ballet.
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The staples of the story stay unchanged: the gorgeous princess is cursed to sleep for 100 years earlier than being awoken by real love’s kiss, however that’s about it. Matthew Bourne’s fame precedes him not simply as a choreographer however as a re-inventor of the classics. His artistic staff, led by Lez Brotherston, have designed a set and sensational costumes which immerse you utterly. Before a single performer has even set foot on the stage, you’re utterly transported to the nineteenth Century and really feel intently positioned inside the scene.Despite this intense gothic ambiance, there may be a lot gentle within the delicate nature of Aurora, carried out at Woking’s Press Night by Katrina Lyndon. She has a youthful and contagious power; a restlessness seen in younger ladies who plainly need greater than what their setting tells them they’re allowed. The total New Adventures firm, as at all times, blew me away. With some dancers having been within the firm for nearly twenty years, it’s a staggering show of expertise, athleticism and efficiency.
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Tchaikovsky’s iconic rating was clearly nostalgic for a lot of within the viewers with sure melodies being met with approving “ooo”s and loud applause. The music is so completely interpreted with Bourne’s choreography leaning good on the traces of comedy and drama all through. It is the usage of puppetry which elevates this manufacturing to distinctive heights.If you’re eager to increase your theatrical style buds and expertise one thing “familiar but different” then this can be simply the factor for you. Sleeping Beauty performed to a full home at Woking’s New Victoria Theatre final evening so for a incredible ambiance, sensational expertise and technical excellence, you couldn’t ask for a greater manufacturing.
Review by Harriet Langdown
Rating: ★★★★
Seat: F35 | Price of Ticket: £30.50 – £59.00 (relying on which day of the week you attend)