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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake Returns to London
MEDIA RELEASE COURTESY OF: NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
SWAN LAKE
New Wimbledon Theatre
14 - 18 September 2010
7 Performances only!
Back Row Productions UK Ltd. & Sadler’s Wells are delighted to announce that New Adventures’ acclaimed production of Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE will play at New Wimbledon Theatre for 7 performances only from 14 - 18 September 2010. Tickets are on sale now.
Premiering at Sadler’s Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. Matthew blends dance, humour and spectacle with extravagant, award-winning designs by Lez Brotherston, to create a provocative and powerful Swan Lake for our times. Now firmly crowned as a modern-day classic, this iconic production is perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble.
Collecting over 30 international theatre awards including three Tonys, Swan Lake has been acclaimed as a landmark achievement on the international stage. It has become the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway and enjoyed four hugely successful tours in the UK and thrilled audiences all over the world.
New Adventures’ production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, with set design and costume design by Lez Brotherston and lighting design by Rick Fisher.
The coveted role of The Swan will be played by Jonathan Ollivier, and the role of ‘The Prince’ will be played by Dominic North, with Simon Williams also alternating between both roles. Returning to the role of ‘The Queen’ will be American dancer Nina Goldman, and Madelaine Brennan. The rest of the cast includes Shelby Williams, Steve Kirkham, Ashley Bain, Tim Bartlett, Ben Bunce, Arielle Campbell, Tom Clark, Travis Clausen-Knight, Cindy Ciunfrini, Daniel Collins, James Cousins, Pia Driver, Tom Davies, Ross Fountain, Phil Jack Gardner, Jack Jones, Mari Kamata, Nicole Kabera, Simon Karaiskos, Daisy May Kemp, Franklyn Lee, Katy Lowenhoff, Katie Lusby, Luke Murphy, Gemma Payne, Samuel Plant, Alistair Postlethwaite, Danny Reubens, Anwar Russell, Chris Trenfield, Vince Virr, Lewis Wilkins, and Chloe Wilkinson.
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
New Wimbledon Theatre,
The Broadway, Wimbledon,
London, SW19 1QG
Tuesday to Saturday evenings at 7.30pm,
Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm
Tickets from £16 - £35
Call: 0844 871 7646 (bkg fee)
Or book online at:
http://www.ambassadortickets.com/wimbledon
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