ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE AS RIP-ROARING
BALLET TAKES TO NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL STAGE
The Three Musketeers
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Wednesday 17th – Saturday 20th October 2018
Northern
Ballet make a triumphant return to Newcastle Theatre Royal this autumn in a
spirited adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ The
Three Musketeers which returns to the UK stage for the first time in over
10 years.
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| Photo: Emma Kauldhar |
Choreographed by David Nixon
OBE, this action-packed ballet is set in 17th century Paris where
honour is everything but no secret is safe. The
Three Musketeers sees devoted friends d’Artagnan and musketeers Athos,
Porthos and Aramis, race off on a chivalrous quest to save the Queen’s
reputation and the life of d’Artagnan’s love.
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| Photo: Emma Kauldhar |
Faced with scheming villains
at every turn, the path to victory does not run smooth in this dashing tale of
intrigue, treachery and romance. This is a gripping ballet with thrilling
swordplay and larger than life characters for the whole family to enjoy.
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| Photo: Emma Kauldhar |
Last performed in the UK in
2007, David Nixon OBE’s The Three Musketeers
is set to an enduringly popular score composed by Sir Malcolm Arnold and played
live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia. The production features sets designed by
Charles Cusick Smith, lighting by Alastair West and costumes by David Nixon
OBE. The Three Musketeers was
nominated for an Olivier Award in 2008 and won the award for Best Dance at the
MEN Theatre Awards.
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| Photo: Emma Kauldhar |
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| Photo: Emma Kauldhar |
David Nixon OBE said: “With
its action-orientated plot, The Three
Musketeers is an engaging and fun production both to perform and to watch.
It has every element that makes a great ballet; romance, politics, fun and
fights; and our dancers especially love gaining sword-fighting skills! I am
delighted to be bringing this production back out on tour for the first time in
a decade; our loyal audiences have been asking for this for a long time so I am
pleased that they will be able to see it again, as well as for a new generation
to be able to enjoy.”
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| Photo: Emma Kauldhar |
Tickets:
The Three Musketeers plays at Newcastle
Theatre Royal from Wednesday 17th – Saturday 20th October
2018 with an audio-described performance and touch tour for
visually-impaired patrons (Sat 20 Oct). Tickets are priced
from £14.50 and can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge).
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