THRILLS,
SPILLS AND EPIC ROMANCE
THEATRE
ROYAL ANNOUNCES TANTALIZING NEW SEASON
HIGHLIGHTS
INCLUDE:
Rebus: Long Shadows – Feb ‘19
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
– May ‘19
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo
and Juliet – Oct ‘19
Racial
injustice in the Deep South, murder on the streets of Edinburgh, an epic
wartime love story on a Greek island and a creepy mansion with a rock and roll
party in full swing – Newcastle Theatre Royal has it all in its Spring/Summer
‘19 season, recently announced.
Our spectacular season opens with Rebus: Long Shadows (25
Feb – 2 Mar 2019) - Ian
Rankin’s famous literary creation brought to life on stage for the very first
time with an all-star cast led by Charles
Lawson (Coronation Street), Cathy Tyson
(Mona Lisa)
and John Stahl (Game of Thrones). Rankin’s legendary Rebus novels
have dominated bestseller tables and primetime TV screens but now with the
assistance of award-winning playwright Rona Munro (The James Plays), Newcastle theatre goers can now be mesmerised by
Edinburgh’s most famous Detective Inspector in a thrilling live stage
experience.
Back by
popular demand is the critically acclaimed production of one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, To
Kill a Mockingbird which visits 25 – 30 March 2019. A sell out success on the Theatre Royal
stage when it visited in 2015 this moving show retells Harper Lee’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel of racial tensions in a small-town community of the Deep
South in the 1930s. Produced by London's award-winning Regent’s Park Theatre it
has been critically acclaimed for capturing the warmth, poignancy and magic of
the best-loved classic.
Hailed as the
theatrical event of its generation and winning more awards than any other
production in history, the National Theatre’s landmark production An
Inspector Calls returns in the autumn (22 – 26 October ‘19). Stephen
Daldry’s epic adaptation of JB Priestley’s classic thriller has enthralled more
than 4 million people worldwide and continues to claim new fans with every tour. Stirring, thought provoking and eerie, it centres
on the arrival of mysterious Inspector Goole at a dinner party held by the prosperous
Birling family. Investigating the death
of a young woman, his startling revelations shake the very foundations of their
lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences. More relevant now than
ever, this is a must-see for a whole new generation of theatregoers.
In May we visit the picturesque Greek island of Cephalonia for
an unforgettable love story set against the turbulent backdrop of World War II
in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
(21 – 25 May 2019). Based on Louis de Bernières’ best-selling
novel that inspired the hit film, this world premiere production, marking the book’s 25th
anniversary, tells the compelling story of beautiful Islander Pelagia and how her
and her father’s peaceful life on the idyllic island is turned upside down by the arrival of
war and foreign occupation.
From one kind of forbidden love to another as October
brings a breath-taking new production from probably the world’s hottest
choreographer Matthew Bourne in Romeo and Juliet (9 – 12 October
2019). A passionate and contemporary
re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic love story, two young lovers must
follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. Bursting
with youth and vitality, the North East’s brightest young dance talent join the
incredible skill of the New Adventures company in this sublime new production. Romeo and Juliet follows the company’s
critically acclaimed and box-office smashing predecessors Swan Lake, Cinderella
and The Red Shoes.
The Rocky Horror Show |
A summer spook-tacular signals
it’s time to ‘Do the Time Warp Again’ in The Rocky Horror Show - Richard O’Brien’s legendary monster-mash
rock ‘n’ roll musical making its Theatre Royal debut between 5 and 10 Aug 2019! With an all-star cast headed by Duncan James
(Blue, Hollyoaks) as Dr Frank’n’Furte and packed with timeless
floor-filling classics like Sweet
Transvestite, it is the story of two squeaky clean college kids – Brad and
his fiancée Janet, who’s car breaks down outside a creepy mansion where a rock
and roll party is in full swing…
Saturday Night Fever |
Shows for 2019 also include
the behemoth extravaganza Les Misérables (15 Aug – 5 Oct ‘ 19),
music and dance spectacular Saturday Night Fever (5 - 9 Mar
’19), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat (2 - 6 April ’19), family favourite Annie starring
newly-announced Anita Dobson (8-13 April ’19),
Motown the Musical |
‘soul-sational’ West End hit Motown the Musical (4 - 22 June ‘19),
breath-taking blockbuster musical starring just-announced Alexandra Burke The Bodyguard (23 July – 3 Aug ‘19), gripping thriller The
Girl on the Train (29 April – 4 May ‘19), one of
Britain’s most successful shows ever The
Full Monty (15 - 20 April
’19) and many more! Not
forgetting that over 15,000 tickets have already been sold for 2019’s spellbinding festive spectacular Beauty and the Beast - one of the
most romantic pantos of all time (26 Nov 2019 - 19 Jan 2020).
Tickets
Tickets for all new shows in the spring
/ summer ’19 season are now on sale and can be purchased online at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (Calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone company’s access
charge).
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