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Beauty and the Beast
Opens: 17/12/2011 Closes: 10/11/2012
UK tour
Northern Ballet’s artistic director, David Nixon, continues with his balletic reinventions of well-known tales. Formerly easy on the eye, The Beast had his good looks taken away as punishment for arrogance. The arrival of Beauty warms his heart, but can he attract her with personality alone?
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Whatsonstage.com“A gorgeous rendering of a family favourite...” The Birmingham Royal Ballet turn their attention to the classic Beauty and the Beast and it fits them like a glove as it's a magical tale, full of all of the ingredients that make a fine ballet...
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The Stage“It has a timeless appeal...” The appearance of Ashley Dixon - looking like an escapee from Planet of the Apes - is sudden and alarming. Half simian, half reptile, he leans and lumbers around the stage with a feral authenticity.
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The Telegraph“A triumphant success...” The costumes, notably a dress that seems to be made from flowing Bacofoil, are pure Gloria Swanson.The score is a clever cobbling-together of Bizet, Poulenc and others. And the storytelling has the simple expressionist quality of early cinema.
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