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Dateline: 27th April, 2007
Following a hugely popular spring programme, York Theatre Royal's summer season kicks off at the end of May, including new stagings of Emily Brontë’s much loved masterpiece, Wuthering Heights, and of John Godber’s updated tale of northern nights, Bouncers (2007 Remix), as well as the return of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Set against the wild, stormy, North Yorkshire Moors the new production of Wuthering Heights is a fast moving, classic tale of lost love, passion and revenge and runs in the main house from 2nd to 23rd June. The play is directed by Sue Dunderdale and features Marshall Lancaster who played DC Chris Skelton in the hit BBC One series Life on Mars. The Yorkshire theme continues when York Theatre Royal’s artistic director Damian Cruden directs John Godber’s much loved comedy, Bouncers (2007 Remix), which runs in the main house from 12th July to 4th August. Other main house productions during summer include the critically acclaimed, award-winning masterpiece, The Wonderful World of Dissocia (22 – 26 May), written and directed by Anthony Neilson. Presented by National Theatre of Scotland and winner of five awards, including Best Production and Best New Play at the Critics Awards for Scotland 2005, The Wonderful World of Dissocia delves into the world of mental illness, creating a highly original dramatic portrait of a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
As the popularity of the Studio continues to grow, the theatre is delighted to launch an exciting double bill, both directed by York Theatre Royal’s artistic director Damian Cruden, and both featuring actors Eamonn Fleming and Rob Pickavance. From the 31st May to 16th June Cruden will direct Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter.
Running alongside The Dumb Waiter is a production of the much loved children’s story - The Hare and the Tortoise. During the Summer of 2006 the Theatre Royal was invited to Kijo Picture Book Village on the southern Island of Japan to create a piece of theatre for children. The resulting play was performed for a week to hundreds of Japanese children and adults and will be in the studio from 2nd May to 16th June.
Finally in the Studio the York Theatre Royal’s Youth Theatre presents two productions. From 21st to 23rd June the 11-13 groups will present Inspired by Art, three devised pieces inspired by a piece of art work. Each night will feature a different double bill of performances. Later in July the Youth Theatre will once again team up with Riding Lights Youth to stage The High Cost Of Living, a double bill of anti-slavery performances. The plays will run on the 6th & 7th July.
Dance will also feature strongly in the summer line-up as York celebrates a week full of exciting dance. On 26th June Yorkshire Dance present Dansopolis, a showcase of vibrant and diverse dance groups from around the region in a celebration of the best community dance in Yorkshire with a rich mix of styles, including urban and Hip Hop, Contemporary, Latin and Bollywood. This evening will also see the première of a new piece created by Wayne McGregor, Artistic Director of Random Dance Company, and Associate Choreographer for The Royal Ballet. On 27th June thirty-seven schools from York will join together for the Jorvik Partnership Dance Project, a unique performance based on the stimulus ‘altitude’ which will involve over 350 dancers ranging from 5 years to 16 years old. On 29th to 30th June Birmingham Royal Ballet returns with a stunning programme, including Small Worlds, a new piece to music by Stravinsky and choreographed by BRB dancer, Kit Holder. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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