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Casting has been announced for the first revival of Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty at Sadler’s Wells this Christmas. The popular New Adventures production will return for its festive run from 1 December until 24 January 2016.
Ashley Shaw (The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Cinderella) will be returning to the central role of Aurora alongside Cordelia Braithwaite who takes on her first principal role with the company since her debut with New Adventures in Swan Lake in 2013.
Leo will be played by Dominic North and Chris Trenfield who co-created the role in the original 2012 production. North has appeared in more New Adventures productions than any other dancer and was most recently seen as Angelo in The Car Man. Count Lilac will be portrayed once again by one of New Adventures’ most accomplished performers Christopher Marney (Dorian Gray, Cinderella) and, in his third principal role for the company this year, Olivier Award-winning Liam Mower (Billy Elliot).
The twin roles of Carabosse and Caradoc will be shared by Adam Maskell who co-created the role and returns to the Company (Dorian Gray, Nutcracker! and Cinderella) and Tom Clark who makes his debut in a principal role with New Adventures following roles in Swan Lake, The Car Man and in the title role of Edward Scissorhands.
King Benedict will be played by Will Bozier (Edward Scissorhands), Glenn Graham (Swan Lake, Cinderella and The Car Man) and Chris Trenfield. Queen Eleanor will be played by Pia Driver (Swan Lake, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands), Nicole Kabera (Edward Scissorhands, Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Swan Lake) and Katie Webb (Swan Lake, The Car Man).
Completing the Sleeping Beauty company are: Daniel Collins, Jack Jones, Mari Kamata, Phil King, Dominic Lamb, Dena Lague, Katy Lowenhoff, Katrina Lyndon, Kate Lyons, Andrew Monaghan, Leon Moran and Danny Reubens.
The revival will once again be directed by Matthew Bourne with staging by associate director Etta Murfitt, and the resident director is Neil Westmoreland.
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty premiered in 2012, and was the fastest selling production in the company’s history. Sleeping Beauty was created for New Adventures’ 25th birthday celebrations and completed Matthew Bourne’s trio of re-imagined Tchaikovsky ballet masterworks that started in 1992 with Nutcracker! and, in 1995, with the international hit Swan Lake.
The multi-award winning original production was directed and choreographed by Bourne working with three of his regular collaborators and New Adventures’ associate artists: Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound design).
Angela Thomas
Book Tickets for Sleeping Beauty: www.musicaltheatrereview.entstix.com/tickets/sleeping-beauty
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