Choreographers: Raúl Reinoso, Norge Cedeno, Thais Suarez, Pontus Lidberg, Maria Rovira, Alexis Fernandez, Yaday Ponce Theatre Royal, Plymouth plays host to Dance Consortium’s latest dance bonanza, Acosta Danza: 100% Cuban. The dance company, Acosta Danza, was created by the legendary, visionary choreographer Carlos Acosta in 2015; its primary vision being to harness and develop young, creative, Cuban dance talent. When the talented young dancers’ skills are combined with choreographers Raúl Reinoso, Norge Cedeno, Thais Suarez, Pontus Lidberg, Maria Rovira, Alexis Fernandez, and Yaday Ponce’s captivating pieces, the audience is in for a visual treat. Acosta Danza: 100% Cuban is a medley of 5 stimulating pieces…
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Director: Michael Fentiman Writer: Adam Peck (based on the novel by C.S Lewis) A stunning return to Narnia, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe does not disappoint. This bold re-imagining of the C.S Lewis novel utilises the theatrical space, with tricks old and new. It tells the story of World War Two evacuees, the Pevensie children (Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy). As they are bundled on a train out of London, their lives become irrevocably changed when Lucy discovers a portal into a magical world – located at the back of a wardrobe. The children are deposited at a…
Music: Tom Snow (additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman) Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Choreographer: Matt Cole Director: Racky Plews Based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon, teenager Ren (Joshua Hawkins) moves to a small town which has banned dancing and rock music after a tragic accident, declaiming it as immoral. Bored by small town life, Ren shakes things up with dance and clashes with Reverend Moore (Darren Day), the main influence behind the ban. He causes further problems by falling in love with Reverend Moore’s daughter Ariel (Lucy Munden), who has gone off the…
Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareillies Director: Sky Barnes Set Design: Scott Pask Costume: Suttriat Ann Larlarb This Broadway musical is a treat for the senses. In the same way that a ‘deep-dish blackberry pie’ might initially be sweet but have a slight bitter quality – the simple comparison between life and pie is actually, quite surprisingly, accurate. The going is not always easy and it isn’t easy to make the best of everything, but Waitress is a shining example of how, if we try, we might find ‘A soft place to land’. Jenna is an unhappily-married baker and waitress at…
New Songs and Additional Music/Lyrics: Neil Bartram Director: Candice Edmunds Set and Illusion Design: Jamie Harrison With more musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history and armed with the catchy cadences that help to make Disney musicals so popular, in 1971 the Sherman brothers set out to create another magical world for children. Bedknobs and Broomsticks was devised with the same spectacular blend of animation and live action in Mary Poppins; however, I fear much like the musical’s reception, the production was met with mixed reviews from its critics. The story begins in wartime Britain and…