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Far From the Madding Crowd

Passions run out of control in this balletic adaption of Thomas Hardy's famous novel by David Bintley, Company Director and award-winning creator of the Company's huge Christmas hit, Cinderella. An enrapturing story of lust, deceit and murder, with one woman at the centre of it all.

Bathsheba Everdene sends ripples through the lives of three men as they compete for her love. The dependable farm-hand Gabriel Oak, the dignified but obsessive William Boldwood and the dashing but deceitful Sergeant Francis Troy, all vie for the heart of the woman they love... Bathsheba's complex relationships with all three leads one to death, one to madness...

Far From the Madding Crowd

Passions run out of control in this balletic adaption of Thomas Hardy's famous novel by David Bintley, Company Director and award-winning creator of the Company's huge Christmas hit, Cinderella. An enrapturing story of lust, deceit and murder, with one woman at the centre of it all.

Bathsheba Everdene sends ripples through the lives of three men as they compete for her love. The dependable farm-hand Gabriel Oak, the dignified but obsessive William Boldwood and the dashing but deceitful Sergeant Francis Troy, all vie for the heart of the woman they love... Bathsheba's complex relationships with all three leads one to death, one to madness and the other to true love.

Adorned in stunningly detailed period costumes and sets by designer Hayden Griffin, and with an evocative score by Paul Reade, composer of the Company's Hobson's Choice, Far from the Madding Crowd makes a very welcome return to the stage. If you are a fan of the worlds of Gone with the Wind, Cranford or The Forsyte Saga, this is a ballet for you.

'This is a ballet not to be missed' - Birmingham Post

'So good it almost defies description' - The Stage


Summer Celebration

All aboard for the roaring 20s! The Grand Tour sees our heroine, a doughty American spinster, embarking for Europe. She can't believe her luck when she finds herself on board with a feast of famous faces. However, it turns out that Noël Coward, Gertrude Stein and George Bernard Shaw, to name but a few, aren't the friendliest of shipmates. Choreographer of many films and hit Broadway shows, American Joe Layton creates a genuinely funny take on the eccentric celebrities of the 1920s. Accompanied by unique orchestral renditions of Noël Coward songs, the critically acclaimed The Grand Tour makes a long-overdue return to the stage.

Faster, Higher, Stronger is a brand-new ballet from the award-winning team behind E=mc². After winning the last-ever South Bank Show Dance award in 2009 with E=mc², Company Director David Bintley embarks on a second collaboration with renowned Australian composer Matthew Hindson. This ballet of speed, power and athleticism will be a fitting creation for the leadup to London 2012.

The course of true love never did run smooth... certainly not in Frederick Ashton's The Dream where a group mischievous fairies are involved! Having argued with beautiful Titania, Oberon, king of the fairies, seeks a suitable revenge. He orders Puck to transform a dopey local peasant into a donkey and cause Titania to fall in love with it. This he does, but things soon get out of hand - the over-use of a love potion hilariously embroilsfour poor mortals in the fairies' games. Mendelssohn's tuneful and instantly recognisable music becomes the basis for Ashton's elfin comedy, as he shows his mastery of dance, theatre and humour.

'Pins you to your seat' - The Independent on E=mc²

'One of the happiest treats in the Ashton catalogue' - The Times on The Dream


The Dream
Music Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by John Lanchbery
Choreography Frederick Ashton
Designs Peter Farmer
Lighting John B. Read
 
The Grand Tour
Music Noël Coward, freely adapted and orchestrated by Hershy Kay
Choreography Joe Layton
Designs John Conklin
Lighting Peter Teigen
 
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Music Matthew Hindson
Choreography David Bintley