Hamlet takes to the stage at Sadler’s Wells
Our annual London season at Sadler’s Wells, sponsored by Manchester Airports Group, kicked off with a high profile opening night event. Guests from the worlds of art, business and media were all in attendance (photographs by Belinda Lawley). As ever the Company’s dancers and orchestra gave their all, delighting audiences throughout the week.
“Move over Nutcracker, this is big boys ballet – brutal, testosterone-driven and utterly gripping.” Islington Gazette
“The jarring and jagged routines from the troupe, led by Hinton-Lewis in the lead role, perhaps brought the raw torment of the piece across like no theatrical performance could.” Camden New Journal
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“Nixon is a master of psychological narrative: relationships are characterised by movement values, volumes are uttered in looks, glances and small gestures.” Gross Britannien
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Hamlet – Teacher’s Resource Pack
A Teacher’s Resource Pack is now available for NBT’s production of Hamlet.
To download the pack or for more teacher’s resources, visit NBT’s Learning & Access pages here.
New Hamlet Trailer
NBT have produced a new trailer for their production of Hamlet, in the run-up to taking the ballet to Sadler’s Wells in London. The advert features new pictures of the production and exclusive music by Philip Feeney.
Online Programmes
This season’s programmes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet are now available on the Northern Ballet Theatre website as PDF files. You can download them from here by right-clicking the below links:
Hamlet – What’s On Stage review
“Northern Ballet Theatre’s inventive and immersive take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet tragedy is set in Nazi-occupied Paris where Hamlet attempts to come to terms with his father’s death. In the dizzying intro scenes of ghostly visions…”
Read the whole review here
Hamlet World Première at Leeds, Grand Theatre
Saturday saw the first public performance of Northern Ballet Theatre’s new dance adaptation of Hamlet, on the stage of the Grand Theatre in Leeds….
Hamlet Casting
Hamlet
Leeds, Grand Theatre
16 – 23 February 2008
THIS CAST LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Saturday 16 February (evening)
Hamlet – Christopher Hinton-Lewis
Ophelia – Georgina May
Gertrude – Nathalie Leger
Claudius – Darren Goldsmith
Horatio / RS ex man – Tobias Batley
Polonius – Martin Bell
Laertes – Hiro Takahashi
Monday 18 February (evening)
Hamlet – Hiro Takahashi
Ophelia – Keiko Amemori
Gertrude – Patricia Hines
Claudius – Kenneth Tindall
Horatio / RS ex man – Ashley Dixon
Polonius – Martin Bell
Laertes – Tobias Batley
Tuesday 19 February (evening)
Hamlet – Christopher Hinton-Lewis
Ophelia – Georgina May
Gertrude – Nathalie Leger
Claudius – Darren Goldsmith
Horatio / RS ex man – Tobias Batley
Polonius – Martin Bell
Laertes – Hiro Takahashi
Wednesday 20 February (evening)
Hamlet – Christopher Hinton-Lewis
Ophelia – Georgina May
Gertrude – Nathalie Leger
Claudius – Darren Goldsmith
Horatio / RS ex man – Ashley Dixon
Polonius – Martin Bell
Laertes – Tobias Batley
Thursday 21 February (matinee)
Hamlet – Hiro Takahashi
Ophelia – Keiko Amemori
Gertrude – Patricia Hines
Claudius – Kenneth Tindall
Horatio / RS ex man – Ashley Dixon
Polonius – Martin Bell
Laertes – Tobias Batley
Thursday 21 February (evening)
Hamlet – Christopher Hinton-Lewis
Ophelia – Georgina May
Gertrude – Nathalie Leger
Claudius – Darren Goldsmith
Horatio / RS ex man – Tobias Batley
Polonius – Martin Bell
Laertes – Hiro Takahashi
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Exclusive Hamlet Music Preview
Go to the Hamlet Website to hear exclusive excerpts of Philip Feeney’s new score for David Nixon’s latest ballet. Here you can also find the full Scenario for the ballet.
Keep checking for more updates in the run up to Hamlet’s Premiere on the 16th February in Leeds.
All on Sale – Book Online Today
All tickets for this season’s performances are now on sale.
To book online click here.
Interview with Christopher Giles
Christopher Giles, Set and Costume Designer on NBT’s latest production, Hamlet, has been interviewed by our Communications team. You can find the video on the new production Flash sites we lauched last week. These sites are still in development, but over the next few weeks new videos, galleries and production information will go up to give you a better picture of each of NBT’s Ballets.
Hamlet Trailer
Hamlet – Coming soon!
Click here for more information, tour dates and to get the new Hamlet desktop background.
Hamlet Preview!
Click here to see some of Chris Giles’ costume designs for NBT’s forthcoming production of Hamlet.
Watch this space for more exclusive previews…
November E-Newsletter
NBT have just sent out their monthly E-Newsletter.
“We are currently conducting a survey of our audiences to find out about what you think of Northern Ballet Theatre. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win 4 tickets to any production next season…”
October E-Newsletter
- Northern Ballet Theatre have just sent out their October E-Newsletter.The newsletter contains information on upcoming performances this season including The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo & Juliet, plus a preview of next season, including David Nixon’s latest production, Hamlet.
- You can read NBT’s October E-Newsletter by clicking here.
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