Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet heads to Aberdeen
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Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet heads to Aberdeen’s His Majesty’s Theatre from October 31 to November 4 as the final venue in a
major UK tour.
Juliet will be played by Cordelia Braithwaite who created the role in 2019 and was nominated for a National Dance Award for this performance.
Monique Jonas, last seen as Sugar in the 2021/22 tour of Nutcracker! will be making her debut as Juliet.
Paris Fitzpatrick and Andrew Monaghan both return as Romeo having created the role in 2019.
Paris and Andrew have just finished critically acclaimed roles in Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty” tour.
Paris was recognised at the 2020 South Bank Show Awards as “Breakthrough Artist of The Year in Dance” for this performance.
Original cast member, Danny Reubens, returns to his created role as the menacing Tybalt.
New Adventures veteran Richard Winsor, who will be making his debut as Tybalt returns to the company having last performed as Luca in “The Car Man” at the Royal Albert Hall in 2022.
Completing the company are Tanisha Addicott, Matthew Amos, Carla Contini, Tasha Chu, Adam Davies, Gabrielle de Souza, Jackson Fisch, Anya Ferdinand, Cameron Flynn, Euan Garrett, Kurumi Kamayachi, Hannah Kremer, Rory Macleod, Blue Makwa na, Leonardo McCorkindale, Eleanor McGrath, Enrique Ngbokota, Bryony Pennington and Harry Ondrak Wright.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Director of Programming and Creative Projects, Ben Torrie, said:“ This remarkable adaptation from Matthew Bourne is an opportunity for Aberdeen audiences to see some of the most talented dancers in the world perform stunning choreography around one of the most famous love stories of all time.
Matthew Bourne said : “ I’m delighted to see many of the phenomenal original cast return, along with some beloved New Adventures legends making their debuts in the production.
Tickets for Romeo and Juliet are on sale now, available from www.aberdeenperformingarts.com , phone (01224) 641122 or visit the box office at His Majesty’s Theatre or the Music Hall.
