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About the Program DEAR FRIENDS, Welcome to this performance of studied the different dialects found within traditional vestments of the classical one of the ultimate motivic compositions Early Adventures. a close radius of his home in Brno, he tradition - principally speaking, harmonic in musical history. This highly through- was also was obsessed with the melody and formal structures - are more or less connected journey represents a Paul Crewes Rachel Fine heard in everyday speech and made a abandoned, or even subjugated, in favor of remarkable degree compactness of form Artistic Director Managing Director As part of the 30th anniversary fascinating habit of notating the inherent a highly visceral palette that focuses on and character. The motivating ideas celebrations of my company, pitch and rhythm. For the record, any of the psychological underpinning and the behind its inter-connected movements New Adventures, I’m delighted us who think our own English tongue is turbulent narrative of the Kreutzer Sonata. are as evident in the macro view as on a PRESENTS to be revisiting three much flat in mellifluous inflection (as opposed — Nicholas Cords cellular level. Unequivocally heralding the loved pieces that started things to, say, Mandarin), Janácˇek emphatically complex world of his late period, this work off for us back in the early days. declared on his visit to in 1926 BTT shows Beethoven grappling with personal that the English language was indeed full Colin Jacobsen demons and spiritual callings practically in Watch with Mother, Town and of melody! Straight from the composer’s BTT started off in my mind as an the same breath as moments of incredible mouth! It is through the curious union investigation into and celebration of autumnal warmth and wry humor. From Country and The Infernal Galop, of a folk-inspired musical language - the incredible creative ferment and the severity and gravitas of the first or ‘Early Adventures’ as we’ve which Janácˇek believed to be a universal experimentation of the 1970's/80's movement to the transcendental fugal called them in this Triple Bill, language - and speech-melody, that we downtown New scene as embodied second movement to the terse scherzo to sees New Adventures return to start to understand the characteristics by the likes of Glenn Branca, Meredith the joyous triumph at the conclusion of A NEW ADVENTURES PRODUCTION its roots as we re-visit some of of Janácˇek’s singular musical voice. Monk, Arthur Russell, John Zorn, the the final movement, Opus 95 makes huge the venues that championed the Velvet Underground, Reich, Glass, the demands of the musician. Indeed, studying company in its early years. Janácˇek first started musing about New York Dolls, Laurie Anderson, this piece forces the musician to come DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY writing a string quartet during his student Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece to grips with emotional juxtapositions days in Vienna in the 1880s. But it was Company, to name a few. However, I that have stretched the boundaries of All three pieces in this not until 1923 that the legendary Czech also found myself thinking about John string quartets over different generations. programme were created with String Quartet offered Janácˇek, now Cage and Johann Sebastian Bach. This Despite the difficulties, the piece SET AND COSTUME DESIGN BY a desire to entertain and to 69, the opportunity to compose a string happened in part because a colleague of constantly shines a light in the darkest share some of the music and quartet. [Side note: recordings of the mine suggested that Cage was really the corners of the rehearsal, and inevitably cultural icons that I grew up Czech Quartet (known as the Bohemian spiritual father of that whole scene, and brings one face to face with the creative loving. They all mean a great String Quartet prior to 1918) are available I had this thought that he was tapping process itself. Our job as performers is LIGHTING DESIGN BY deal to me both professionally on YouTube. Their recordings of Dvorák into the same elemental stuff that Bach to affirmatively inhabit this world, with and personally, and I can’t and Smetana in particular represent a did–though coming at it perhaps from an all of its joys, challenges, and contrasts. Andrew Murrell lean style of string playing, much more opposite point of view and obviously from wait to share them again with audiences old and new. I hope aligned to 19th century styles, that a very different era. While Cage is known In approaching Beethoven in particular, SOUND DESIGN BY has all but disappeared.] The String as a proponent of chaos, one realizes that having the prior example of past that, for many, this will be an Quartet No. 1, inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s for every musical experiment he made, performers is a luxury. We greatly admire Paul Groothuis exciting opportunity to see how “Kreutzer Sonata”, was composed in a he set up a system of rules and then the pre-World War II performances of the company started out, and short fifteen-day period that October, looked forward to what unfolded within groups like the Capet and Busch String REHEARSAL DIRECTOR for others perhaps a nostalgic and subsequently revised. Janácˇek was that system (though often in extreme quartets (only separated to the time of trip down memory lane if you generally quite fond of the work of Leo and unexpected juxtaposition). When we Beethoven by the generation of their Kerry Biggin were there with us the first time Tolstoy (he visited twice and think of Bach and the cosmic order in teachers), for example. Undoubtedly, Opus around! studied the language), and there are his fugues, there's a similar setting up 95 was a quartet ahead of its time, and REVIVALS STAGED BY ASSOCIATE ARTISIC DIRECTOR numerous other completed works and of parameters that almost has a pre- one has to marvel at the challenges the sketches that reference the great Russian determined quality, but then there's original performers in Beethoven’s circle Etta Murfitt The productions and cast writer. Tolstoy’s Kreutzer Sonata (1889) that same sense of things unfolding in must have had to overcome without the numbers might have got bigger is a gripping novella about a jealous a natural and larger than human way. benefit of a recording or performance CAST over the years, but I’d like husband who murders his wife, who has history. Given the many demands of this Joao Carolino, Reece Causton, Tom Clark, Daniel Collins, to think that desire to make had an affair. In Janácˇek’s words, “I was All this to say that most of the musical work, Beethoven clearly seemed to believe people laugh and cry and to give imagining a poor woman, tormented and material in BTT emanates from a spelling the same as Charles Ives; music is not Paris Fitzpatrick, Sophia Hurdley, Mari Kamata, audiences a great night out at run down, just like the one the Russian of B-A-C-H and C-A-G-E (D), which made for the easy chair! That said, the Jamie Emma Mcdonald, Edwin Ray writer Tolstoy describes in his Kreutzer in and of itself sets up an interesting score will continually require a grand the was there right from Sonata. Beethoven‘s “Kreutzer Sonata” for juxtaposition of tonalities. The BACH scale re-examination by whatever quartet the very beginning. violin and piano, Op. 47, plays a central motif is chromatic and curls in on itself decides to make the journey. And in the COMPANY STAGE MANAGER STAGE CARPENTER LIGHTING ENGINEER role in the unfolding of the disturbing while the CAGE motif has an open and timeless manner of all great music, the Whether you are an old fan Ian Wheatstone Dylan Carpenter Sam Baker story. Beethoven dedicated the work to pentatonic feel. Over the course of world of Beethoven continues to magically or are new to our work this the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer. the piece, the two motifs interact in a lift itself above the fray by reinventing evening, thank you for your variety of ways; sometimes contradicting itself and finding evergreen relevance support and for being here This first string quartet of Janácˇek each other, sometimes in harmony and in a fast moving world. Ultimately, by SOUND ENGINEER WARDROBE MISTRESS tonight to help us to celebrate (followed by a second quartet in 1928, the resulting eclectic mix of sections acknowledging both the past and the Matt Early Suzanne Runciman Intimate Letters) is highly compact and may or may not relate to some of present tradition and by engaging in our continuing adventures! terse. It uses a focused motivic and the above mentioned musicians. our own creative study of the material, modal language that very much ties — Colin Jacobsen we strive towards an interpretation Very best wishes, the four movements together, almost which is personal to us and hopefully MAY 17-21, 2018 Matthew Bourne creating the effect of taking in the Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 'Serioso' to all of you, our beloved audience. Bram Goldsmith Theater chapters of a novel or the episodes of a Ludwig van Beethoven —Nicholas Cords serial television series. Much in keeping Sharing the distinction with The Art of Running time: 2 hours and 10 minutes including two 15-minute intermissions with the rest of Janácˇek’s output, the Fugue, Beethoven's Opus 95 is undoubtedly The May 17 performance is sponsored by MATT Construction.

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JOÃO CAROLINO trained in Matthew Bournes 3D, and PARIS FITZPATRICK between 9-16 and Adult Ballet ‘Barre Club’. Classes (UK and international tour). Television and Film awarded the OBE for Services to Dance in 2001. Professional Dance at Arts Christmas Special. Photography credits include: started professional training at charged with musicality and emotion to create a credits include: British Style, The Queens Coronation Matthew started his dance training at the Educational School, Tring. L’uomo Vogue Magazine, Erevos Aether Clothing, Tring Park School for the strong and feminine body. Festival Gala (BBC); Maleficent (Disney); Matthew comparatively late age of 22. He danced Credits: The Universe (BBC), Levis and London 2012. Music videos include: Performing Arts in 2008, age 12. threepointedance.com @sophia hurdley Bourne’s Christmas Special (More4) and Matthew professionally for 14 years creating many roles in his Jekyll and Hyde (The McOnie Super Soaker, Kings of Leon; Slave to the Music, He was a finalist in the BBC @3pointedance Bourne’s Swan Lake in 3D (Leopard Film Production). own work. As Artistic Director of his first company, Company at James Morrison and This is the Night, Guru Josh Young Dancer Ballet Category Adventures in Motion Pictures (1987-2002) Matthew Theatre); Sound of Music Project. Tom is Co owner of the successful clothing 2015. Following graduation from MARI KAMATA,Born in EDWIN RAY trained at Laine created many award winning works. Further hit (Leicester Curve), Ensemble in Bugsy Malone brand Tommy Popcorn training in June 2015, he has featured in Northern Miyagi, Japan. Mari started Theatre Arts, graduating in productions were created when New Adventures was (Workshop, Lyric Hammersmith), Wolfred in Little www.tommypopcorn.co.uk Ballet's Nutcracker, The Great Gatsby and Swan Lake. dancing at age of six at Sendai 2002. For New Adventures : launched in 2002, becoming the UK’s busiest and Red Riding Hood (National Youth Ballet, New Instagram: @tommypopcorn City Ballet School in Sendai, Edward Scissorhands (Brad most successful dance company. Matthew is also a Wimbledon Theatre) and Lost boy in Peter Pan. Tom is delighted to be back dancing with the SOPHIA HURDLEY Sophia Japan. She later went on to train Covitt & Mayor Upton), Original West End and Broadway choreographer; his Credits in Training: Principal Dancer in Encore, company again and would like to thank his gorgeous started her training at the Staples at Rambert School of Ballet and cast of Sleeping Beauty (creating relationship with producer, has Principal Dancer in To Dance with the Gods and Tom wife Melissa for the endless support, laughs and School of Dance in Retford where Contemporary Dance in London the role of King Benedict), resulted in the globally successful musicals Mary in Waterbabies. adventure throughout there time together. she regularly performed with the (2004-2007) where she graduated with a first-class Nutcracker! (Nutcracker & liquorice man), Cinderella Poppins, and Oliver! His film work amateur dramatics society. At 16 honors degree. Most recently Mari has been an (The Pilot & Dick), and Swan Lake. Theatre credits includes television productions of his stage work REECE CAUSTON began DANIEL COLLINS Training: she went to Northern Ballet assistant choreographer for a brand new musical My include: , covering and playing the including being the subject of a South Bank Show in studying Drama at the age of 12 Millennium Performing Arts. School for a 3 year (classical name is SHINGO directed by Fillip Decouflé based on role of Bert (UK tour) Saul (Glyndebourne Opera 1997, a BBC Imagine documentary in 2012 and a at Footlights Performing Arts in Theatre credits include: ‘Dr course) diploma in dance and drama. She was a York Japanese comic book written by Kazuo Umezu. House) Cabaret, playing Bobby and covering Cliff documentary, Bourne to Dance, which was Norfolk. At 16 he started training Jekyll’ in Jekyll & Hyde (McOnie Scholar for 5 years with Miss Louise Browne O.B.E Joining New Adventures was a dream come true for (The MAC ) Happy Days, covering and playing broadcast on Christmas Day 2001. In 2015 his recent in Ballet and Contemporary Company/ Drew McOnie- Old and an Adeline Genee Semi Finalist A.R.A.D. She Mari. Stage credits for New Adventures since 2010 Potsie and Ralph Malph (UK Tour) Anything Goes revival of The Car Man was broadcast on SKY TV and is dance, before joining Central Vic) ‘Frank Schultz’ in Joined Matthew Bourne’s acclaimed ‘New include: Swan Lake 2010 (Romanian and Monaco (Kilworth House Theatre), , currently being screened in cinemas worldwide. School of Ballet in 2010. During (Sheffield Crucible & the New Adventures’ company in 2002 where her credits princesses); the Nutcracker! 2011-12 (Marshmallows playing Rolf (Bahrain Summer Festival),), Rock In addition to being a prolific choreographer, his time there he performed with Tanztheater London Theatre- Daniel Evans/ Alistair David) ‘Rocco’ included: Sugar, Cupid and Marshmallow in and Liquorice lady); Dorian Gray 2013 in Tokyo Around The Clock (Monte Carlo, Istanbul and UK Matthew supports the wider dance industry and its Wuppertal Pina Bausch at Sadler’s Wells and toured in Matthew Bourne's The Car Man (Ravenna Festival, Nutcracker! The Girlfriend and French Princess in the (Esperanza); Edward Scissorhands 2014-15 (Candy tour), Irish Wings, covering the leading role of future. He is proud to be an Associate Artist and the UK with Ballet Central. He graduated in 2013 Sadlers Wells) ‘George Monroe’ and cover ‘Edward’ 10th anniversary of Swan lake, creating the role of Covitt, Marylin-Ann Evercreech and cover Kim William (Dutch Tour), White Christmas (UK tour), We Resident Company at Sadler’s Wells where New with a BA (Hons) Degree. Upon graduation Reece in Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands (Sadlers Bunny Munroe in Edward Scissorhands, Irene the Boggs); Sleeping Beauty 2012-13 and 2015-16 Will Rock You (, West End), Chitty Adventures have played record-breaking Christmas joined New Adventures for Matthew Bourne’s Swan Wells, Uk Tour) Kiss Me Kate (Proms- Royal Albert Glamorous Step Sister in Cinderella and creating the (Original Ardor fairy, Feral fairy and cover Aurora) TV Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour), The RSC’s The Wizard Of seasons since 2002. In 2008 he established Lake, touring nationally and internationally. He has Hall, John Wilson/ Alistair David/ Shaun Kerrison) role of Feral in the Original cast of Sleeping Beauty. and film credits include: Matthew Bourne’s Christmas Oz (, Southampton), Chicago (UK Re:Bourne to increase opportunities to inspire young since worked with a variety of choreographers and ‘Martini’ in Drunk (McOnie Company/Drew McOnie- West-End theatre credits include: Apache dancer in (More 4); Romanian princess in Matthew Bourne’s Tour), Footloose (UK tour), Crazy For You (UK Tour), people with a passion for dance, and in 2010 he companies, including C-12 Dance Theatre (Watson, The Bridewell, London) ‘Lord Rupert’ in Matthew Joseph, Mary in Pyjama Game directed by Simon Swan Lake 3D (Leopard Films); ‘Imagine’-A Beauty is Fame ( Theatre, West End & created the New Adventures Choreographer Award Shhh!) Grange Park Opera (, Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty (Original cast- Sadlers Callow and choreographed by David Bintley, Meg Born (BBC); Ardor in Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Playhouse). Additional credits include: Matthew (NACA) to enhance opportunities and showcase the Onegin, Fiddler on the Roof at the BBC Proms) Yorke Wells, UK and US tour) ‘Prentice’ in Play without and Ballet Girl in Phantom of the Opera. Royal Opera Beauty (Leopard Films and BS premium Japan); Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Film (Leopard Films), talents of emerging choreographers. In 1997 Dance Project (repertoire by Robert Cohan & Sir words (Matthew Bourne- Sadlers Wells) ‘Fritz’ and House credits: Blue Fairy and Fox in Pinocchio Promotional video by Sony Camera for the 2014 IBC Matthew Bourne’s Christmas (Leopard Films and Matthew was made an Honorary Fellow of his former Kenneth MacMillan) and Rosie Kay Dance Company ‘Gobstopper’ in Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! directed by Will Tuckett; and Princess in The Red Exhibition in the Netherlands. Mari has completed Channel 4), Priscilla Queen of the Desert Promo college, The Laban Centre, becoming a Companion of (5 Soldiers). As well as performing, Reece teaches (London Sadlers Wells, UK Tour and Trieste) ‘Stan’, Balloon choreographed by Aleeta Collins. ENO Yoga Alliance 200 and she is qualified yoga Team (Toronto & London), A Royal Gala (Wales Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in ballet and contemporary dance and is involved with ‘Elliot’ and ‘Dick’ in Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella credits: Kismet, Merry Widow and The Mikado. Film instructor. She would like to thank her family and Millennium Centre opening gala & BBC TV); Waking 2012. He has six Honorary Doctorates from The Open the New Adventures outreach programme, (London Sadlers Wells, UK Tour, Amsterdam, and Commercial credits include: featured ballet friends for their love and the support through the The Dead (BBC TV); Stars in their Eyes (Granada TV); University, and the De Montfort, Plymouth, Kingston Re-Bourne. Reece is thrilled to be performing in Early Rotterdam, Ravenna and Moscow) Slaughter! dancer in Phantom of the Opera directed by Joel years. Mari is thrilled and excited to be joining the Toyota Trade Show (Barcelona) and the L’Oreal and Roehampton Universities, as well as the Royal Adventures and thanks his family for their continuing (McOnie Company/ Drew McOnie- Place Prize Semi Schumacher and choreographed by , cast of Early Adventures. Colour trophy awards (Earls Court). For more Conservatoire of . He is also a Companion of support. @reece_causton Finalist) cover ‘Prince’ in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Young Victoria, Wella hair and Subway commercials. information please visit: access-uk.com Institute of Performing Arts and a proud Lake (London Sadlers Wells, UK Tour, Athens, Seoul She is proud associate choreographer as well as JAMIE MCDONALD, began patron of many organizations including The Arts TOM CLARK, TV adverts and Tokyo) Dance:Radio (Ann Yee/ Dry Write- The playing the lead role of The Swallow in a new musical her training at The Legat School SIR MATTHEW BOURNE Educational School, , CREATE and include: Nokia Lumia ‘See in , London and Latitude Festival); Be Mine The Happy Prince directed by and of Dance and The Creative Dance OBE (Artistic Director) is widely Shoreditch Youth Dance. In 2014 Matthew Bourne the dark’, Lynx Skin That Sings, (McOnie Company/ Drew McOnie- Resolution at the composed and written by Hal Cazalet and Michael Company before graduating hailed as the UK’s most popular was awarded the prestigious De Valois Award for V Festival. Viral credits include: Place) (/ Jude Kelly- Barry. Sophia choreographed her own piece of from Millennium Performing and successful choreographer Outstanding Achievement at the National Dance Footlocker, Illuminum Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris & The Coliseum with the theatre called Callas, a corrosive love story between Arts in 2010. She most recently and director. Matthew is the Awards. In 2015 he became the first dance figure to Fragrance, Honda Insights and ENO, London); Sinatra (Stephen Mear- UK Tour) cover the opera diva Maria Callas, Aristotle Onassis and performed in Kiss Me, Kate creator of the world’s longest be given The Stage Award for Outstanding Walkers. Stage credits include: ‘Scarecrow’ in The Wizard of Oz (Nigel West/ Robert Jackie Kennedy. It was invited to perform at the (Dance Captain) with , touring running ballet production, a Contribution to British Theatre presented by the UK Matthew Bournes; Sleeping Beauty, Principle lead Scott - Southampton Mayflower) La Traviata (Ron Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Festival. Sophia is nationally. Other Theatre Credits include: L’italiana in five-time Olivier Award winner, and the only British Theatre Awards. He was knighted in the Queen’s New playing Carabosse/Caradoc (Uk and International Howell/ Graham Vick- Birmingham Opera Company). full time member of the ballet faculty at Performers Algeri (Garsington Opera); Matthew Bourne’s director to have won the Tony Award for both Best Year Honours 2016 for services to dance and Tour); The Car Man (UK Tour); Edward Sissorhands, Television credits include: ‘Cygnet’ in Matthew College where she regularly choreographs. Her latest Sleeping Beauty (UK tour); Kiss Me, Kate (Opera Choreographer and Best Director of a Musical. He awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award in playing Character Principle role Jim Upton (UK Bourne’s Swan Lake 2009 (The Paul O’Grady Show); work Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig and No North); Samson et Dalila (Grange Park); Matthew has been recognized by over 40 international recognition of his outstanding services to ballet. In Tour); Swan Lake (UK and International Tour) Featured ‘Gobstopper’ and ‘Cygnet’ in Matthew Regrets based on the little Sparrow ‘Edith Piaf’ can be Bourne’s Swan Lake (Dance Captain, international awards. He is also the proud recipient of the Evening 2016, New Adventures presented the World involving his debut performance on Broadway; The Bourne’s Christmas 2011 (More4/ Leopard Films). seen on her website. She’s also a regular teacher for tour); British Style, The Queens Coronation Festival Standard Award, South Bank Show Award, Time Out Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s latest work, The Red Wizard of Oz (); Pippin Workshop Film credits include: Featured Dancer in Search for London Children’s Ballet and is a Workshop Leader Gala (Drew McOnie and Matthew Bourne, Special Award, Drama Desk Award, six Los Angles Shoes, based on the classic Powell and Pressburger Chocolate Factory; Respect La Diva (); John Gissing 2001 (Derek Hartley/ Mike Binder). for Matthew Bourne’s ‘RE:BOURNE’ working with ). Corps de Ballet in The Phantom Drama Critic Awards and the Astaire Award for Dance film with music by Bernard Hermann, which has just Olympic Handover Ceremony, Zoonation; Darcy children, students and adults across the world. of the Opera (UK tour); Silver Jubilee Gala (Drew on Broadway. In 2007 he received a Special Theatre completed a sell-out season in London, is currently Bussell’s Farewell Performance; Lisa Donmall’s One Passionately supporting Dance for Dementia and McOnie, National Youth Ballet of Great Britain, Managers Association Award for services to dance on tour around the UK & will be making its US debut Woman Show (West End) and The Royal Variety Parkinson’s disease and Breast Cancer. She launched Sadler’s Wells); Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! (UK touring and audience development and was this fall. Performance, Urban Strides. Film credits include: her own business called Three Pointe Dance which and European Tour); Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake ‘The Riot Club,’ ‘World War Z,’ ‘Fellas’ short film, offers Workshops for aspiring young dancers aged

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LEZ BROTHERSTON (Set ANDREW MURRELL ETTA MURFITT (Associate includes: Clara in Nutcracker! (BBC/NVC); Rita in The Early Adventures Staff In Party Mood Music and lyrics by Jack Strachey and Costume design) Lez trained (Lighting Design) trained at Artistic Director) joined the Car Man (Channel 4); rehearsal director for Swan By arrangement with Chester Music Ltd at Central School of Art and LAMDA then began his career in company in 1991 and is the Lake, Late Flowering Lust, Roald Dahl’s Red Riding GENERAL MANAGER Jennie Green and Gemma Kicks trading as Campbell, Connelly & Co. Design. He is an Associate Artist lighting firstly at the Thorndike Associate Artistic Director of New Hood and Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre (all for Great Leap Forward Ltd of New Adventures. Dance Theatre in Leatherhead and then Adventures and Re:Bourne. For BBC); Storm (Aletta Collins/BBC Dance for the Dearest Love credits include a long the Old Vic Theatre Waterloo. New Adventures and AMP: Camera) and Matthew Bourne’s Christmas (Channel PRODUCTION MANAGER Music and lyrics by Noel Coward collaboration with Matthew Recent lighting design work Associate Artistic Director of The 4). Upcoming productions: Twelfth Night at the Tom McEvilly By arrangement with Warner Chappell Ltd Bourne including: Edward Scissorhands, Sleeping includes; For New Adventures “Mr Wonderful Red Shoes (Sadler’s Wells and UK tour); associate Globe Theatre and Tin Drum for Kneehigh. COSTUME SUPERVISOR Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 Beauty, Lord of The Flies, Swan Lake, A Play Without Memorial Gala” Sadler’s Wells, “Early Adventures” UK director of Swan Lake 2013/14 (Sadler’s Wells, UK Stephanie Arditti Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff Words, Highland Fling, Dorian Gray, Cinderella and Tour & Sadlers Wells. For Zoo Nation – Mad Hatter’s T and international tour); Early Adventures (Sadler’s KERRY BIGGIN (Rehearsal The Car Man. For Northern Ballet: , Party Roundhouse 2017 & Linbury Theatre 2015. Into Wells and UK tour); Cinderella (Sadler’s Wells, UK Director) trained at The Rambert PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN Let’s Say Goodbye Swan Lake, , Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Hoods - Remixed London & UK Tour, Groove on tour); Dorian Gray (Edinburgh Festival, Sadler’s Wells School of Ballet and Jeremy Duncan Music and lyrics by Noel Coward Dracula; The Nutcracker (Scottish Ballet), Hamlet down the road Queen Elizabeth Hall. Other work and Japan); associate director and creation of the role Contemporary dance and is By arrangement with Warner Chappell Ltd Flowers for Cabaret of Peg Boggs in Edward Scissorhands (London, UK ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNER (Shanghai Ballet). Theatre credits include: includes theatre, Blue Boy Resident Artist for New Music Everywhere, Rediffusion March Mrs Harris, Pride and Prejudice Disruption Celebrity Ed Clarke (Sheffield Crucible); entertainment at the Barbican. tour, Japan, Korea, USA, ); associate director Adventures & Re:Bourne. She Music by Eric Coates 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (Kneehigh Autobiography Leicester Sq Theatre. David Michelack for the restaging of the 2014-15 tour of the UK; has assisted in staging various MARKETING By arrangement with Universal Publishing Ltd Theatre Company); The Duck House (West End), Slow Dancing at the Village Underground. Dylan Moran associate director for the restaging of Highland Fling works for the company and has been Resident Tour Elaine McGowan and Seminar, Hysteria ( Theatre and Theatre – LIVE! at the Palace & Wyndhams theatre’s London. (Sadler’s Wells, UK tour and Japanese tour) and for Director on Sleeping Beauty, Edward Scissorhands, Rebecca White for EMG Handel in the Strand / Country Gardens Royal Bath); The Empress, Much Ado About Nothing Vauxhall Corsa C’Mon at the , London. Scottish Ballet’s production of Highland Fling; and Nutcracker! Kerry has also been Rehearsal In a Nutshell Suite: Gay but Wistful PRESS (RSC – Stratford-Upon-Avon); Hedda Gabler, Design Columbia – The Opera at the BAC. ‘East Neuk Festival’ associate director and recreation of the role of Clara in Director for Cinderella, Swan Lake and previous NACA Shallow Brown / Shepherd’s Hey Simon Raw and Amy Barder at Raw PR Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol For Living, The Real Thing, Dancing At Lughnasa (Old The Orlando Consort & Huun Huur Tu at HAS #2, RAF Nutcracker! (London, UK tours, Far East tour and US winner James Cousins Company. Her performing Music by Percy A. Grainger A Long Day’s Journey Into night, Under The Blue Lucheurs. As an associate Andrew has worked with tour); associate director and creation of the role of Vic); credits include: for New Adventures; Queen Eleanor PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY By arrangement with Schott Music Ltd Sky (West End); My City, Measure For Measure Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures for the last 15 Rita in The Car Man (Old Vic, UK tour, European tour, in the original cast of Sleeping Beauty, Town and Roy Tan (); Women Beware Women Really years. Recreating the companies work on 4 continents. US tour and Japanese tour); associate director for the Country and Infernal Galop (Early Adventure 25th March in D from PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Old Like 45 (National Theatre); Duet For One (West Shows include Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, restaging of the 2015 tour of the UK; rehearsal anniversary tour) The Title role in Cinderella, The Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook Cathy O’Brien and Sara Cormack End and Almeida); The Dark and Little Foxes (Donmar Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian director for the original production of Swan Lake Girlfriend and The Spanish Princess in Swan Lake; Music by Bach / Percy A. Grainger Warehouse), The Day We Sang (Manchester Gray, The and Highland Fling. (Sadler’s Wells and UK tour); roles including French Rita and Delores in The Car Man; Kim Boggs in By arrangement with Bardic Edition International Festival). Musical credits include: Other work includes The Judas Kiss Toronto, New York, and Spanish princesses and the Queen in Swan Lake Original cast of Edward Scissorhands; The Sylph and Early Adventures Music Credits THE INFERNAL GALOP: Showboat (Sheffield Crucible and Westend); Oh London & UK Tour, UK tours & London (West End, Los Angeles, Broadway); rehearsal director Effie in Highland Fling; Clara and Liquorice lady in L’Ombre S’Enfuit aka Tristesse What A Lovely War Cinderella Nutcracker! (Theatre Royal Stratford East, for the last 12 years. Andrew was awarded the “Phillips and creation of the role of Judy in (West Kerry has also danced for Michael Clark, WATCH WITH MOTHER: Music by Chopin Westend), (West End, Broadway, Germany Outstanding achievement in Lighting” Technical End and Los Angeles); creation of the role of Madge Phoenix Dance, Scottish Dance Theatre, Neville Nursery School – Flowers Arrangement by Rolf Marbot Vienna, , Paris, Holland, Stuttgart); The Theatre Award in 2015. in Highland Fling, The Infernal Galop, The Percys of Campbell, JazzXchange, Kerry Nicholls and Ballet Words by Joyce Grenfell Words by Jean Loysel Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Rise And Fall Of Little , Deadly Serious and Town and Country; Clara Creations; in Wayne Sleep’s tour ‘Dance’, The Music by Richard Addinsell © 1939 by Les Nouvelles Editions Méridian Voice, Acorn Antiques, Far Pavilions, Spend, Spend, PAUL GROOTHUIS (Sound in the original production of Nutcracker! (Opera North millennium Dome Central Arena Show, The © The Joyce Grenfell Estate, 1977 La Mer Spend, Tonight’s the Night, My One and Only , Spend Design) is an award-winning and Sadler’s Wells) and Matron/Queen Candy in Snowman and with British Artist Martin Creed on By arrangement with Novello & Company Ltd. Music by Charles Trenet and Albert Lasry Spend Spend (West End). Film credits include: Letter sound designer who has had a 2007/08 productions. Etta is an associate artist at the Ballet (Work No 1020).TV and Film credits include; English Waltz to Brezhnev, Swan Lake, The Car Man, Romeo and long and prolific career on the Globe. Productions include A Midsummer Night’s Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Matthew Hymne a l’Amour By Percy Grainger Juliet Dream Bourne’s Christmas, Clash Of The Titans, Nutcracker! Music by Margueritte Monnot and Edith Piaf and . Opera credits include: London stage. Groothuis was (directed by Emma Rice). Other choreography By arrangement with Schott Music Ltd La Colombe/La Princesse Jaune ( Festival), born in the Netherlands and and movement direction: Etta is an associate artist The Snowman, Radox ‘Bath’ and ‘Shower’ adverts, Both published world-wide by Editions L’Elisir d’Amore and Cornet Christoph Rilke’s Song of moved to the UK in 1979 to with the Kneehigh Theatre Company. Choreography Dancing In The Street (BBC) and pop promos for Tuscan Serenade Raoul Breton and controlled in the UK & Love and Death (Glyndebourne) and productions for study Stage Management at the Central School of for them includes: Flying Lovers of Vitebsk (directed Scatman John. As Resident Artist Kerry facilitates and Music by Gabriel Faure Eire by Catalyst Music Publishing Ltd. 946 Wild Arrangement by Percy Grainger Opera North, Scottish Opera, Opera Zuid Holland, Speech and Drama. Between 1984 and 2003, he was by Emma Rice); (directed by Emma Rice); deliver’s a wide variety of projects for children, young Nuages By arrangement with Novello & Company Ltd Welsh National Opera, and Royal Danish Opera. a member of the Sound Department at the National Bride, Midnight’s Pumpkin, Steptoe and Son, The people and emerging artists and teaches in Dance Music by Emilie Prudhomme & Jacques Offenbach : 30 Million Minutes Tour Umbrellas of Cherbourg Dead Dog in a Suitcase Other: (2014); Theatre where he designed the sound for over 120 and establishments across the UK and internationally. Children's March – Over the Hills and Far Away © EMI Music Publishing French and Saunders – Still Alive 2008 (UK tour); productions. Other credits include: (and other love songs) (directed by Mike Shephard) By Percy Grainger Les Trilolets – At It Again 2001 ( & (London Palladium, UK tour), Endgame (Albery), UK and international tour 2014/15 for which she was MATTHEW BOURNE WOULD LIKE TO By arrangement with Schott Music Ltd Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!, Dorian Gray, Carman, THANK AND REMEMBER THE ORIGINAL Music by E.Vacher-C.Peguri tour) and French and Saunders Live in 2000 (UK also assistant director. She has also performed for © Beuscher Arpège tour). Awards include: Best Costume Design for Edward Scissorhands, Highland Fling and Cinderella. Kneehigh in Wild Bride and Tristan and Yseult. Other CASTS AND CREATIVE TEAMS OF THESE Blithe Bells Sleeping Beauty - 2013 Los Angeles Drama Critics CoisCéim Dance Theatre’s Mermaids (). credits include: A Chorus of Disapproval (Harold PRODUCTIONS; Music by Bach Gondolier Carousel Oliver! Rufus Norris’ Arrangement by Percy Grainger Written by Jean Broussolle, Peter De Circle Awards. A Tony Award, Outer Critics’ Circle and (NT, West End, Tokyo), (Palladium Pinter Theatre, director ); Scott Ambler, Carrollynne Antoun, Tim Barwick, Swan Lake Mary Poppins Sleeping Beauty Rosencrantz and By arrangement with Schott Music Ltd Angelis, Robert P.Marcucci two Drama Desk awards for (AMP), eight and Drury Lane). (UK Tour and Holland) (Birmingham Rep); Petrus Bertschinger, Simon Corder, Keith Brazil, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Guildenstern Are Dead Used by kind permission of Universal / MCA Olivier nominations, winning an Olivier for (Chichester Festival Theatre Jo Chandler, Bill Eldridge, Ally Fitzpatrick, TOWN AND COUNTRY: Music Ltd. on behalf of Universal Music Corp. Marguerite Stuff Happens, The outstanding achievement in dance for set and (West End and Tokyo) 2011 and , director Trevor Emma Gladstone, Steve Kirkham, Susan Lewis Pomp and Circumstance and Cinderella House of Bernarda Alba, Buried Child, Henry IV Parts 1 Le nozze di Figaro Chanson de Matin Op.15 No.2 costume for and the Critics’ Circle Award Nunn); ( Opera, (Hendrie), David Manners, Clive Mitchell, Si tu vas a Rio and 2, Acorn Antiques Hamlet The Way of the Music by Edward Elgar Music by Dario Moreno for outstanding achievement in dance. (West End). (NT 2011); directed by Martin Lloyd- Evans); Etta Murfitt, Jamie Watton, Catherine White, All My Sons (NT and West End); The Cherry Orchard World (Wilton’s , directed by Selina © Real Music David Waring and Ben Wright. By the Sleepy Lagoon Children’s Hour, Rosencrantz and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dawn (2011); Cadell); Music by Eric Coates Gaite Parisienne Guildenstern are Dead, The Tempest and Loyalty. Paul French (Albery Theatre, directed by Matthew Francis) By arrangement with Universal Music Music by Jacques Offenbach is a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy of and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Publishing Ltd Adapted and arranged by Manuel Rosenthal Performing Arts. directed by Sarah Esdaile). Television and lm By arrangement with Chester Music Ltd on behalf Premiere Music Group SARL

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