Jan McNulty Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Northern Ballet's Spring Tour has started its next phase with A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was in Norwich last week and is in Milton Keynes and Southampton over the next 2. I'm in MK on Saturday! Here's a review from Norwich to whet your appetite! Are you going to Soton B3? It's not too far from Bristol! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Janet, are you in MK matinee or evening (or both!)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Just the matinee, unfortunately, as I am visiting a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBillyBob Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Ooh, this one had completely gone under the radar for me! Thanks for the heads-up. Hmm, that is tempting! But I'll have to see. I'm already going to four ballets in the next week... And the deposit for a flat isn't going to save itself up... I might make this a last-minute-if-there-are-good-seats-still-going-and-I-can-find-a-ballet-buddy special. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpsichore Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 ................................ I might make this a last-minute-if-there-are-good-seats-still-going-and-I-can-find-a-ballet-buddy special. If you can possibly manage it you should see this ballet, I saw it in Leeds last September at the end of the run and something very special happened that Saturday evening. The company danced better than I had ever seen them dance before and the audience was particularly receptive. It was one of only three occasions when there has been a standing ovation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Saw the performance in MK last night - great fun and really entertaining. The sets are brilliant It begins before curtain-up as act 1 is set in a ballet studio. We wandered into the auditorium to take our seats about 15 minutes before the start, and found the dancers were already on stage in-character and 'warming up'' - it is all part of the performance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Oh I forgot to mention that Taxi - it all adds to the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 A reviewlet from Milton Keynes: http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/what-s-on/review-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-by-northern-ballet-1-6071715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingDays Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Janet, I booked to see this with DD for her Birthday treat following your post back in February in Doing Dance about the Northern Ballet workshops! We saw it tonight in MK and it was excellent - thoroughly enjoyed it! We're taking DD and 4 of her dancing friends to the workshop tomorrow - they've all been looking forward to it since DD's birthday in March - thank you for keeping us all up to date 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 I saw the matinee on Saturday and it was absolutely splendid. Ashley Dixon strikes just the right note as Theseus/Oberon. His duet with Hipppolyta in act 1 where he was trying to persuade her to retire was just sublime - the range of emotions he and Pippa Moore managed to convey was breath-taking. The young lovers - Joseph Taylor (Demetrius), Isaac Lee Baker (Lysander), Antoinette Brooks Daw (Helena) and Dreda Blow (Hermia) were all terrific and showed off the breadth of talent throughout the company. Darren Goldsmith was totally subsumed into the role of Bottom. All in all, a great performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 A view from Southampton: http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/leisure/entertainments/11262375.REVIEW__A_Midsummer_Night_s_Dream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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