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This is an exclusive event for Friends and Patrons of Birmingham Hippodrome. Become a Friend today.

This exclusive Friends and Patrons event will include a welcome from Matthew Bourne prior to the streaming of his Romeo and Juliet production, followed by a Q&A with principal cast members.

This event will be accessed as a digitally streamed production. This event is free to Friends and Patrons but capacity is limited and tickets must be booked in advance.

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic love story.

Bursting with youth, vitality and Bourne’s trademark storytelling, Britain’s brightest young dance talent joined the New Adventures company for this World Premiere production.

Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, collaborating with his entire New Adventures Associate Artistic team; Etta Murfitt, Associate Artistic Director, set and costume design by Lez Brotherston; lighting by Paule Constable; sound by Paul Groothuis; and new orchestrations of the Prokofiev score by Terry Davies, played live by the New Adventures Orchestra and conducted by Brett Morris.

Price

FREE

Prices and discounts subject to change.

Performances

Performances

"This timeless story of forbidden love, repressed emotions and teenage discovery is no better told than by the young, and I have been refreshed and inspired by what this team of young dancers and artists have brought to Shakespeare’s classic tale of tragic conflict and young love."

Matthew Bourne

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