All tagged ballet
Review: Nutcracker!, Liverpool Empire
When Matthew Bourne???s productions roll into town it is, like Anchorman Ron Burgundy, kind of a big deal. Spellbinding, imaginative new takes on well-known pieces are his stock in trade, and his sense of wonder makes every show a thing of real exci...
Review: Strictly Gershwin, Liverpool Empire
???Well, it???s very professional, isn???t it,??? an elderly male voice behind us said to his companion, in a loud, flat voice at a quiet moment. My sister and I suppressed more than a giggle. It was exactly the sort of thing our granddad would say if he'...
Review: Matthew Bourne's Cinderella, Liverpool Empire
Taking away the pumpkins, carriages, fairy godmothers and all that is sweet and lovely about Cinderella as we know it, choreographer and director Matthew Bourne throws the well-known fairytale into the harsh reality of the Blitz. There???s not a tut...