Category Archives: Newspaper Reviews

Nutcracker! – Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: New Wimbledon Theatre, 13 March 2012

Posted on March 14, 2012 by gerarddavis09

Pinker than a pink thing Originally created in 1992, Nutcracker! was Matthew Bourne’s first full-evening story ballet. Treading the boards 20 years later it remains just as fresh and entertaining as it must have done all those years ago at … Continue reading →

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La Fille mal gardee/The Sleeping Beauty – The Russian State Ballet of Siberia: New Wimbledon Theatre, 30 & 31 January 2012

Posted on February 1, 2012 by gerarddavis09

Feeling hot, hot, hot The Russian State Ballet of Siberia put on a couple of impressive displays at the New Wimbledon Theatre. The opening night pastoral delights of La Fille mal gardée may not seem the obvious repertoire for a … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake/The Nutcracker – Moscow City Ballet: Richmond Theatre, 19 & 20 January 2012

Posted on January 21, 2012 by gerarddavis09

Let’s hear it for the girls The bright and colourful Moscow City Ballet breezed into Richmond with two of their most popular shows: Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. Thursday’s Swan Lake saw the elegant Liliya Orekhova floating gracefully into the … Continue reading →

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Dance Queens of the Nile – Hossam & Serena Ramzy: Chequer Mead, 25 June 2011

Posted on June 28, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 30 June 2011: East Grinstead Courier & Observer Night Boat to Cairo! Egyptian dance superstars Hossam and Serena Ramzy staged a triumphant home-town show at Chequer Mead on June 25th. Split into two sections, Dance Queens of the Nile was a visual and … Continue reading →

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Cinderella – Vienna Festival Ballet: Chequer Mead, 19 May 2011

Posted on May 22, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 26 May 2011: East Grinstead Courier & Observer Cats, Cross-dressers and Chiming Clocks. All in a day’s work for Cinderella. The Vienna Festival Ballet pirouetted into Chequer Mead last week bringing a sparkling new version of Cinderella with them. A tale of … Continue reading →

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Cinderella – Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: New Wimbledon Theatre, 3 May 2011

Posted on May 5, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 5 May 2011: Wimbledon Guardian http://tinyurl.com/BourneCinderella Making the night go with a bang The ever popular Matthew Bourne is back at the New Wimbledon Theatre with his ground-breaking production of Cinderella. Originally staged in 1997 and set in wartime … Continue reading →

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Reflected – Phoenix Dance Theatre: The Hawth, Crawley, 6 April 2011

Posted on April 9, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 14 April 2011: Crawley News Published 21 April 2011: East Grinstead Courier & Observer  http://tinyurl.com/pdtReflected Onwards and upwards You’d be forgiven for thinking that as 2011 sees Phoenix Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary that their current show Reflected would be … Continue reading →

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Mixed Bill – Richard Alston Dance Company: New Wimbledon Theatre, 1 April 2011

Posted on April 3, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 6 April 2011: Wimbledon Guardian http://tinyurl.com/RichardAlstonReview Serious stuff from a serious company Celebrated choreographer Richard Alston has led his own company since he took up the position of Artistic Director of The Place in 1994. Since then the Richard Alston … Continue reading →

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The Talent – BalletBoyz: Richmond Theatre, 1 Feb 2011

Posted on February 8, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 4 Feb 2011: Richmond & Twickenham Times http://tinyurl.com/BalletBoyzReview Making dance accessible is the driving force behind Michael Nunn and William Trevitt’s latest BalletBoyz project. Take an open audition, choose 9 young male dancers of different backgrounds and experience, give … Continue reading →

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Romeo & Juliet – Moscow City Ballet: Richmond Theatre, 19 Jan 2011

Posted on February 8, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Published 24 Jan 2011: Richmond & Twickenham Times http://tinyurl.com/MCB-R-J-Review Romeo and Juliet, Moscow City Ballet On January 19th 2011 Richmond Theatre welcomed back the Moscow City Ballet for the first of seven performances, opening with Romeo and Juliet. Renowned for … Continue reading →

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