RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews.

This week Vidar was reviewing Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love which was given an injection of raw passion and youthful vitality with Mathew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet as his New Adventures dance theatre production visited the Wolverhampton Grand theatre on Saturday 21 October 2023 at 2.30pm with description by Professional Audio Describer Carolin Burn.

About Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet:

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet gives Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love a modern twist. Confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. A masterful re-telling of an ageless tale of teenage discovery and the madness of first love, Romeo and Juliet garnered universal critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019, and now returns to the New Adventures repertoire alongside the very best of Bourne’s world renowned dance theatre productions.

Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, collaborating with the New Adventures Artistic team; Etta Murfitt (Associate Artistic Director), Lez Brotherston (Set and Costume design), Paule Constable (Lighting Design), Paul Groothuis (Sound Design) and Arielle Smith (Associate Choreographer) with Terry Davies’ thrillingly fresh orchestrations of Prokofiev’s dynamic score.

To find out more about Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures dance theatre Company and their productions such as the 2023 / 2024 tour of Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands do visit the New Adventures website - https://new-adventures.net

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