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A TRIO of Made At Curve productions have been announced.
First on the list of productions is Roman Holiday which will play from Wednesday, July 15, until Saturday, August 1.
Tennessee Williams’s Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is next, running from Friday, September 11, until Saturday, September 26.
And at the end of October, Aakash Odedra Company and Bagri Foundation will bring Samsara to the stage on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and 21.
Curve’s chief executive Chris Stafford and artistic director Nikolai Foster said: “Diversity and eclecticism sit at the heart of our theatre and city and we are excited to present a new slate of projects stretching across 2020.”
The brand new UK premiere production of musical Roman Holiday is based on the 1953 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. The musical will feature songs from Cole Porter including Easy To Love, Just One Of Those Things and Night And Day.
Roman Holiday is a whirlwind 24-hour adventure of romance, European old-world glamour and royal charm, as a privileged princess escapes her diplomatic dinners and duties on a tour of Europe. A chance encounter with an American reporter sends the royal rebel on a scooter ride through Rome. While Princess Anne enjoys her first taste of freedom – his first thought is a career-changing tabloid scoop at the Princess’s expense.
Anthony Almeida, winner of the 2019 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award, will direct Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Set on a sweltering Mississippi night, the lies are as stifling as the heat.
Maggie has fought up from poverty, only to find herself in a passionless, burning marriage. Her husband Brick, a former pro footballer, drinks to drown out the hurt he has bottled up inside. When the entire Pollitt family meet for Big Daddy’s 65th birthday, the claws are out. As shattering truths threaten to spiral out of control, the family set out to protect themselves, and each other, from falling apart.
Curve is also co-commissioning a new major dance collaboration from Curve Associate Artist Aakash Odedra and Hu Shenyuan.
Enter the world of Samsara and journey through the vast histories, philosophies and cultures of China and India.
Samsara merges mythological storytelling with personal anecdotes. The piece is inspired by the 16th-century classic Chinese novel Journey To The West which depicts the epic journey of a monk’s travels through China and India in search of original Buddhist scripture.
Samsara is a touching story of cultural exchange, drawing upon ballet, Chinese folk, kathak and contemporary dance.
Anand Bhatt, Aakash Odedra Company’s producer, says: “When two exceptional dancers like Aakash and Hu make a decision to work together, it really feels like you had the best day in the office. This very special project exemplifies the creative case for diversity.”
■ Tickets are on sale now for all shows. curveonline.co.uk, 0116 242 3595.