Casting for the World Premiere of Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet has been announced and we are incredibly proud to see NSCD graduates and current students on the list. 6 students and alumni have secured coveted places with the iconic and ground-breaking British dance theatre company, representing some of the finest emerging male and female dancers from around the UK.
Joining the full time cast and making their New Adventures debuts are recent graduate Roisin Whelan (BA-2018) and VERVE 18 graduate Sharol Mackenzie.
Selected from over 1000 applicants are four current NSCD students, who will join the cast at venues across the tour as part of the 'Young Cast'. These are:
Alanah Corbridge - Access Diploma, performing at Royal & Derngate, Northampton
Bethany Curry - Year 2 BA, performing at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Jack Richardson - Year 2 BA, performing at the Norwich Theatre Royal
Pattarapong Chomchan -Year 1 BA, performing at the Alhambra theatre, Bradford
(L-R: Sharol Mackenzie, Roisin Whelan, Alanah Corbridge, Jack Richardson, Bethany Curry, Pattarapong Chomchan)
New Adventures is famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. For over 30 years Matthew Bourne and New Adventures have delighted, inspired and nurtured people of all ages and backgrounds: audiences, artists and the next generation, and this production will be no exception. Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic love story, bursting with youth, vitality and Matthew Bourne’s trademark storytelling. Catch the production, and our students and alumni, from May 2019 at venues across the UK. Find out more here
