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Northern Ballet Romeo and Juliet (Photo: Guy Farrow)

Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet always provides great drama – so great, in fact, that
even Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice couldn’t kill the pleasure that comes from hearing the
score played live. However, Northern Ballet’s resurrected production has a tragic
backstory of its own. It premiered in the early 90s and was very popular until all its
beautiful costumes, set and props succumbed to flood damage. It has now been

lovingly restored to its former glory and will premiere in Leeds, followed by a UK tour
which ends in London’s Sadler’s Wells. Production design by Lez Brotherston
promises a visual feast. RW

8 – 16 March, then touring to 1 June (northernballet.com)

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