Narrated by Simon Russell Beale and animated by a team of world-class puppeteers with live musical accompaniment, this unique production blends comedy, tragedy and Shakespeare’s incredible poetry to bring the famous story of Venus and her obsession with the handsome Adonis thrillingly to life in a rich, captivating theatrical experience. The production will come to York Theatre Royal’s Main House on 30 Jun – 01 Jul.
Drawing inspiration from the bewitching artistry of Japanese Bunraku puppets and the Jacobean Court Masque, this spellbinding production tells the story using marionettes, rod, shadow and table-top puppets.
As part of a limited UK and European tour, this is an exclusive and rare opportunity to witness, close at hand, this powerful erotically-charged story of unrequited love.
Narrator: Simon Russell Beale
Puppeteers: Bartolomeo Bartolini, Edie Edmundson, Rachel Leonard, Lee Maeda and Sarah Wright
Musician: Nick Lee
Stage Manager: Rachael Barber
Creatives for the original production:
Director of Puppetry: Steve Tiplady
Designer: Robert Jones
Lighting: Vince Herbert
Music arranged by John Woolf
Originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with Little Angel Theatre
This new production is generously supported by Backstage Trust, the Sidney E. Frank Foundation and by Executive Producer Mark Pigott KBE.
Venus and Adonis is at York Theatre Royal from 30 June to 01 July.
Find out more information and book your tickets here.
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