This winter discover the enchanted, magical world of Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella. Originally created for the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2007, Scottish Ballet will present the European premiere of a most beloved fairy tale. Read more …
In her grief, the young Cinderella plants a rose at her mother’s graveside. When her father remarries, the future seems bleaker than ever. Her wicked stepmother is intent on pushing aside kind and beautiful Cinderella in favour of her two nasty step-sisters. The course of true love never did run smooth but just like the rose Cinderella planted at her mother’s graveside, romance blossoms when she finally does meet her prince.
Acclaimed New Zealand designer Tracy Grant Lord’s luxurious costumes and extravagant sets create a glittering fantasy world peopled with characters that are touching, funny and real. Dazzling against the light and dark of Prokofiev’s powerful score, this ravishing interpretation of the timeless rags-to-riches romance is everything you could wish for at Christmas, and more.
Christopher Hampson takes us all to the ball in this open-hearted and funny ballet.
The elements of beauty, comedy and sincerity apparent in both the design and the performance make for a thoroughly lovely family Christmas show.
Bethany Kingsley-Garner brings charm to the title role in this elegantly playful production.
When bestowing five stars upon a show, I usually ask myself two questions: did I want it to end, and would I watch it again? With regards to Christopher Hampson’s Cinderella, the answers are a resounding “no” and “yes”, in that order.
The tremendous silliness of the piece is all the more effective for its contrast with the show’s predominant imagination and style.
There’s so much to love in the Scottish Ballet’s production of Cinderella. It’s stunning, spellbinding and surprising in equal measure – but, above all, it’s very well performed. If you’re looking for a truly magical Christmas show then look no further.
It may be churlish to find fault with something so exquisitely rendered and pleasing to the eye, but if Hampson’s production has a shortcoming it is that the lack of dramatic and choreographic variety makes it difficult to fully engage with the piece on an emotional level.
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Danced to Sergei Prokofiev’s score, it has a nice balance between family comedy and dreamy fantasy.
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Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Saturday December 5, 2015, until Thursday December 31, 2015. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Tuesday January 12, 2016, until Saturday January 16, 2016. More info: www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyalglasgow/
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen from Wednesday January 20, 2016, until Saturday January 23, 2016. More info: www.hmtaberdeen.com
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness from Wednesday January 27, 2016, until Saturday January 30, 2016. More info: www.eden-court.co.uk