Secretly,RomeohasbeenwithJuliet ght.Inthemorning, acesJulietandescapesas nterwithParis.Juliet rryParis,andherparents sownher.Julietrushesto ence’shelp.Hegiveshera lmakeherfalltemporarily esleep.Julietagreesto utthenextmorningher erapparentlylifeless. asnotreceivedtheFriar’s ageaboutthesubterfuge, onaatthenewsofJuliet’s Capulettomb,hebelieves adanddrinkspoison. findsRomeodead,and
CHARACTERLIST Romeo–AyoungmanfromtheMontaguefamilywhoisinlovewith Rosaline,untilhemeetsJuliet.
Juliet–AyoungwomanfromtheCapuletfamilywhoseemsdestinedto marryParis,ayoungnobleman.
Mercutio–Romeo’sclosestfriend,Mercutioisadreamerandaromantic.
Tybalt–ACapulet,Juliet’scousinisanangryyoungman,eagertodefend hisfamily’shonourandfighttheMontagues.
Benvolio–AMontague,andclosefriendofRomeoandMercutio. Paris–AnoblemanwhoJuliet’sparentsthinksheshouldmarry.
LordandLadyCapulet–Juliet’sprotectiveparentswhowanttoseetheir daughterhappilymarriedtoagoodmatch–nottoaMontague! Escalus,PrinceofVerona–Therulerofthecityanditspeacekeeper.The Princeiswearyofthefeudbetweenthetwofamilies.
Nurse–Juliet’snursehasknownhersinceshewasborn.Becomesatrusted messengerandgo-between.
FriarLaurence–Areclusivefriar,andconfidanteofRomeo,whohelpsto marrythelovers.Julietturnstohimforhelp.
ForRomeoandJuliet,KennethMacMillantookinspirationfrom Shakespeare’s1597play.Thestoryisuniversallyappealing:atits heartitisabouttheblossomingoffirstlove,butithasadarker message–aboutthepointlessviolencethatgrowsoutofprejudice andhatred–thatstillresonatesintheworldtoday.
Assuch,Shakespeare’splayhasprovidedrichandfertilegroundfor translationintoothermediums–fromfilmadaptationsbyFranco ZeffirelliandBazLuhrmanntomusicalreimaginationssuchasWest SideStoryand&Juliet.Intheworldofdance,Shakespeare’sfamous lovestoryinspiredmanyballetsincludingKennethMacMillan’s1965 RoyalBalletproduction,FrederickAshton’s1955RoyalDanishBallet productionandJohnCranko’s1962productionforStuttgartBallet.
ThefirstballetadaptationofRomeoandJulietcanbedatedback to1935attheKirov(nowMariinsky)TheatreinLeningrad(nowSaint Petersburg).ComposerSergeyProkofievcreatedascoreto accompanyascenarioforaballetbyRussiandramaturgAdrian Piotrovksy.ThisearlyballetversionofRomeoandJulietwasn’t performeduntil1938inBrno,withchoreographybyIvoVáňa-Psota. Earlierithadbeendeemed‘undanceable’andhadprovoked controversyduetoitsinitialhappyending.Theballet,whichfollows theRussiantraditionofdrambaletordramatisedballet(for exampleSpartacusorTheFlamesofParis),waslatersignificantly revisedbychoreographerLeonidLavrovksy.Thisrevisedversion premieredin1940attheKirovTheatre,dancedbytheBolshoiBallet withGalinaUlanovaandKonstantinSergeyevinthetitleroles.
WhentheBolshoiBalletfirstbroughtLeonidLavrovsky’sRomeoand JuliettotheRoyalOperaHouse,CoventGarden,in1956,British audienceswereastoundedbytheballet’spower.NinettedeValois, founderofTheRoyalBallet,decidedthattheCompanyshouldhave initsrepertoryitsownfull-lengthRomeoandJuliet:Shakespeare wasBritain’sgreatestplaywright,andthe400thanniversaryofhis birthwouldbecelebratednationwidein1964.DeValoisnegotiated withtheSovietauthoritiestobringtheLavrovskyproductiontoThe RoyalBalletbuttonoavail.ShethentriedtopersuadeFrederick AshtontostagetheRomeoandJuliethehadchoreographedfor RoyalDanishBallet,buthewasreluctanttoremountitinLondonfor fearofcomparisonwiththemassiveRussianproduction.Andso, KennethMacMillanwasgiventhechancetocreatehisfirstthreeactballet–withlessthanfivemonthstodeliverit.
MacMillanhadalreadybeenthinkingaboutcreatinghisown versionoftheballettoProkofiev’smusic.Whenrequestedbythe ballerinaLynnSeymourtocreateashortduetforCanadian television,broadcastforherselfandherpartnerChristopherGable, heswiftlychoreographedwhatwouldlaterbecometheBalcony pasdedeux.TogetherwithSeymourandGable,MacMillanworked onthefullballet;thethreewouldlistentoProkofiev’sscorewhile readingandrereadingtheplay.SeymourandGablecontributedto thechoreographicprocess,anditwasagivenineveryone’sminds thattheywouldperformtheleadroles.Itwasthusashockto everyonewhenMargotFonteynandRudolfNureyevwere announcedasthefirst-cast; SolHurok,theorganiserofThe RoyalBallet’sAmericantours, insistedonthefamouspairing tosellanupcoming internationaltour.MacMillan protestedthisinvainbut Hurokcameoutvictorious:the premiereon9February1965 sawFonteynandNureyevin thetitleroles.
CAST Fumi Kaneko
Vadim Muntagirov
Francisco Serrano
Ryoichi Hirano
Giacomo Rovero
Lukas B. Brændsrød
Bennet Gartside
Christina Arestis
Harris Bell
Annette Buvoli
Olivia Cowley
Thomas Whitehead
Thomas Whitehead
Lara Turk
SophieAllnatt,AshleyDean,BominKim,ChisatoKatsura,LeticiaStock, CharlotteTonkinson
THREEHARLOTS
ItziarMendizabal,LeticiaDias,IsabelLubach
MANDOLINDANCERS
DaichiIkarashi,LiamBoswell,HarryChurches,TéoDubreuil,JoshuaJunker, TaisukeNakao
BALLROOMGUESTSANDTOWNSPEOPLE
ArtistsofTheRoyalBallet
ACTORS
KianBerry,MartialBlaise,Jean-PierreBlanchard,MaddieBrennan,Lucien Campbell,AngeloCoassin,PeterCooney,JordanCork,RuthCross,RaindeRye Barrett,ChrisEdgerley,KachaanEllis,SimonJaymes,BlessKlepcharek,Damien LeeStirk,ClareLumley,FionaMarshall,KimMendez,LaurencePasqualini, AlejandroPostigo,GeorgiaReid-Hamilton,BarbaraRhodes,SebastianRose, JuliaRuizFernandez,OlgaSabadoch,JackSears,SuleimanSuleiman,Daniel Swan,VictoriaTaylor,PeterTaylor,JeremyWallis,TimWebster
StudentsandJuniorAssociatesofTheRoyalBalletSchoolappearbykind permissionoftheArtisticDirector,IainMackay
CHOREOGRAPHY
KennethMacMillan
MUSIC
SergeyProkofiev
CONDUCTOR
KoenKessels
DESIGNER
NicholasGeorgiadis
LIGHTINGDESIGNER
JohnB.Read
REHEARSALDIRECTOR
ChristopherSaunders
STAGINGANDARTISTICSUPERVISORFORTHEMACMILLANESTATE
LauraMorera
SENIORRÉPÉTITEURS
GaryAvis,DeirdreChapman,SamanthaRaine,SamiraSaidi
PRINCIPALCOACHING
AlexanderAgadzhanov,LeanneBenjamin,DarceyBussell,StuartCassidy, AlessandraFerri,EdwardWatson
MUSIC
ORCHESTRA
OrchestraoftheRoyalOperaHouse
CONCERTMASTER
SergeyLevitin
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FILMPASS FILMPASS KING’STHEATRE King's Theatre was built in 1921 by Arthur M. King, and has been at the heart of Annapolis Royal’s cultural community for over 100 years. In recent years we have completed more than $2 million in facility upgrades that includes new lighting, cinema projection, video capture, and sound -- you can expect crystal clear audio for both live shows and movies.
King’s Theatre’s mandate is to be a catalyst for creativity, social connection, learning, and excellence. Presenting live performances yearround, we offer all genres of music, theatre, contemporary dance, comedy, and spoken word. On screen there’s every kind of cinema, from blockbusters and indies to stage-toscreens. We offer workshops and opportunities for local residents to experience performing on stage, with a special emphasis on youth. With more than 200 events a year, King’s Theatre is one of the busiest small theatres in Canada.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tracy Summerville, Chair
Alison Warwick, Vice Chair
Kerrie Picken, Treasurer
Margo Tait, Secretary
Betsy Akin
Thea Boyanowsky
Bob Buchanan
Maggie Cotreau
Caroline Hancock
Phil Hartling
Lesley MacDonald
Michael Westcott
STAFF Janet Larkman, Executive Director
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Thank You to Our Generous BENEFACTOR Jan & Cam Albright
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