THE TOWER SEASON OF CINDERELLA

Lucy Green as Cinderella, Royal NZ Ballet, Tower Season 2012

CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Hampson
MUSIC Sergei Prokofiev
DESIGN Tracy Grant Lord
LIGHTING Nick Schlieper

[2hr 20 mins including intervals]

at St James Theatre, Wellington
From 2 Aug 2012 to 11 Aug 2012

Regent Theatre, Dunedin
From 18 Aug 2012 to 19 Aug 2012

Municipal Theatre, Napier
From 23 Aug 2012 to 25 Aug 2012

Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland
From 1 Sep 2012 to 2 Sep 2012

ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
From 5 Sep 2012 to 9 Sep 2012

Reviewed by: Lyne Pringle; Jennifer Shennan (The Dominion Post); Deirdre Tarrant (Capital Times); Hannah Molloy; Jenny Stevenson;

"If you are looking for magic, you will find it here... a breathtaking Cinderella that will enchant audiences lucky enough to see it." Ann Hunt, Sunday Star-Times.

Christopher Hampson's Cinderella returns to our stage in August. Acclaimed New Zealand designer Tracy Grant Lord's sumptuous costumes and lavish sets draw you into a glittering fantasy world.

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 kind and beautiful Cinderella aside in favour of her two nasty step-sisters. The course of true love never did run smooth, but in this best loved of all fairy tales, Cinderella meets her prince.

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 and more.

CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Hampson
MUSIC Sergei Prokofiev
DESIGN Tracy Grant Lord
LIGHTING Nick Schlieper

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes including 2 intervals

See: http://nzballet.org.nz/shows-and-events/the-tower-season-of-cinderella/cast-lists/