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Romeo and Juliet has been a signature work for Northern Ballet for the last 20 years but, while the company has previously toured Christopher Gable and Massimo Moricone’s theatrical version, they’ve returned to Shakespeare’s tragedy with this production by Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.
It’s a welcome contrast to much in the company’s programme, in which the dancing is often overshadowed by Lez Brotherson’s ornate set designs.
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