The storybook fantasy of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast unfolds on a national tour from January to May 2019. Love conquers all in David Bintley’s mysterious and magical production, which highlights the intriguing darkness of the original 18th century fairytale.

A cruel Prince, cursed to spend the rest of his life living in a fantastical castle with the animals he callously hunted, finds salvation in the heart of a beautiful girl.

Caught stealing a single rose, Belle’s desperate father exchanges his youngest daughter’s freedom for his own life. In his distant castle the Beast, stripped of his handsome features and his very humanity, must win her heart, or spend the rest of his life in bitter solitude...

In this enchanting story of inner beauty, witness transformations, wild waltzes, soaring birds and a relationship between Belle and the Beast that is at first terrifying, but ultimately serene and beautiful.

As previously announced, David Bintley will step down as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet in June 2019 after 24 years with the Company.

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton: 30 January – 2 February 2019
Birmingham Hippodrome: 19 February – 2 March 2019
Theatre Royal Plymouth: 6 – 9 March 2019
Festival Theatre Edinburgh: 13 – 16 March 2019
The Lowry Salford: 20 – 23 March 2019
Sunderland Empire: 28 – 30 March 2019
Bristol Hippodrome: 1 – 4 May 2019

Beauty and the Beast
January – May 2019

Choreography: David Bintley
Music: Glen Buhr
Designs: Philip Prowse
Lighting: Mark Jonathan

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