Reece Bahia from Coventry takes the lead in Laila the Musical which tours to Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry from Tuesday until Sunday. Gustave Flaubert’s complex novel Madame Bovary is “lovingly derailed” by ensemble company Peepolykus as The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! at the Royal, Northampton from Tuesday until Saturday. Off the Fence Theatre Company’s Girls with Balls by Ann Richards, “a new play which takes a bold, brash look at women, men and the beautiful game”, aims to hit the back of the net at Lincoln Drill Hall on Tuesday and the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton on Thursday. Nederlands Dans Theater 2 performs a “vibrant mixed repertoire of work” at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Students from Vision West Nottinghamshire College perform Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure at Create Theatre, Mansfield on Tuesday.Ĭloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan presents Songs of the Wanderers on a set “featuring three tons of falling, golden rice” at Birmingham Hippodrome on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Long-running television drama series Heartbeat is brought to life on stage at Derngate, Northampton from Monday until Saturday. Matt Rickson takes the role of Edna Turnblad and is joined by Claire Sweeney, Peter Duncan and Brenda Edwards in Hairspray which makes waves at Stoke’s Regent Theatre from Monday until Saturday. Robert Daws, Amy Robbins, Susan Penhaligon, Robert Duncan, Ben Nealon, Steven Pinder and Lucy Dixon feature in the Agatha Christie Company’s Rehearsal for Murder at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry from Monday until Saturday. “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” will launch on Netflix in 2019.Talking Scarlet performs a new comedy by Return of the Saint star Ian Ogilvy, Swap!, at Buxton Opera House on Monday and Tuesday.Įnglish Touring Opera is at Wolverhampton Grand with Gluck’s Iphigenie en Tauride on Monday and Don Giovanni by Mozart on Tuesday.Įmily Atack plays Holly Golightly in the Leicester Curve production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham from Monday until Saturday. “It is thrilling to see this assembled team of artists, puppeteers and now voice actors, many inspired by my father’s original film, work together to realize this unique world – through performance and craft – at a scale that is rarely seen today,” she added.Īlso Read: 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Greenlit at Netflix (Video) As with the original film, we are now adding a voice cast of the highest caliber that will provide textures and range to the puppetry performances that are the heart of the series,” Lisa Henson, CEO of the Jim Henson Company said in a statement.
“It is humbling to see so many truly gifted actors join The Dark Crystal universe by adding their voices to Age of Resistance. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power.
Netflix additionally announced Monday the cast voicing of other puppet characters in a staggering list that includes: Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham-Carter, Harris Dickinson, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Shazad Latif, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Alicia Vikander, Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Ralph Ineson, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Jey, ?”lafur Darri ?”lafsson, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg and Donna Kimball.Īdditional characters will also be voiced by puppeteers from the production, including Alice Dinnean, Louise Gold, Neil Sterenberg and Victor Yerrid, with more to be announced soon.Īlso Read: Fired Kermit Actor Responds to Jim Henson Daughter's 'Depressed Victim' Slamīased on “The Dark Crystal,” the series “Age of Resistance” is set many years before the events of the movie but still utilizes classic puppetry techniques along with the Jim Henson Company. Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel are set to lead the voice cast for “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” the 10-episode animated fantasy series that’s a prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 fantasy film.Įgerton, Taylor-Joy and Emmanuel will play the three Gelfing heroes, Rian, Brea and Deet.