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By order of the Peaky Blinders, Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby opens at the Bristol Hippodrome
Adventurous, dynamic and daring dance company Rambert continue to take the world by storm as they announce the return of their popular dance theatre show, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.
Written by the series creator Steven Knight, with choreography and direction by Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer, Rambert return to stages across the UK this Autumn with performances at the Bristol Hippodrome from Tue 24 Sep - Sat 28 Sep 2024. As one of the world’s most diverse company of dancers, Rambert is proud to present a show that embodies the organisation’s ethos of presenting awe-inspiring, relevant and relatable work that shows new perspectives and connects with new and existing audiences.
Having been seen by more than 100,000 people during its initial run, with many of these audience members seeing dance for the first time, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby is the company’s longest and most successful touring work.
Rambert’s thrilling stage adaptation captures the Peaky story, with stunning performances from Rambert’s dancers and an iconic soundtrack from a live on-stage band.
The band of live musicians are led by Musical Director Yaron Engler with a specially commissioned score by Roman GianArthur, that includes iconic Peaky tracks from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Radiohead, Anna Calvi, The Last Shadow Puppets, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
The creative team for the creation of the stage production include set design by Moi Tran, lighting design by Natasha Chivers and costume design by Richard Gellar, with production dramaturg by Kaite O’Reilly who is also the narrative director for Benjamin Zephaniah’s role.
Acting director Kim Pearce, illusions director Filipe J. Carvalho, fight director Adrian Derrick-Palmer, props supervisor Lily Mollgaard, and intimacy director Yarit Dor, with sound design by Moshik Kop, were part of the creative team involved in the creation of the stage production.
Executive Producers for the stage adaptation are Helen Shute, Alex Darbyshire, Simon Sinek and Robin Saunders.
From stage to screen, the return of the popular show follows the success of Peaky Blinders Rambert's Redemption of Thomas Shelby being aired on BBC 4 on Mon 1 Jan at 9.25pm as part of the broadcaster’s Christmas programme.
Having written and adapted the production for Rambert, Peaky Blinders writer and creator Steven Knight said: ‘I’m absolutely thrilled the Peaky/Rambert collaboration has been such a resounding success. So many people came to see the show and so many of them were new to live dance, which is why we all wanted to do this,so I’m delighted that the show is back on the road after popular demand.’ Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer, who choreographed and directed the production said: ‘As a company, we are so proud of the success of Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby and are excited to see its return. As a choreographer, I love that I get to tell these stories through movement, and recreate these iconic characters through dance, in collaboration with a talented creative team that includes Steven Knight.
Rambert is one of the world’s most diverse companies of dancers, and I’m proud that we present adventurous, dynamic and daring work that inspires audiences, locally, nationally and internationally.’ For tour dates and tickets for Rambert’s Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, visit peakyblindersdance.com
To keep up to date with exclusive news about the film and future tour dates, and to access behind-the-scenes content, join Rambert Plus for free: RambertPlus.com
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