Details

Olivier and Evening Standard award winning dancer, director and choreographer Peter Schaufuss presents the UK Premiere of his acclaimed ballet Midnight Express, an original production based on Billy Hayes's bestselling 1977 book. The dance world's most original choreographer partners with the former Royal Ballet prodigy and the dance world's most outspoken young star, Sergei Polunin, along with the current Artistic Director of Stanislavski Ballet, dance superstar Igor Zelensky. Following the controversial and widely debated Tchaikovsky Triple Bill, Midnight Express is set to dazzle admirers of Peter Schaufuss's unconventional style but also inspire anyone who identifies with the themes of Billy Hayes's book. Midnight Express is performed to a specially conceived and mastered sound track.

Cast/Performers

Sergei Polunin, Igor Zelensky, Wayne Eagling, Stefan Wise, Niklas Blomqvist, Johan Christensen, Megumi Oki, Yoko Takahashi, Yonas Meshaima, Lauren Crispin, Simona Marsibilio, Ryoko Yagyu, Ashleigh Wilson, Julie Michelon, Emma Avelina Perez Sequeda, Naomi Shimon, Ricardo Miguel, Cecilio Pereira, James Loffler

Creatives/Company

Book by: Billy Hayes
Choreographer(s): Peter Schaufuss, Peter Schaufuss
Company: Peter Schaufess Ballet
Design: Steven Scott
Lighting: Steven Scott