Northern Ballet's The Great Gatsby at Sadler's Wells

By Hanna Weibye, 21 May 2013

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 14 May 2013

The Great Gatsby (David Nixon)

Northern Ballet

Northern Ballet's The Great Gatsby unfolds at breakneck pace

Graham Watts, 16th May

Those unfamiliar with the great American story will need to read the extensive synopsis in the programme to keep up with the whizz-bang comings and goings on stage!

***11

The Nutcracker is a hit with the audience in Leeds

Viki Westall, 5th January

A farcical, entertaining Mouse King limbers up atop his cheese!

****1

Narrative knots entangle Northern Ballet's Dangerous Liaisons

Graham Watts, 8th June

A ballet that has been reduced in substance but is still weighed down by complexity.

**111

Northern Ballet at 50: a gala celebration in Leeds

Graham Watts, 4th January

Northern Ballet reaches its half-century with a gala at Leeds Grand Theatre featuring highlights from its "greatest hits".

***11

Nixon's Little Mermaid is a Masterpiece

Kirsty Morgan, 22nd March

A fantastic score, wonderful costumes, brilliant dancing and stunning choreography coalesce beautifully in David Nixon’s magical The Little Mermaid for Northern Ballet.

*****

A magical Midsummer Night's Dream from Northern Ballet

Margaret Willis, 28th September

The lady at the bus stop announced that she had just been to the ballet, and commented: “I didn’t really understand it but I loved it”. The ballet was A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed by Northern Ballet, and yes, it was somewhat confusing, though highly enjoyable and very funny.

****1

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Hanna Weibye

Hanna is a historian at King's College, Cambridge. She is currently completing a biography of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the inventor of German gymnastics ('Turnen'). She has produced, danced in and choreographed for ballet and contemporary shows in Cambridge. Follow her on twitter @hweibye.