Don John (Bristol Hippodrome)

Kneehigh Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Bristol Old Vic

10 – 14 March
7.30pm / 2.30pm Sat matinee
£12.50 - £28.50

Online and telephone booking provided by ticketmaster 0844 847 2325. Booking and transaction fees will apply.
Alternatively you can book in person at the Bristol Hippodrome box office

It is England, 1978. The Winter of Discontent. Cold hearts seek comfort and poor souls look for love. We are in the lonely heart’s column of life. ‘Save me’ is the silent call that drifts from their aching bodies. But wait. Has someone heard their cry? Will they be saved from the dark? Yes! He’s here! Don John is here!

Dangerous, naughty and irresistible, Don John enters lives and leaves them changed. Oh yes, he leaves, for Don John belongs to nobody but himself and The Devil!

After their acclaimed production of Brief Encounter delighted audiences, Kneehigh return with a new production inspired by the Don Juan, Casanova and Don Giovanni myths. Don John is the latest re-telling in this genre. With a sensational score of specially commissioned music, Kneehigh bring their renowned brand of physical storytelling to this seductive tale with a visually stunning new production.

Kneehigh are a driving force in contemporary British theatre. Their joyous, compelling and physical storytelling has entranced audiences throughout the UK with productions including Brief Encounter, Tristan And Yseult, Rapunzel and Cymbeline.

Director and Adaptor: Emma Rice
Word and Poems: Anna Maria Murphy
Composer and Musical Director: Stu Barker
Designer: Vicki Mortimer
Lighting Designer: Malcolm Rippeth
Sound Designer: Simon Baker for Autograph

Tour Dates:
12 Dec – 10 Jan 09 The Courtyard, Stratford-Upon-Avon 0844 800 1110 www.rsc.org.uk
27 – 31 Jan 09 Northern Stage, Newcastle 0191 230 5151 www.northernstage.co.uk
3 – 7 Feb Hall for Cornwall, Truro 01872 262466 www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
10 – 14 Feb Plymouth Theatre Royal 01752 267222 www.theatreroyal.com
17 – 21 Feb Birmingham Rep 0121 236 4455 www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
24 – 28 Feb Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry 024 7652 4524 www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
3 – 7 Mar The Lowry, Salford 0870 787 5790 www.thelowry.com
10 – 14 Mar Hippodrome, Bristol 0844 847 2325 www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk
17 – 28 Mar West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds 0113 213 7700 www.wyplayhouse.com