Marking the show’s 21st birthday Riverdance opens at Leeds Grand Theatre next week
The cast for this tour will feature, for the first time, dancers who were actually born in the same year that the show first opened; 1995 at the Point Theatre in Dublin. This is a chance for UK audiences to reconnect with what the Irish Times described as “The Original…The Best”.
Composed by Bill Whelan, Produced by Moya Doherty and Directed by John McColgan, Riverdance has performed across the UK where it has been experienced by over 2.9 million people in well over 1000 performances and the show has lost none of its magic. The worldwide TV audience for Riverdance is in excess of 2 billion people.
Producer Moya Doherty said, “Twenty-one years after the curtains opened on the first show in 1995, we are proud to be still performing all around the world. We always look forward to our dates in the UK and these shows are sure to be very special. To celebrate our anniversary we have enhanced the production with new lighting, new costumes and a new number. The best of Riverdance with new energy from a stunning young cast of dancers many of whom were not yet born when the show started!”
This Leeds date is a chance for UK Riverdance fans old and new to celebrate an incredible milestone for an incredible show.
Riverdance is at Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd Apri
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