West Side Story

A stunning, full-scale production of Bernstein’s West Side Story with bold, new choreography by Will Tuckett. Also directed by Will Tuckett, West Side Story features Northern Sinfonia, orchestra of The Sage Gateshead, conducted by renowned conductor and musical director John Wilson.

The cast will feature the very best in exciting new and emerging talent, from professionals at the outset of their musical career to semi-professionals and amateurs engaged through a wide-reaching audition process.

Tickets are now on sale for ‘ West Side Story’ at The Sage Gateshead in July 2012.
Produced in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) Open Stages, Bernstein’s classic musical runs from Wednesday 4th-Saturday 7th July as part of the World Shakespeare Festival - a part of London 2012 Festival and the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad. Open Stages is a ground-breaking initiative by the RSC, bringing amateur and professional actors closer together.

Regional Festival Discount
A special Festival Discount is available for those who book to see a production at all three North East World Shakespeare Festival venues: The Sage Gateshead, Theatre Royal and Northern Stage.

Book to see three of the following productions (at least one from each venue) and receive 15% off the total cost of your tickets (20% off if you are a ‘Friend’ of Theatre Royal or a ‘Sage Supporter’):
• Theatre Royal: the RSC’s ‘Julius Caesar’
• Northern Stage: ‘The Rest is Silence’ and ‘Macbeth: Leila and Ben - A Bloody History’
• The Sage Gateshead: ‘West Side Story’
The Festival Discount is only available from 4th November until 31st December from Theatre Royal on 08448 11 21 21.