Independent Ballet Wales to stage Giselle at The Brindley in Runcorn

Dec 1 2010 Ellesmere Port Pioneer

IF YOU are a big Twilight fan, The Brindley in Runcorn is offering you the chance to expand your horizons and go to watch a ghostly Gothic ballet.

Critics Circle Award winning company Independent Ballet Wales presents a breathtaking version of one of the most famous ballets of all time when Giselle comes to The Brindley on Friday, December 3.

Featuring the original stunning score by Adolphe Adam, the production features atmospheric costumes and sets, as well as the remarkable dancers of the company.

The peasant girl Giselle is driven to kill herself when she discovers that her youthful lover Loys is, in reality, Count Albrecht, and not free to marry her.

She rises from the dead to prey on the man who has betrayed her. But as Albrecht, repenting, visits her moonlit grave, Giselle protects him from the deathly touch of her phantom sisters until the dawn sees him safe once more.

Tickets are priced £14, £12 concessions and there is a family ticket at £48 (two adults, two children).

They are available from The Brindley box office on 0151 907 8360 and online at www.thebrindley.org.uk.