Jonathan Lunn Dance Company Reading Room Produced by Turtle Key Arts “a gem of choreographic ingenuity”  The Guardian “seamless in finish” The Observer “gorgeous lighting, hilarious spoken text” The Times  “a subtle and compelling work” Ballet Magazine Reading Room is the new performance from award winning and critically acclaimed international choreographer and director, Jonathan Lunn. In a series of scenes, focusing on different lives and relationships it looks at the connections, disconnections, pacts, secrets and lies of our human interactions. Jonathan Lunn skillfully incorporates language into the choreography, using original text written by Anthony Minghella, Samuel Beckett’s last prose work ‘Stirrings Still’ and poems by Raymond Carver and Billy Collins. Each performance features a guest appearance from either Dexter Fletcher, Miranda Richardson, Alan Rickman or Juliet Stevenson reading the text live. Reading Room includes “Self Assembly”, the Place Prize Finalist 2006, and “Disassembly” an additional section specially created for a different local dance company at each venue.   For information on guest appearances and local dance company present at each venue see tour listings.                                                                                       Dexter Fletcher                  Miranda Richardson          Alan Rickman            Juliet Stevenson Choreography - Jonathan Lunn Set and lighting design - Peter Mumford Music supervision - Gary Yershon Costume design - Tina Bicat Dancers - Carly Best, Christopher Evans, Rachel Krische, Lilou Robert, Christopher Rook May 14 May 22 May 28/29 June 5/6 June 10 June 12 June 17/18 June 20/21 June 22 June 27/28 Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Macrobert Theatre, Stirling York Theatre Royal QEH, South Bank Centre, London Nottingham Playhouse Merlin Theatre, Frome Malvern Theatres Oxford Playhouse The Rose Theatre, Kingston The Point, Eastleigh Dexter Fletcher & Bury Dance Company Miranda Richardson & Macrobert Youth Dance Miranda Richardson & EDge Juliet Stevenson (5th) Miranda Richardson (6th) & EDge Miranda Richardson & EDge Miranda Richardson & Bodysoc - University of Bath Juliet Stevenson & EDge Dexter Fletcher & Oxford Youth Dance Company Dexter Fletcher & EDge Alan Rickman & Hampshire Youth Dance