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Manchester has been no stranger to welcoming the Peaky Blinders juggernaut over the years. The cast and crew of the hit BBC drama have regularly used the city's backstreets and waterways to double for 1920s and 30s Birmingham, while interest in the show has even spawned Manchester's own Peaky Blinders themed bar.
Now fans of the period drama can expect a rather different return of Peaky Blinders to Greater Manchester - this time as a dance show. Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby opens at The Lowry Theatre in Salford next week, running from March 14 to 18.
A worldwide audience of millions caught the first sneak peek of the production last year, when the dancers from the show performed memorably at the closing routine of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Now, audiences are getting to enjoy the full, exhilarating experience of the Shelby family saga reinterpreted on the stage through dance.
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And audiences can certainly expect the legitimate Peaky experience - as the show has been co-created by the Peaky Blinders original series creator Steven Knight alongside the acclaimed Rambert Dance Company. What tempted him to the project?
Well, he says: "I'm a firm believer in doing things that you haven't done before otherwise it's boring, so the idea of telling people that Peaky Blinders will be presented through dance is great.”
Is it exciting to be bringing in a new audience with this work? “It really is, and it is one of the reasons why we decided to do it," he adds.
“I’m proud that Peaky Blinders isn't high brow or it isn't of a particular class - it's a cross section of people from different backgrounds, and so it does appeal
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