Cast announced for Batman Live Arena Tour

The tour of Batman Live starts at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 19th July and then goes on an Arena tour ending at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on 9th October.

The arena show will include, pyrotechnics, a trapeze show and hot air balloon sequences, stuntmen, super villains and Batmobiles on a 100ft-wide, 60ft-deep performance area, with a giant video wall flashing panels from comic strips and special effects which give the appearance of interacting with the live performers on stage

Batman Live will also have circus sequences which will include a trapeze show and hot air balloon sequences.

The show held open auditions in January for the show, with producers apparently hoping to discover a wealth of untapped talent. The cast has now been announced as follows:  Nick Court and Sam Heughan will play the combined roles of Batman and Bruce Wayne: Mark Frost has been cast as the villainous Joker and Robin / Dick Grayson will be played by Kamran Darabi-Ford and Michael Pickering.

Other cast members include Commissioner Gordon/ The Penguin - Alex Giannini: Catwoman / Martha Wayne - Emma Clifford : Alfred Pennyworth - John Conroy: Harley Quinn / Mary Grayson - Poppy Tierney: Two Face / Ringmaster - Garry Lake: Tony Zucco - Jack Walker  and Dr. Wayne - Darrell Brockis

Latest news on Batman Arena Tour

The large scale UK tour of Batman Live is due to open at day earlier than planned and its first night is now 19th July at Manchester’s MEN Arena.

The musical brings the Caped Crusader to the stage for the first time, and the producers have just announced that the storyline will focus on the life of Batman's sidekick Robin.  He is a circus performer called Dick Grayson who loses his parents to organised crime and goes on a search for justice following in the footsteps of his hero Batman.  Unbeknown to him the Dark Knight is actually his guardian, the millionaire Bruce Wayne.

The live show will feature a number of  DC Comics characters including Police Commissioner James Gordon, Wayne’s trusted butler Alfred Pennyworth, the Joker, the Penguin, Catwoman, the Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. The story will take place in several settings including Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum.


Casting news to follow.

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Batman Live Arenas Tour

It has just been announced that a large-scale arena tour of Batman Live will kick off next summer. It will be the first time the Dark Knight has been seen on stage.

The tour will open at Manchester's MEN Arena on 20th July 2011 and visit Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (27th-31st July) Glasgow SECC (3rd-7th August), Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (10th-14th August) , Birmingham NIA Arena (17th-21st August), London O2 Arena (24th August-4th September), Liverpool Echo Arena (7th-11th September), Nottingham Trent FM Arena (14th-18th October), Dublin O2 Arena (29th September-2nd October) ending at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on 9th October.

The live show will feature comic characters Batman and his sidekick Robin, as well as butler Alfred battling against villains including The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and The Penguin. The action will take place in settings including Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum which are all brought to life with stunts, pyrotechnics, illusions and video screen sequences. Batman Live will also have circus sequences created in association with Circus Space, the UK’s National Centre for the Circus Arts.

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