{"id":173296,"date":"2025-06-10T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173296\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:44:19","slug":"quadrophenia-on-the-royal-mile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173296\/","title":{"rendered":"Quadrophenia on The Royal Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Rudden writes in his Must See Theatre for June about the show: \u201cIn 1973, Townshend wrote Quadrophenia. Recorded by The Who, proved an iconic and multi-million selling album, defining a generation and inspiring the 1979 cult film of the same name starring everyone from Phil Daniels to Lesley Ash, Ray Winstone to Trevor Laird, Sting to Adam Ant and not forgetting Toyah and Gary Shail. If that cast seemed like an incendiary mix at the time, now Sadler\u2019s Wells, with Townshend, have reimagined it as an explosive dance production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA large cast of exceptional dancers will introduce new audiences to troubled mod Jimmy\u2019s story, while remaining true in spirit to the much-loved original. Steeped in the mythology of the 1960s \u2013 sharp suits, soul music, vespas and parkas \u2013 Quadrophenia\u2019s themes of lost youth, rebellion, search for belonging and hunger for social change are just as urgent today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScored with an orchestral version of the album by Rachel Fuller, choreographed by Paul Roberts and directed by Rob Ashford, Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet promises to bring a whole new dimension to one of the UK\u2019s most iconic rock albums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning time 2 hours including interval. Tickets \u00a326.50-\u00a359.50\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitaltheatres.com\/shows\/quadrophenia-a-mod-ballet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CapTheatresQuadropheniaCallWire-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601091\"  \/>Capital Theatres \u2013 the cast of Quadrophenia \u2013 A Mod Ballet on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the show opening tonight and running until Saturday 14th June<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CapTheatresQuadropheniaCallWire-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601088\"  \/>Capital Theatres \u2013 the cast of Quadrophenia \u2013 A Mod Ballet on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the show opening tonight and running until Saturday 14th June Pic Greg Macvean 10\/06\/2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CapTheatresQuadropheniaCallWire-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601085\"  \/>Capital Theatres \u2013 the cast of Quadrophenia \u2013 A Mod Ballet on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the show opening tonight and running until Saturday 14th June Pic Greg Macvean 10\/06\/2025<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CapTheatresQuadropheniaCallWire-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601083\"  \/>Capital Theatres \u2013 the cast of Quadrophenia \u2013 A Mod Ballet on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the show opening tonight and running until Saturday 14th June Pic Greg Macvean 10\/06\/2025<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CapTheatresQuadropheniaCallWire-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601081\"  \/>Capital Theatres \u2013 the cast of Quadrophenia \u2013 A Mod Ballet on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh ahead of the show opening tonight and running until Saturday 14th June Pic Greg Macvean 10\/06\/2025<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/06\/quadrophenia-on-the-royal-mile\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749570258_353_pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/06\/quadrophenia-on-the-royal-mile\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" 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