Rambert to stage ‘It’s a Sin’ dance show
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- Rambert will develop a stage adaptation of Russell T Davies’s TV series ‘It’s a Sin’, with Benoit Swan Pouffer as choreographer and director.
- Russell T Davies will serve as executive producer on the new dance work.
- Pet Shop Boys will also act as executive producers, noting the series’ impact on AIDS awareness.
- Luke Halls Studio will provide set and video design, blending archive material with contemporary dance.
- Roman GianArthur will compose the music, aiming to evoke the glamour, defiance and emotional intensity of 1980s queer life.
- Factory International will co‑produce the show, which will open at Aviva Studios in Manchester on an as‑to‑be‑announced date before touring.
Why it matters: The adaptation gives Rambert a high‑profile, queer‑themed production that can attract broader audiences and diversify its season, while giving Russell T Davies and Pet Shop Boys a new platform to reinterpret the AIDS‑era narrative, and provides Manchester’s Aviva Studios with a marquee opening event.
