Batman Live

Batman Live
Characters Batman
Robin
Alfred Pennyworth
Commissioner Gordon
Joker
Harley Quinn
Catwoman
Penguin
Riddler
Poison Ivy
Two-Face
Scarecrow
Date premiered 19 July 2011
Manchester Evening News Arena[1]
Original language English

Batman Live is a touring stage show, including theatrical, circus and stage-magic elements, that focuses on the DC Comics superhero Batman.

History

The show began its tour in the UK in Manchester in summer 2011. The British Isles part of the tour includes venues in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It then launched in North America in Summer 2012.

Plot Summary

The plot concerns the origin of Robin and of the Batman and Robin team. It begins with the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents in the past and then shows how in the present day he has become the masked vigilante, Batman, as a result. After the circus acrobat parents of Dick Grayson are murdered by a gangster during a performance in Gotham City, the orphan is put into the care of Bruce Wayne and his faithful butler Alfred by Commissioner Gordon. As the various villains of Gotham team up to defeat their nemesis, Wayne reveals his identity to Grayson and eventually teaches him properly to channel his angerto seek justice, not revenge. The new pairing is sorely tested when the Joker reveals his master plan to release the inmates of Arkham Asylum into Gotham, and to use Grayson as bait in a final deadly trap for Batman. With the Riddler, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Harley Quinn and even Batman's potential love, the thief Catwoman, all ranged against them as well, the new 'Dynamic Duo' faces the ultimate showdown.

In September 2012, "Batman Live" began touring America, starting in Anaheim, California.[2]

Original Cast

Batman / Bruce Wayne - Nick Court and Sam Heughan

Robin / Dick Grayson - Kamran Darabi-Ford and Michael Pickering

The Joker - Mark Frost

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/Batman (u/s) - Jack Walker

Dr. Wayne - Darrell Brockis[3]

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