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| Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby coming to an end in Birmingham | |
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| The creator of the tv series, Steven Knight says the stage show was 'quite a mad idea' | The creator of the tv series, Steven Knight says the stage show was 'quite a mad idea' |
| A theatre show based on the tv series Peaky Blinders is returning to Birmingham for its final run. | |
| Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, a dance/theatre event with a live band, has been seen by more than 200,000 people across Europe over the past three years, bosses say. | |
| The tv series' creator Steven Knight was in Birmingham on Tuesday to mark the show's final run which ends at the city's Hippodrome on Saturday. | The tv series' creator Steven Knight was in Birmingham on Tuesday to mark the show's final run which ends at the city's Hippodrome on Saturday. |
| "It's only now looking back that I realise it was quite a mad idea," he said. | "It's only now looking back that I realise it was quite a mad idea," he said. |
| "At the time I didn't think of it like that. I thought it was quite natural, that this would be the natural progression." | "At the time I didn't think of it like that. I thought it was quite natural, that this would be the natural progression." |
| "I'm not a dance person, I never have been, but when I watched this and I watched what those people are able to do themselves personally, physically, I find it quite remarkable. | "I'm not a dance person, I never have been, but when I watched this and I watched what those people are able to do themselves personally, physically, I find it quite remarkable. |
| "It's just like instead of words you've got that amazing ability and movement, and the music." | "It's just like instead of words you've got that amazing ability and movement, and the music." |
| Peaky Blinders follows the fortunes of the Shelby family who live in Birmingham in the years following World War I. Peaky Blinders was the name given to a street gang operating at the time. | Peaky Blinders follows the fortunes of the Shelby family who live in Birmingham in the years following World War I. Peaky Blinders was the name given to a street gang operating at the time. |
| The man who helped take Peaky Blinders from the small screen to the stage is artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer. | The man who helped take Peaky Blinders from the small screen to the stage is artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer. |
| "I was a fan already, before I created the show," he said. "It gives me a chance to be part of the legacy." | "I was a fan already, before I created the show," he said. "It gives me a chance to be part of the legacy." |
| The stage show is returning to Birmingham for its final run which closes on Saturday | The stage show is returning to Birmingham for its final run which closes on Saturday |
| Among the performers is Mitchel Emms from near Lichfield, said the show was a one-of-a-kind. | Among the performers is Mitchel Emms from near Lichfield, said the show was a one-of-a-kind. |
| "On paper – having a dance show that tells the story of Peaky Blinders with a live rock band on stage – it sounds very strange, but when we perform it every night it just feels right," he said. | "On paper – having a dance show that tells the story of Peaky Blinders with a live rock band on stage – it sounds very strange, but when we perform it every night it just feels right," he said. |
| While the curtain will soon be drawing on the stage show, fans still have a movie to look forward to, which is due for release later this year. | While the curtain will soon be drawing on the stage show, fans still have a movie to look forward to, which is due for release later this year. |
| Knight said the response to those in the studio who had seen it had been "phenomenal". | Knight said the response to those in the studio who had seen it had been "phenomenal". |
| "We think we've got something very special on our hands," he said. "I can't wait for it to be out there." | "We think we've got something very special on our hands," he said. "I can't wait for it to be out there." |
| Earlier this year he also teased another Peaky Blinders project, without revealing further details. | Earlier this year he also teased another Peaky Blinders project, without revealing further details. |
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