The final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, may be over a year away but fans in the UK are set to enjoy plenty of Bat-action in 2011 as the action packed arena spectacular Batman Live tours the country from July. The storyline, which has just been released today, will focus on the young Dick Grayson’s quest for justice after the loss of his parents to organised crime, following in the footsteps of his hero, the vigilante known as the Batman.
Described as “an affecting coming of age story”, the live show will see the Dynamic Duo square off against the combined forces of The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, The Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Mixing acrobatics, daredevil stunt work, illusions and cutting-edge design, Batman Live will take in iconic Gotham locations such as the Batcave, Arkham Asylum and Penguin’s Iceberg Lounge to present an unparalleled visual spectacle.
Batman Live is written by Allan Heinberg (co-creator of Marvel Comic’s Young Avengers and former writer on JLA, Superman/Batman, Wonder Woman, and Uncanny X-Men) and is based on an original story by Stan Berkowitz (The New Batman Adventures, The Batman, Spider-Man, Batman Beyond, Justice League and Spider-Man) and Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, Batman: Gotham Knight and Green Lantern: First Flight).
Batman Live will open in Manchester on July 20th and take in Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Dublin and Belfast before moving on to Europe and North America in 2012.
Tickets for the UK leg of the world tour are available now from the official site.
Originally published March 4, 2011. Updated April 10, 2018.
