Sadler's Wells to Present Pet Shop Boys' MOST INCREDIBLE THING 3/22

THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING, a ballet with music by the Pet Shop Boys, will premiere at London's Sadler's Wells on March 22, 2011, whatsonstage.com reports.  The ballet, based on Hans Christian Anderson's story, tells of a quest to find 'the most incredible thing' in order to marry a princess, the report says.  Javier De Frutos will direct and choreograph, and Ivan Putov will star.  The production will run until March 26, and there will be a week of previews before the opening, the report says.

Press material states, "with its resonant narrative adapted by Matthew Dunster and Pet Shop Boys, design by Katrina Lindsay, and film and animation by BAFTA winner Tal Rosner, this new production is designed on a large scale, featuring a cast of 15, a 26-piece orchestra, and a message of hope that lies at the heart of Andersen's tale."

The Pet Shop Boys are an electronic dance music duo made up of Neil Tennant (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, backing vocals).  They told whatsonstage.com, "This is a very exciting project to be part of. In the past we have written music for the club dancefloor so to write music for the ballet stage seems like a logical development. Also we have always been fascinated by giving our music a theatrical context."