bat-man live stage production

may be a year away from Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” but the stage production of Batman Live will begin this summer in the United Kingdom.

Batman Live will use stunts, acrobatic acts and illusions to entertain the audience. Batman and Robin will battle several villains including The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, The Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn.

Here is the synopsis:

Faithfully adapted from the DC Comics characters and stories, Batman Live focuses on Robin’s quest for justice, which leads him to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the mysterious vigilante known as the Batman – much to the dismay of his protective guardian, millionaire Bruce Wayne – who secretly happens to be Batman.

The dynamic triangle resolves itself in a non-stop thrill-ride across Gotham City that transforms Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson into the legendary crime-fighters Batman and Robin and transports the audience form the Big Top of Haly’s Circus to the lower depths of Arkham Asylum – from the glittering peaks of the Penguin’s Iceberg Lounge to the subterranean wonders that await inside the Batcave, which features a revolutionary, all-new Batmobile designed exclusively for Batman Live.

The story is written by Allan Heinberg, Stan Berkowitz and Alan Burnett.

The tour production will open in Manchester, United Kingdom, on July 19 this summer and then will tour throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. It plans to arrive in North America by the summer of 2012.