Matthew Bourne
Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures, Sadler's WellsWednesday, 05 April 2017![]() Not every artist attains the kind of status that will allow their early works to be revived – or, when revived, greeted with commercial and critical success. This is something of a shame for those of us with a historical mindset who like seeing... Read more... |
The Red Shoes, Sadler's WellsFriday, 16 December 2016![]() Anyone expecting a knockout punch from Matthew Bourne’s latest creation is in for a let-down. His hotly anticipated take on Powell and Pressburger’s 1948 film, unlike his Swan Lake, is not going to send anyone out into the night weeping into their... Read more... |
10 Questions for Choreographer Matthew BourneMonday, 29 February 2016![]() Choreographers are not generally household names, but Matthew Bourne must come close. Not only does his company tour frequently and widely, with a Christmas run at Sadler’s Wells that many families regard as an essential fixture of their seasonal... Read more... |
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, Sadler's WellsMonday, 20 July 2015![]() The original idea for the subtitle of this show, first made in 2000 and last seen at Sadler's Wells in 2007, was apparently "An Auto-Erotic Thriller". Yes, groan. But "erotic thriller" is a much straighter description of The Car Man than its actual... Read more... |
Edward Scissorhands, New Adventures, Sadler's WellsThursday, 11 December 2014![]() For those who’ve seen one too many Nutcrackers, nothing says Christmas better than a Matthew Bourne production at Sadler’s Wells. A man whose mantelpiece is overflowing with Tony and Olivier awards is a safe bet for entertainrment – even when... Read more... |
Lord of the Flies, Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, Sadler's WellsFriday, 10 October 2014![]() New Adventures, the name of Matthew Bourne's company, has a ruddy-cheeked, Boys’ Own ring to it that has – until now – been rather belied by his oeuvre, which includes a dance version of Edward Scissorhands, as well as dark retellings of all the... Read more... |
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, Sadler's Wells TheatreSaturday, 08 December 2012![]() It depends what you expect. This is Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty. So what do you expect of (a) Matthew Bourne and (b) The Sleeping Beauty? On both counts I’d answer: much more than we get here. Bourne at his best is brilliant - his Swan Lake,... Read more... |
Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words, Sadler's WellsSaturday, 14 July 2012![]() Sound the trumpets triumphantly - Matthew Bourne’s most original masterpiece has come out of hiding into full view, a giddy, sexy, diabolical confection that hovers on the edge of hellish, and deserves to become a global smash. Play Without Words is... Read more... |
Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures, Richmond TheatreSaturday, 02 June 2012![]() Matthew Bourne’s charm is a rare and cheering thing in the world of dance - a night out with three of his earliest works, Spitfire, Town & Country and The Infernal Galop, is akin to sitting down to watch Father Ted or Dad’s Army. It’s clever,... Read more... |
Q&A Special: Matthew Bourne and the making of Swan Lake 3DTuesday, 15 May 2012![]() A boy alone in his vast white bedroom has a recurrent haunting dream, frightening yet somehow comforting - a swan invades his mind, simultaneously menacing him with its power and wildness, and yet wrapping its great wings around him to shield him,... Read more... |
Win tickets for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake 3D premiere, plus live Q&ATuesday, 01 May 2012![]() Matthew Bourne, creator of the famous male swans of his modern reinvention of Swan Lake, is to launch the nationwide screening of a spectacular new 3D film of his creation, along with a live Q&A - and we have free tickets to be won for this... Read more... |
Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2012 SeasonWednesday, 11 January 2012![]() Who would imagine that the search for new dance audiences would result in a cascade of fairy tales and dramas at Sadler's Wells, the focus for hip eyes on culture? But it is so - The Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and a Hans Christian Andersen folk... Read more... |
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