Matthew Bourne

The show that we all need right now ✨ Our beloved Cinderella returns for an extensive 2026-2027 UK tour in celebration of its 30th anniversary. "Set in London during the Second World War, this story has always held a very special place in my heart. My parents were both children of the London Blitz, living streets apart from each other in the bomb-battered East End. Our Cinderella is a tribute to the spirit and resilience of my hometown. But, at its heart, it’s a story about love, its power to transcend troubled times and offer hope for a brighter future." Matthew Bourne First venues announced 👇 @theatreroyalplymouth : 16-21 November 2026 @the_lowry , Salford: 24-28 November 2026 @sadlers_wells , London: 1 December 2026 - 17 January 2027 More dates to come - set your notifications and subscribe to the New Adventures newsletter to be the first to know. #Cinderella #MatthewBourneCinderella #UKDanceTour

Fasten your seatbelts… We are so excited to announce that The Car Man will return for a UK tour, opening @curve_leicester on 15 June 2026! @matthewbourne13 said today: “I never dreamed when we created this show at the beginning of the new millennium that it would still be around, thrilling audiences, 25 years later! Inspired by vintage movie film noir classics, it holds a unique and special place in the New Adventures repertory as the only piece based on an opera and possibly the first ballet to feature a bisexual anti-hero! I’m particularly happy that we are taking the show “on the road” again after more than 10 years, and I can’t wait to revisit the hot and steamy town of Harmony USA – the best place to be next Summer!” Find the full tour on our website #TheCarMan #MatthewBourne #DanceTheatre #WhatsOnDance #WhatsOnTheatre #acesupported

'Its time to put on the red shoes, Vicky, and dance for us again...' 📣Announcing the return of The Red Shoes for a 2025-2026 UK tour📣 Matthew Bourne said today: "The Red Shoes was the culmination of a twenty-year ambition to bring Powell and Pressburger's seminal 1948 film to the stage. It was also, in many ways, a personal love letter to a life in theatre and dance." 2 December 2025 - 18 January 2026 - @sadlers_wells , general on sale 5 February 2025 Further tour dates and casting to be announced. #MatthewBourne #DanceTheatre #WhatsOnDance #WhatsOnTheatre #ShowAnnouncement #TheRedShoes #ClassicalHollywood #BerndardHerrmann #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #PowellAndPressburger

Not your typical MOT 😳 Engines are on and brakes are off this summer as The Car Man hits @sadlers_wells from 28 July – 29 August 2026 ❤️‍🔥 This clip is from the 2015 recording of Matthew Bourne's The Car Man #TheCarMan #MatthewBourne #WhatsOnDance #acesupported

The award for Best Director goes to Sir Matthew Bourne for the truly triumphant revival of Oliver! that has well and truly won the hearts of UK theatre audiences. Congratulations to Matthew! #StallsToStageAwards #TheatreAwards #UKTheatre

The final reveal… 🎭 We’re excited to announce the second of two Theatre choreography pieces for UK Young Dancer 2026: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Kids on a Street Corner Choreographed by Matthew Bourne, this iconic piece brings a completely different style - atmospheric, detailed, and driven by storytelling 🤍 Together with Oklahoma!, this completes your 2026 Theatre choreography ✅ We can’t wait to see both pieces come to life 🥰 Photography by Johan Persson. #UKYoungDancer #EdwardScissorhands #TheatreDance #MatthewBourne #UKYD

Thrilled that New Adventures has been recognised again with a nomination for OUTSTANDING COMPANY by the NATIONAL DANCE AWARDS - A testament to all the many dozens of wonderfully talented people that have worked for the company in 2025! This was a year that saw us tour the UK and internationally in Swan Lake, The Midnight Bell and The Red Shoes. We celebrated many established stars of the company and have nurtured a lot of exciting new talent too! My love and thanks to them all! ….and very special congratulations to our wonderful Cordelia Braithwaite who receives two nominations!!! One for her stunning performance as Vicky Page in The Red Shoes and the other for Best Female Dancer! Quite an achievement! Please join me in congratulating Didi and the rest of the New Adventures family! …. I’m one proud Boss xxx

Meet your Lana and Luca for the 2026 summer tour of New Adventures’ The Car Man. The title role of the magnetic Luca, “The Car Man”, will be played by Will Bozier and Harrison Dowzell, both former lead Swans in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. The alluring Lana will be played by New Adventures’ much-loved stars, Cordelia Braithwaite and Ashley Shaw. Matthew Bourne said today: "We are still the only company in the world to perform this production and yet the roles of Luca, Lana, Angelo, Rita and Dino have become as legendary as the show itself and a unique part of the UK dance landscape for several generations of young dancers." Find the full tour dates on New Adventures website.

Buckle up… It’s time to meet the cast. Matthew Bourne said today: "I’m proud that New Adventures never just “revives” a show; we re-invent, question and grow with each new cast, which is why I’m so excited to revisit the small town of Harmony this summer and, much like Luca himself, shake things up a bit!" The title role of the magnetic Luca, “The Car Man”, will be played by Will Bozier and Harrison Dowzell, both former lead Swans in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, alongside New Adventures’ much-loved stars, Cordelia Braithwaite and Ashley Shaw as the alluring Lana. Rising stars, Leonardo McCorkindale and Harry Ondrak-Wright play the troubled misfit, Angelo, whilst Anna Maria de Freitas with Kurumi Kamayachi make their leading role debuts as Lana’s devoted sister, Rita. Danny Reubens and the original “Car Man” himself, Alan Vincent will portray Lana’s jealous husband, Dino. Meet The Car Man 2026 full company. Tanisha Addicott, Will Bozier, Cordelia Braithwaite, Anna Maria de Freitas, Harrison Dowzell, Jamie Duncan-Campbell, Cameron Flynn, Jack Frame, Kurumi Kamayachi, Rory Macleod, Callum Mann, Serena McCall, Leonardo McCorkindale, Eleanor McGrath, Jarrod McWilliams, Rae Miller, Eve Ngbokota, Harry Ondrak-Wright, Danny Reubens, Ashley Shaw, Nikolas Shikkis, Xavier Andriambolanoro-Sotiya, Lyra Treglown, Alan Vincent, Jack Widdowson, Karishma Young. #TheCarMan #MatthewBourne #DanceTheatre #WhatsOnDance

"It's such an achievement to be nominated" Sir @matthewbourne13 , recipient of the most Oliviers in history, talks to us about his incredible career, his journey with the Olivier Awards and a special memory with Dame Angela Lansbury. 📹 Watch the full 'In Conversation With' episode in collaboration with @cunardline on @londontheatre 's YouTube channel now.

You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to begin. Kingston Taylor was the first in his family to pursue dance as a career, and for a long time, didn’t always feel he could express his love for it out loud. He first joined New Adventures through a workshop, taking that first brave step into the studio, and is now part of the ensemble for The Red Shoes. See Kingston Taylor in The Red Shoes – ticket link in bio. 🎥 Kaasam Aziz ✂️ Maddison Araceli 📸 Camilla Greenwell #MatthewBourne #DanceTheatre #WhatsOnDance #WhatsOnTheatre #TheRedShoes #acesupported #LoveLetterstoDance

25 years ago this year we took our new production of THE CAR MAN to our second home - The Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Many of the original cast (pictured here) still work for us @mbnewadventures either full-time or part time! How many can you recognise? THE CAR MAN returns to our rep this year in an unmissable UK tour and @sadlers_wells Summer Season. All UK dates are on sale via our website