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Full Cast and Tour Dates Set for Matthew Bourne's THE RED SHOES
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2025

New Adventures has announced the full cast and tour dates for Matthew Bourne’s double Olivier award-winning, smash hit production of THE RED SHOES as it returns for a 2025/26 tour.

Review: THE MIDNIGHT BELL, Sadler’s Wells
by Alice Cope - Jun 13, 2025

This sultry production from Matthew Bourne unfolds not as a single sweeping story, but as a mosaic of interwoven vignettes, each one a glimpse into the lives of the lonely, the hopeful and the heartbroken.

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND to be Presented at DreamWrights Center for Community Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, in partnership with Weary Arts Group, will present Once on This Island. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Photos: Matthew Bourne’s THE MIDNIGHT BELL At the Everyman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025

Production images have been released for Matthew Bourne’s award-winning THE MIDNIGHT BELL, which opened at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on Thursday 15 May, ahead of a 17-week countrywide tour including performances at Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 10 until Saturday 21 June 2025.

Cast Set For Tour of Matthew Bourne's THE MIDNIGHT BELL
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2025

The full cast has been announced for the 2025 tour of Matthew Bourne's award-winning THE MIDNIGHT BELL, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. Learn more here!

MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE Sets Full UK and Ireland Tour Dates
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2024

Full UK and Ireland tour dates have been announced for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as it returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 tour, visiting 19 venues across 29 weeks.

Video: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Comes to Cinemas This Week; Check Out a Clip!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2024

Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s dance version of Tim Burton’s classic, has been filmed for the big screen and will be released in cinemas across the UK and internationally for the first time from Wednesday 25th September 2024. Watch a video clip here!

Matthew Bourne's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is Headed to Cinemas This Year
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2024

Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s dance version of Tim Burton’s classic, has been filmed for the big screen and will be released in cinemas across the UK and internationally for the first time from Wednesday 25th September 2024. 

Full Cast Set For 30th Anniversary Tour of Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

The full cast has been announced for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, as it returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 UK tour.

AMERICAN IDIOT to be Presented at DreamWrights in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2024

DreamWrights will present AMERICAN IDIOT, the rock musical based on Green Day's Grammy-winning album, in June. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Matthew Bourne's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Comes To The Theatre Royal, Glasgow in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2024

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, is coming to the Theatre Royal in Glasgoe from 21-25 May 2024.

DreamWrights Center For Community Arts Presents SWEAT By Lynn Nottage
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2024

The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama SWEAT by Lynn Nottage will be presented at DreamWrights Center for Community Arts.

Matthew Bourne's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Opens at Theatre Royal Glasgow Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, comes to the Theatre Royal in Glasgow from 21-25 May 2024. 

Royal Academy Of Dance Reveals Winners Of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2023

The Royal Academy of Dance has announced the medallists of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 final at His Majesty's Theatre in London.

Cast and Further Dates Set For UK Tour of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023

The full cast and additional tour dates for EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Learn more about the show and find out who is starring here!

Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY Returns to Cinemas in the UK
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2023

Marking the 10th anniversary of Matthew Bourne’s gothic romance, Trafalgar Releasing is delighted to announce that a brand-new filmed recording of Sleeping Beauty is being released in cinemas across the UK on Wednesday 28th June and Sunday 2nd July 2023. International screenings will follow in the autumn.

Interview: Sam Archer's WUTHERING the HEIGHTS With Emma Rice
by Gil Kaan - Jan 4, 2023

The Wallis presents the Los Angeles premiere of Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights, opening January 11, 2023. Emma Rice directs her own adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic. This engagement is a National Theatre, Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal Co-Production in Association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. I had the opportunity to query Sam Archer, one of Wise Children’s leading players, on his history with Emma Rice, as well as with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures.

Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2022

Milton Keynes Theatre welcomes the return of Matthew Bourne with New Adventures 10th anniversary production of gothic romance, SLEEPING BEAUTY. 17 Jan - 21 Jan 2023.

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 8, 2022

Sir Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty debuted in 2012 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Bourne’s New Adventures company. Ten years on, the celebratory production is now in its own turn being celebrated.

Matthew Bourne's NUTCRACKER! Will Be Released In Cinemas
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2022

New Adventures has announced the release of the 30th anniversary production of Matthew Bourne's much loved “NUTCRACKER!” in cinemas for the first time.