Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago. It has now become the most successful dance theatre ...

When the choreographer Matthew Bourne was a teenager, he collected autographs. Waiting at stage doors on opening nights gave him a glimpse of the glamorous world of drama, music and movement that had ...

Last night, we had the pleasure of experiencing Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes at The Lowry, Manchester. A perfect way to ...

It now seems richly ironic that the ballet world was up in arms when, almost 30 years ago, Matthew Bourne unveiled plans for his revolutionary Swan Lake. Far from the men-in-tutus parody that many ...

Based on the Powell-Pressburger 1948 movie classic, itself drawn from a macabre Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, the Red ...

Choreographer Matthew Bourne has spoken about the importance of dance being recognised by theatre awards ceremonies. Bourne, who picked up two Olivier Awards – Best Theatre Choreographer and Best ...

"It’s unheard of!" exclaims choreographer Matthew Bourne when I meet him upstairs at north London dance theatre Sadler’s Wells. He is expressing his astonishment at the length of the run for his ...

Spoiler alert: A pumpkin will not become a golden carriage nor will four white mice turn into four white horses in choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne’s dance drama, “Cinderella.” Bourne is best known ...

Obsession is a dangerous game and the downfalls unfold in theatrical style as Matthew Bourne's production of a fairytale come ...

NCM Fathom and More2Screen proudly present Matthew Bourne's triumphant re-interpretation of one of ballet's classic and most beloved stories, Swan Lake. Winner of three Tony® Awards this mesmerizing ...

‘I think ‘Oliver!’ is more than a classic musical. It’s part of our DNA, embedded in British culture’ ( Handout) In 1994, eight years after he launched his dance company, then known as Adventures in ...