Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

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Sadler's Wells Theatre Rosebery Avenue, London

The return of Matthew Bourne's dance/thriller The Car Man in London for a limited four week season.

"Electrifying, a dynamite dance of desire" The Daily Mail

The Car Man is loosely based on Bizet's popular opera and has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures' repertory, brilliantly arranged by Terry Davies. The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy garage-diner in 1960s America, where the dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.

"Mesmerising. The Car Man is a triumph" The Sunday Times

Lez Brotherston's epic design, Chris Davey's evocative lighting and Matthew Bourne's vivid storytelling take in a wealth of cinematic references, creating a dangerous and uncompromising vision of small-town America.

"Glamorous, Sexy, Funny and Dangerous" The London Evening Standard

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man was first seen at London's Old Vic Theatre in 2000 and won the Evening Standard Award for 'Musical Event of the Year'.