Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is back! Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire.
The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1950s garage-diner in the American Mid-West where the dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome and enigmatic stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling combines with one of the most passionately dramatic scores ever written, with music by Terry Davies featuring Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), to create a dance thriller like no other.
The Car Man will ignite your senses and leave you breathless.
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Set in a fictional mid-west town called Harmony, The Car Man is the story of what happens when car mechanic Luca moves into town and drama follows. A passionate affair with a married woman is only the beginning of this dramatic tale of love, death, anger, and betrayal- all choreographed to perfection in true Matthew Bourne style.
Age recommendation: 12+
Content warnings: This production uses haze & theatrical smoke effects, and a gunshot effect.
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1hr 55mins (incl. interval, subject to change)
Matthew Bourne (Story), Terry Davies (Music), Rodion Shchedrin (Composer).
Age Guidance:
Recommended for ages 12+
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