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Matthew Bourne

Still spectacular: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

December 14, 2018 by David Mead

Bourne’s take on the classic tale thrills

Categories London & SE Reviews Tags Matthew Bourne New Adventures Sadler's Wells Swan Lake

Christopher Gable’s Cinderella highlights Ballet Central

July 1, 2018May 27, 2018 by David Mead

With Gable’s Cinderella, the memories flooded back

Categories Reviews Tags Ballet Central Kenneth MacMillan Matthew Bourne Northern Ballet School & conservatoire performances Swan Lake

Scottish Ballet’s Sophie Martin a wonderfully prickly, mischievous Sylph in Matthew Bourne’s Highland Fling

April 13, 2022April 9, 2018 by Róisín O'Brien

An ultimately powerful, unforgiving tale

Categories Reviews Scotland Tags La Sylphide Matthew Bourne Scottish Ballet

Two prizes for Akram Khan’s Giselle and musical theatre in the 2017 National Dance Awards

February 19, 2018 by David Mead

Celebrating dance in the UK in 2016-17

Categories News Tags 42nd Street Akram Khan An American in Paris English National Ballet HeadSpaceDance Matthew Bourne National Dance Awards New Adventures Richard Alston Dance Company The Royal Ballet

Marvellous storytelling in Matthew Bourne’s darkly urgent Cinderella

February 12, 2018 by David Mead

A stunning remake set in the darkest days of the Second World War

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Birmingham Hippodrome Cinderella Matthew Bourne New Adventures

Ashley Shaw is radiant in Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella

December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 by David Mead

Great dance and dancers, an intriguing plot and visually stunning.

Categories London & SE Reviews Tags Cinderella Matthew Bourne New Adventures Sadler's Wells

Colour and delight: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

May 20, 2017 by David Mead

Led by the wonderful flame-haired Ashley Shaw as Victoria, the dancing is terrific

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Curve Matthew Bourne New Adventures

Hedgehog dies in clog dancing incident! Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures

April 5, 2017 by David Mead

An evening of great dance liberally sprinkled with great British humour

Categories London & SE Reviews Tags Matthew Bourne New Adventures Sadler's Wells

Matthew Bourne scores on all counts with The Red Shoes

February 17, 2017December 16, 2016 by David Mead

“Brilliantly conceived.” “A personal triumph for Ashley Shaw.”

Categories London & SE Reviews Tags Matthew Bourne New Adventures Sadler's Wells
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