Mathew Bourne’s The Car Man

Sadlers Wells

www.sadlerswells.co.uk

“Electrifying. A dynamite of dance desire”

 

2007 sees Matthew Bourne celebrating 20 years as Artistic Director of his own independent dance company. The Car Man boasts another spectacular production from the UK’s most popular dance/theater company.

Set in a familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy garage-diner in 1960’s America, where dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger. Mathew Bourne’s vivid choreography and ability to tell a story takes in a wealth of cinematic references, creating a dangerous and uncompromising vision of small town America.

The Car Man which will tour throughout the UK from June 19th, playing a four week season at Sadler’s Wells from July 10th.