Review Round Up: The Car Man, Sadler’s Wells

Review Round Up: The Car Man, Sadler’s Wells

We round up the reviews for Matthew Bourne's ballet, playing at Sadler's Wells until the 29th August. (c) Johann Persson Broadway World: "Unlike most of Bourne’s repertoire, nothing here is subtle. And, importantly, nor does it pretend to be. This remains after all this time a genuine thriller albeit one built on bodies rather than…

REVIEW: The Car Man

Reading Time: 2 minutes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. London’s actual heatwave is at Sadler’s Wells, made for all summertime fantasies Harmony, population 375, is the kind of town where everyone knows everyone’s business, until a stranger disrupts their usual routines. Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man is Grease meets Carmen, in 1950s varsity jackets, cigarette smoke, girls-versus-boys posturing where the toxic masculinity is…

The Car Man – Sadler’s Wells, London

Music: Terry Davies and Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen) Choreographer and Director: Matthew Bourne The Car Man is a revival of Matthew Bourne’s 2000 ballet, based loosely on Bizet’s Opera Carmen, by his New Adventures Company. He makes a point in the programme notes of explaining how each new production evolves with a [...] The post The Car Man – Sadler’s Wells, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.