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Liam Mower as Ivan Boleslawsky and Glenn Graham as Grischa Ljubov in The Red Shoes © Johan Persson

New Adventures in The Red Shoes: dazzling dance drama at Sadler’s Wells

By Deborah Weiss, 10 December 2025

Stunning visually, Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes makes a triumphant return to Sadler's Wells, with New Adventures at the top of its game.

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London

10 Dec 2025

The Red Shoes: dazzling dance drama at Sadler’s Wells

By Deborah Weiss

New Adventures in Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell © Johan Persson

London

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling

By Amanda Jennings, 12 June 2025

In The Midnight Bell, Sir Matthew Bourne has produced some of his best choreography, loose and free-flowing but tense with desire and mixed with dread.

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London

12 Jun 2025

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling

By Amanda Jennings

Liam Mowers as Edward Scissorhands and Stephanie Billers as Joyce Munroe in Edward Scissorhands © Johan Persson

London

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands: a huge cut above average

By Deborah Weiss, 13 December 2023

Bourne's Edward Scissorhands may not have quite the dramatic impact of his Romeo and Juliet or Swan Lake, but there is much to applaud and enjoy.

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London

13 Dec 2023

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands: a huge cut above average

By Deborah Weiss

London

Matthew Bourne's Midnight Bell: a trip back in time to fog-bound Soho and Fitzrovia

By Graham Watts, 06 October 2021

A world premiere for New Adventures is much less dance than theatre but, when needed, Bourne's choreography carries the story along outstandingly.

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London

06 Oct 2021

A trip back in time to fog-bound Soho and Fitzrovia

By Graham Watts