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Performer: Dominic North

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Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling

New Adventures in Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell © Johan Persson
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.
****1
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Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands: a huge cut above average

Liam Mowers as Edward Scissorhands and Stephanie Billers as Joyce Munroe in Edward Scissorhands © Johan Persson
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.
****1
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New Adventures’ Sleeping Beauty: ballet with bite!

Dominic North (Count Lilac) and New Adventures Dancers © Johan Persson
Forget tutus and pointework. Sir Matthew Bourne is a great storyteller and his Sleeping Beauty is packed with a punchy narrative... and a vampiric twist. 
*****
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The Car Man roars into the Royal Albert Hall

Great storytelling and passionate performances infuse this transfer of Sir Matthew Bourne's dance theatre classic to the RAH arena. 
****1
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New Adventures' Nutcracker! an explosion of sheer joy

A triumphant revival against all the odds as Sir Matthew Bourne's Sweetieland festivities return – briefly – to the stage. 
*****
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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake takes flight once again

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake © Johan Persson
Bourne's radical reworking of Swan Lake returns to Sadler's Wells, 23 years after its premiere. 
*****
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