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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: breathtakingly clear action

New Adventures in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
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Harrison Dowzell as The Swan and James Lovell as The Prince in Bourne's Swan Lake
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Harrison Dowzell as The Stranger and Molly Shaw-Downie as The Hungarian Princess in Swan Lake
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James Lovell as The Prince and Harrison Dowzell as The Swan in Bourne's Swan Lake
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James Lovell as The Prince and Harrison Dowzell as The Swan in Bourne's Swan Lake
© Johan Persson
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“heartbreakingly naive, soulfully yearning, up there with the greatest of interpretations”
Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 12 December 2024
Swan Lake (Sir Matthew Bourne)
New Adventures
Sir Matthew Bourne, Director
Lez Brotherston, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Paule Constable, Lighting Designer
Duncan McLean, Video
Harrison Dowzell, Dancer
Nicole Kabera, Dancer
James Lovell, Dancer
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