Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Matthew Bourne

The Midnight Bell at Sadler’s Wells review: a splendidly seedy dance drama

Matthew Bourne peers into the aching hearts frequenting a seedy 1930s pub in his production’s latest work

Evening Standard

Relief after 10 dance centres for children across England saved from cuts

Campaigners including Arlene Phillips and Matthew Bourne welcome funding for National Dance CATs they say keeps art form from being preserve of elite

The Guardian - UK

‘Bringer of joy’ and choreographer Matthew Bourne earns City of London freedom

The recognition was for his achievements in contemporary dance during a career spanning more than 40 years.

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The week in theatre: Oliver!; The Devil May Care review – consider yourself entertained

Lionel Bart’s great musical is a gift for Matthew Bourne; a nifty reworking of Shaw’s comedy would surely have pleased him; and a fresh start for Welsh theatre

The Guardian - UK

Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre review: This darker take on the classic musical is all killer no filler

5/5 A glorious evening of song and dance that doesn’t shy away from the subtext of this quintessential London musical

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Strictly winner Chris McCausland stars in a Christmas caper

New Sky comedy Bad Tidings is good, silly fun for the family. Plus: saying goodbye to cult hit Inside No 9. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells review: the gold standard for reimagining a classic

5/5 This production turns 30 next year, and it still remains powerfully erotic and romantic

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been doing this week

A week in the world of Wallpaper*. Here's how our editors have been entertaining themselves in the run up to Christmas

Wallpaper

‘You very rarely see men moving together like this’: Matthew Bourne on 30 years of his radical Swan Lake

Three decades after he first adapted Tchaikovsky’s classic, the choreographer’s reimagining of Swan Lake, with an all-male corps, is back for an anniversary tour. He and his original team tell the story of a show that stunned audiences

The Guardian - UK

A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview

Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale

The Guardian - UK

Oliver! review – divine yet danger-averse revival could be renamed Fagin!

Chichester Festival theatre New staging of classic has perfect singing, cute choreography by Matthew Bourne, but rather too little daring – and one show-stealing performance

The Guardian - UK

Matthew Bourne: ‘I don’t understand why there aren’t more gay love stories in ballet’

The choreographer who changed how dance was perceived in Britain is now taking the reins of a major revival of ‘Oliver!’. He talks to Sarah Crompton about his memories of legendary composer Lionel Bart and why his musical is embedded in the DNA of British culture

The Independent UK

Emma Gladstone obituary

Dancer and artistic director of the Dance Umbrella festival known for being an innovative force in the industry

The Guardian - UK

Center Theatre Group presents Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet to rave reviews

Center Theatre Group presents Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet, receiving standing ovations with its surprising and captivating adaptation of the classic tale.

Top News

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Posy Simmonds’s cultural highlights

The cartoonist on inspiring female thinkers, watching giraffes on TV, and the best shop for pencils

WhatToWatch

How to watch Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty online from anywhere

Here's how you can watch Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty online, ready for when it airs on Christmas Day.

The Guardian - UK

Edward Scissorhands review – Matthew Bourne’s tender hymn to difference and acceptance

Bourne’s sharp, tender dance production of the boy with scissor hands – a symbol for outsiders everywhere – feels more vital than ever

The Guardian - UK

Edward Scissorhands review – Matthew Bourne’s dance blockbuster is a cut above

Tim Burton’s film is a natural fit for Bourne’s choreography and a bright young cast bring its bittersweet tale to fresh life

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Edward Scissorhands at Sadler's Wells review: Matthew Bourne's sumptuous gothic revival cuts through again

The New Adventures company add spark to this festive, cautionary tale

The Guardian - UK

Nutcracker review – a radically reimagined warm embrace of a show

Starring Action Man and a boy called Clive, Drew McOnie’s immersive cabaret version of the festive ballet is up there with reinventions by Mark Morris and Matthew Bourne

The Guardian - UK

Nutcracker review – a Christmas dream of love that goes with a swing

A hunky Action Man opens up a sequin-clad life for the protagonist of Drew McOnie’s jazzy, out-and-proud take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet

The Independent UK

The Strictly stars with previous dance experience, from Layton Williams to Angela Rippon

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: That Face, Macbeth and Dance Umbrella

Our roundup of stage shows to watch at home includes a revival of Polly Stenham’s debut play, London’s international dance festival and Patrick Stewart suffering toil and trouble

The Independent UK

The Strictly stars with previous dance experience, from Layton Williams to Angela Rippon

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: What dance experience does each contestant have?

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.