Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
THIS week sees the return of Matthew Bourne's M.E.N. Theatre Award-winning, Edward Scissorhands to The Lowry.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
NEXT week sees the return of Matthew Bourne's M.E.N. Theatre Award-winning, Edward Scissorhands to The Lowry.
The Spanking Writers (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Haron and I were chatting last week about the nigh-miraculous quality of some of the stage performances we’ve seen this year. To date, 2008 includes the best gig I’ve ever seen (Portishead); the best drama (the quite stunning ‘Black Watch‘) and the best ballet (Matthew Bourne’s wonderful new ‘Dorian Gray’). We were en route to adding “best [...]
This is London's Heart (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Now playing at the New Wimbledon and Sadlers Wells Theatres. Get your tickets now.
Emerging Writer (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake Enjoy. Remember to try seeing things slant today. What if: You change the sex of your main character? You change it to 50 years ago, 500? The house suddenly burns down? How would the scene play out if one character was fighting a heavy cold? How would owning a dog change the relationship dynamic? What if it were a chicken?
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Montreal choreographer Édouard Lock brought his company La La La Human Steps to Philadelphia for its Kimmel Center debut Thursday to mixed reactions from the audience. Lock's Amjad awed many with the piece's relentless speed and focus, its perilous darkness, its tricked-out Tchaikovsky, and its vicious refusal to be nice. As Matthew Bourne had for his almost all-male Swan Lake a few years...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Memories of legend Nico Theatre & Dance by sectionTHE Lowry are delighted to welcome Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands' following its first visit in 2006 - we have a pair of tickets to give away.TO celebrate the launch of Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour DVD we are giving you the chance to win two tickets to Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour in Manchester, the official DVD and CD.A...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Ladyfest takes over Zion Arts Centre Gay by section Competition THE Lowry are delighted to welcome Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands' following its first visit in 2006 - we have a pair of tickets to give away.Competition TO celebrate the launch of Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour DVD we are giving you the chance to win two tickets to Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour in Manchester,...
This is London (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... old building).Bausch’s dancers were easily its highlight. Close seconds included Carlos Acosta, Matthew Bourne, Wayne McGregor, Russell Maliphant and Sylvie Guillem.Notable absences were William Forsythe and Akram Khan, whose success has much enhanced the Wells, and international big-wigs such as Cuban National Ballet.Read the latest reviews from Sarah Frater in the Evening StandardTheatre...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
Gay by section Competition THE Lowry are delighted to welcome Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands' following its first visit in 2006 - we have a pair of tickets to give away.Competition
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Slava's still clowning around in the snow Theatre & Dance by sectionCompetitionTHE Lowry are delighted to welcome Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands' following its first visit in 2006 - we have a pair of tickets to give away.CompetitionTO celebrate the launch of Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour DVD we are giving you the chance to win two tickets to Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour...
Eine Kleine Nichtmusik (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
Nearly there with my festival reviews! We went to see Dorian Gray - one of 2008's hot ticket events - with our friends Chip and Eddie Clark. This was a free adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story as a ballet by Matthew Bourne and the New Directions company. I hadn't originally booked as I'd never seen any Bourne pieces before, but Chip got tickets for the final matinee. I had seen...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
A welcome return for Matthew Bourne's hugely popular dance show that turned Tim Burton's exquisite neo-gothic fairytale of a boy with scissors for hands into an award-winning treat for all the family.
