A dance thriller by Matthew Bourne, loosely based on Bizet's Carmen, set in a 1950s garage-diner in the American Mid-West.
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man comes to the Birmingham Hippodrome on Friday 16 October, with a second performance on Saturday 17 October. It's a dance thriller that takes Bizet's Carmen and moves it from a 19th-century Spanish cigarette factory to a greasy 1950s garage-diner in the American Mid-West. The arrival of a handsome, enigmatic stranger shatters the dreams and passions of a small town, driving its inhabitants into a spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Bourne directed and choreographed the production, and the music is by Terry Davies, which includes Rodion Shchedrin's Carmen Suite. The sound is by Paul Groothuis, lighting by Chris Davey and design by Lez Brotherston. It's one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures' repertoire, and the Birmingham run forms part of 'THIS IS DANCE', an international dance season in the city.
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There are two evening performances, both at 7.30pm on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October, plus a 2.30pm matinee on Saturday 17 October, all on the Hippodrome's Main Stage. Tickets start from £32, and there's an age guidance of 15+.
