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Review: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at the Liverpool Empire *****
The inspiration for a radical reimagining of Swan Lake apparently came to Matthew Bourne while he watched more traditionally staged...


Review: Edward Scissorhands at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
It may not be the most famous, but Edward Scissorhands is arguably the most beguiling of all Matthew Bourne’s many stage creations from...


Review: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Having delivered his Nutcracker! in 1992, and his singular Swan Lake in 1995, it took Matthew Bourne the best part of two decades to...


Review: Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
When a young Matthew Bourne came to choreograph his first major re-interpretation of a ‘classical’ ballet, he turned perhaps...


Review: The Midnight Bell at Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
While his usual Liverpool stamping ground is up the road at the Empire, four years ago Matthew Bourne brought his playful Early...


Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell comes to Liverpool Playhouse on tour
The world premiere tour of Sir Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell is coming to the Liverpool Playhouse this autumn. The New Adventures...


Matthew Bourne reschedules Liverpool Nutcracker! dates
The national tour of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! has been put back by 12 months because of the ongoing restrictions caused by the...


Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! dances into Liverpool Empire in 2021
Liverpool audiences are in for a sweet treat with Matthew Bourne’s delightful confection Nutcracker! on its way to the Empire next...


Review: Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes at Liverpool Empire *****
Outside in Lime Street, the façade of St George’s Hall was glowing red. Simply an illuminating coincidence, or did they know Matthew...


The Red Shoes returns to Liverpool Empire
Matthew Bourne’s dazzling stage version of the Powell and Pressburger film classic The Red Shoes is set to dance back in to the Liverpool...
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