| Set List | 'The Car Man', choreo. M Bourne, mus. R Shchedrin, arr. T Davies (New Adventures) |
| Performance Notes | To celebrate the Halls 150th anniversary, Matthew Bourne and his acclaimed dance company New Adventures bring their multi-award-winning production of The Car Man to the Royal Albert Hall for the very first time. A dance-thriller based on Bizets beloved Carmen, The Car Man will be completely reimagined for the gladiatorial arena of the Royal Albert Hall, adding a frisson of danger as the dancers perform throughout the auditorium amid stage designs by Olivier and Tony award-winner Lez Brotherston.
Featuring an expanded company of 65 dancers and musicians, a live orchestra and epic new designs, these 14 performances of The Car Man are a unique opportunity to see this extraordinary production as youve never seen it before. The 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy garage-diner in 1960s America where a small-towns dreams are shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Matthew Bournes vivid storytelling combines with one of the most passionately dramatic scores ever written, with musical arrangements by Terry Davies featuring Rodion Shchedrins Carmen Suite (after Bizets Carmen), to create a dance event like no other.
A red carpet was laid in 1851 Place for VIP guests to arrive via the North Porch. Guests included: Lulu (singer), Craig Revel Horwood (former dancer), Dame Arlene Phillips (former dancer), Johannes Radebe (dancer), Nadiya Bychkova (dancer), Kai Widdrington (dancer), AJ Pritchard (dancer), Abbie Quinnen (dancer), Layton Williams (actor and dancer), Sanjeev Bhaskar (actor), Christopher Biggins (actor), Maureen Lipman (actress), Alison Steadman (actress), Robert Lindsay (actor), Steve Pemberton (actor), Kate Phillips (actress), Jeremy Swift (actor), Alexa Davies (actress), Tanya Reynolds (actress), Will Kemp (actor), Fiona Button (actress), Larissa Eddie (singer), Clare Balding (broadcaster), Alice Arnold (broadcaster), Kay Burley (broadcaster), Julia Bradbury (preseter), Anneka Rice (presenter), Hayley Palmer (presenter), Ranvir Singh (journalist), Tina Daheley (journalist), Greg Rusedski (former tennis player), Kathy Lette (author), Chris Kowalski (model), and Victoria Valentine Brown (influencer). |
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