Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures The Car Man
Sadler' Wells Theatre
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures The Car Man
Sadler' Wells Theatre
Date
28/07/2026 - 29/08/2026
Time
19:30 - 19:30
Venue
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue
EC1R 4TN
Area
Angel
Availability
Available
Event Type
show
About This Event
Fasten your seat belts…
Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is back! Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire.
The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1950s garage-diner in the American Mid-West where the dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome and enigmatic stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling combines with one of the most passionately dramatic scores ever written, with music by Terry Davies featuring Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), to create a dance thriller like no other.
The Car Man will ignite your senses and leave you breathless.
"Buckle up for the ride of your life. Gripping, gasp-making, edge of your seat stuff
★★★★★ DAILY MAIL
"A shatteringly good piece of storytelling. Terrific"
★★★★★ OBSERVER
"A thrilling and seriously sexy sensation"
★★★★★ DAILY EXPRESS
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Running Time
1 hour 55 minutes (including one 20 minute interval)
Tickets
Prices from: £15.00
Group bookings
Recommended for ages 12+
Content Warnings
Find out more about any content warnings or audience advice for this presentation.
Audio Described Performances
There are a limited number of Stalls seats reserved for partially sighted patrons, and headsets available for those wishing to listen to the audio description, please email [email protected] if you wish to book these options
Sat 8 August at 2:30pm
Touch Tour
Visually impaired patrons can go on a Touch Tour before the performance. Your tour guide will take you backstage, or onto the stage itself, to feel costumes and pieces of the set and learn more about the production.
Sat 8 August at 2:30pm
Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is back! Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire.
The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1950s garage-diner in the American Mid-West where the dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome and enigmatic stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling combines with one of the most passionately dramatic scores ever written, with music by Terry Davies featuring Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), to create a dance thriller like no other.
The Car Man will ignite your senses and leave you breathless.
"Buckle up for the ride of your life. Gripping, gasp-making, edge of your seat stuff
★★★★★ DAILY MAIL
"A shatteringly good piece of storytelling. Terrific"
★★★★★ OBSERVER
"A thrilling and seriously sexy sensation"
★★★★★ DAILY EXPRESS
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Running Time
1 hour 55 minutes (including one 20 minute interval)
Tickets
Prices from: £15.00
Group bookings
Recommended for ages 12+
Content Warnings
Find out more about any content warnings or audience advice for this presentation.
Audio Described Performances
There are a limited number of Stalls seats reserved for partially sighted patrons, and headsets available for those wishing to listen to the audio description, please email [email protected] if you wish to book these options
Sat 8 August at 2:30pm
Touch Tour
Visually impaired patrons can go on a Touch Tour before the performance. Your tour guide will take you backstage, or onto the stage itself, to feel costumes and pieces of the set and learn more about the production.
Sat 8 August at 2:30pm
About Organiser
Sadler' Wells Theatre
Sadler’s Wells has been a home for the arts for more than three centuries.
Our ambitious year-round programme explores and celebrates dance in all its forms. Each year, over half a million people come to our London theatres with many more visiting our nationally and internationally touring productions or exploring our digital platforms.
We create and share more new work than any other dance organisation in the world. We support artists, giving them the opportunity to develop their practice, seek out innovative ideas and collaborations, and present world-class work. And we invite people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to take part in our events and workshops.
In 2025 we opened a new theatre in Stratford, east London. Sadler’s Wells East is a centre for creativity, performance, learning and innovation at the heart of an exciting new cultural district in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Our ambitious year-round programme explores and celebrates dance in all its forms. Each year, over half a million people come to our London theatres with many more visiting our nationally and internationally touring productions or exploring our digital platforms.
We create and share more new work than any other dance organisation in the world. We support artists, giving them the opportunity to develop their practice, seek out innovative ideas and collaborations, and present world-class work. And we invite people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to take part in our events and workshops.
In 2025 we opened a new theatre in Stratford, east London. Sadler’s Wells East is a centre for creativity, performance, learning and innovation at the heart of an exciting new cultural district in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Ticket
£15.00
per ticket
Age Restriction: 14+