What the critics are saying:
“Probably the world’s most successful choreographer”
THE NEW YORKER
“Demolishing conventions, bestriding art forms from ballet to musical comedy to film, Bourne’s work isn’t just high-brow or low-brow. It’s all-brow”
TIME MAGAZINE
“The undisputed king of dance theatre”
THE OBSERVER
“People have come to trust Bourne always to provide them with something that will entertain and delight. He is the great showman of British dance, a choreographer with an instinctive understanding of what audiences want”
THE TELEGRAPH
“A Virtuoso Storyteller”
THE VILLAGE VOICE
“Matthew Bourne has utterly changed the landscape of dance forever”
THE TELEGRAPH
"Our coolest choreographer"
THE SUNDAY TIMES
“The beauty of Matthew is that only does hios work sell so well but it also fits with our philosophy and our identity. Because he makes high-quality work that is contemporary and brings in a very wide audience who might not have thought before of coming to dance. He provides a way into the art form”
ALISTAIR SPALDING Director of Sadlers Wells Theatre