Overview
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns with a fresh look for the 21st Century.
From the stage to your small screen, our Festival of Classics will be available to rent and download online from Friday 8th May.
We're thrilled to announce that for the first time ever four of our New Adventures titles will be available to rent and purchase for digital download from this Friday. This means that you’ll be able to access all of the titles from our ‘Festival of Classics’ including Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and The Car Man with the added bonus of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella.
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Witty, menacing, lyrical and wild
Daily Telegraph
Retaining all the iconic elements of the original production loved by millions around the world, Matthew Bourne and award-winning designers Lez Brotherson (Set & Costumes) and Paule Constable (Lighting) will create an exciting re-imagining of the classic production.
Thrilling, audacious, witty and emotional, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered conventions, turned tradition upside down and took the dance world by storm.
Collecting over thirty international theatre awards including an Olivier in the UK and three Tonys on Broadway, Matthew Bourne’s powerful interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s beloved tale is a passionate and contemporary Swan Lake for our times.
The History of the Show
World Premiere: 9 Nov 1995 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
West End Premiere
11 Sept 1996 at the Piccadilly Theatre
First US Tour
Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles in 1997 then in 1998–99 at the Neil Simon Theatre, New York.
Revivals
1999 UK Tour
2000 International Tour played the Dominion Theatre in London's West End
2002–3 International Tour, played Japan
2004–5 UK Tour
2006 US Tour and Christmas Season at London's Sadler's Wells
2009-10 Sadler's Wells, UK Tour and New York City Center
2013-14 Sadler's Wells, UK Tour and International Tour including Australia
2018-20 Sadler's Wells, UK and International Tour across Asia and the US
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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake has collected over 30 international awards, including:
OLIVIER AWARDS 1996
Winner of Best New Dance Production
Winner of TIME OUT Dance Award 1996 & 1997
LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 1997
Winner of Best Choreography
ASTAIRE AWARDS 1999
Winner of Excellence in Dance on Broadway
TONY AWARDS 1999
Winner of Best Director of a Musical
Winner of Best Choreography
Winner of Best Costume Design
