Overview
Intoxicated tales from darkest Soho
Step inside The Midnight Bell, a tavern where one particular lonely-hearts club gathers to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart; bitter comedies of longing, frustration, betrayal and redemption.
Inspired by the work of the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton (Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Hangover Square), The Midnight Bell takes us back to 1930s London, where ordinary people emerge from cheap boarding houses nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in the pubs and fog-bound streets of Soho and Fitzrovia.
History of the Show
Matthew Bourne’s 2021 World Premiere for New Adventures explored the under-belly of 1930s London life where ordinary people emerge from cheap boarding houses nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in the pubs and bars of fog-bound Soho and Fitzrovia.
Master storyteller Bourne once again joined forces with the Olivier and Tony award-winning team of Lez Brotherston, Terry Davies, Paule Constable and Paul Groothuis for this brand new production. The cast featured twelve of New Adventures’ finest performers in roles that challenged and revealed the darker reaches of the human heart.
Following the premiere of this new work, The Midnight Bell picked up four nominations at the National Dance Awards 2022, winning two of these categories for 'Best Modern Choreography' and 'Outstanding Female Modern Performance - Michela Meazza'.
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Awards & Reviews
National Dance Awards 2022
BEST MODERN CHOREOGRAPHY (winner)
Matthew Bourne
OUTSTANDING FEMALE MODERN PERFORMANCE (winner)
Michela Meazza
OUTSTANDING MALE MODERN PERFORMANCE (nominated)
Paris Fitzpatrick
Richard Winsor
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION (nominated)
Lez Brotherston (Designer)
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Access
Find out about upcoming Audio Described performances for The Midnight Bell and venue accessibility on this page.
The list below has the confirmed Audio Described performances for The Midnight Bell. We are working with our partner venues to ensure our performances are accessible to all, and will hopefully have further Audio Described performances confirmed in the coming weeks.
Audio Described Performances
You can find more information about each of the venues’ accessibility and access provisions on our dedicate Venues page.
Find direct links to each venues’ access pages in the listings