Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray - Sadler's Wells Theatre - Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray
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Matthew Bourne returns to Sadler’s Wells with New Adventures’ first new production in three years, reinventing Oscar Wilde’s gothic fable Dorian Gray as a darkly seductive dance theatre event.
Set in the image-obsessed world of contemporary art and politics, Matthew Bourne’s ‘black fairy tale’ tells the story of an exceptionally alluring young man who makes a pact with the devil. Amongst London’s beautiful people, Dorian Gray is the ‘It Boy’ - an icon of beauty and truth in an increasingly ugly world.
The destructive power of beauty, the blind pursuit of pleasure and the darkness and corruption that lie beneath the charming façade; the themes behind Oscar Wilde’s cautionary tale have never been more timely.
- "A Virtuoso Storyteller"
- THE VILLAGE VOICE
- "A master of social observation"
- NEWSDAY
Matthew Bourne’s much-anticipated production reunites the team that created the double Olivier award-winning hit Play Without Words - designer Lez Brotherston, composer Terry Davies and lighting designer Paule Constable.
New Adventures – a Sadler’s Wells Resident Company – is the foremost dance theatre company in the UK, having created an enormous new audience for dance with a series of highly popular productions including Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Edward Scissorhands and the now legendary Swan Lake.
- "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
- "Matthew Bourne is the undisputed king of dance theatre"
- THE OBSERVER
Contains adult themes. Not suitable for children under 14.
Related Sites
www.new-adventures.net
www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow
www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk - Interview with Aaron Sillis.
Sadler's Wells Theatre
2 - 14 Sep 2008
Ticket office:
0844 412 4300
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
Performance times
Tue - Sun at 7.30pm
Sat and Sun Matinee at 2.30pm
Thu 11 at 11.30pm
Running time
1hr 55min (including one 20min interval)
Tickets
£10 - £49
Group Discounts
Groups 8+ 20% off stalls seats for most performances. more »
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