Matthew Bourne’s award-winning dance thriller, The Car Man, will return to the Lowry next June as part of a UK tour.
The Car Man is loosely based on Bizet’s popular opera. The 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. The inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Matthew Bourne said: “I never dreamed when we created this show at the beginning of the new millennium that it would still be around, thrilling audiences, 25 years later.
“Inspired by vintage movie film noir classics, it holds a unique and special place in the New Adventures repertory as the only piece based on an opera and possibly the first ballet to feature a bi-sexual anti-hero.”
“I’m particularly happy that we are taking the show “on the road” again after more than 10 years and I can’t wait to re-visit the hot and steamy town of Harmony USA – the best place to be next Summer!”
The Car Man made its debut in 2000, winning the Evening Standard Award for Musical Event of the Year and the Los Angeles drama Critics Awards for Best Choreography. It was last preformed for the Royal Albert Halls 150th Birthday in 2022. This Production received rave reviews and nightly standing ovations.
The return of the show to the Lowry, will be the first time the Car Man has toured since 2015.
The cast is set to be announced, but with direction choreography by Bourne, music curated by Terry Davies and Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, sound directed by Paul Groothuis, lighting by Chris Davey and design by Lez Brotherston, the show is sure to impress audiences.
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