Thrilling, audacious, witty and emotive, this 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. Read more …
Collecting over thirty international accolades including an Olivier Award in the UK and three Tonys on Broadway, Matthew Bourne’s powerful interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece is a passionate and contemporary Swan Lake for our times.
For those who come new to the ballet, this is a brilliant adventure. For those who have seen it before, it stands the tests of time and repetition.
As innovative and mesmerising as it was first time around.
23 years after its debut, the designs have evolved but the performance is just as powerful.
Swan Lake is a captivating classic of a composition, one you will want to migrate back to for a repeat viewing instantly.
Ballet snobs will hate it, but you would need to be emotionally and artistically devoid to fail to appreciate the visual spectacle and the sheer originality of storytelling and staging. Nearly a quarter of a century on it remains as utterly perfect as it ever was. Unmissable.
Max Westwell: 'You think swans as beautiful, but they're also quite scary'.
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday October 16, 2018, until Saturday October 20, 2018. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
King's Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday March 5, 2019, until Saturday March 9, 2019. More info: www.theambassadors.com/kings/