Matthew Bourne

Mary Poppins review: A practically perfect masterclass in storytelling for the stage

Theatre: This thrilling Cameron Mackintosh-Disney show capitalises on PL Travers’s original story, which has so much more to offer than the films

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 11:55

Inside Anthropologie, the cult lifestyle store coming to Ireland

US fashion and interiors chain to open in Belfast – and add Irish designers to its mix

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 06:00

Paul McLoone: On My Culture Radar

The Undertones singer and Today FM DJ on the talent of Ruth Negga, following Fontaines DC and why Desert Island Discs works

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake review: Consummate storytelling

Extraordinary dancing unleashes the power and beauty of Tchaikovsky’s music

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 11:00

Adam Garcia: On My Culture Radar

Actor and dancer on the weird mind of Bill Bailey, the art scene in Berlin and the productions of Matthew Bourne

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 05:00

Matthew Bourne: A showman from his head to his toes

The choreographer’s Swan Lake has been upending convention, and thrilling audiences, for 25 years

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 05:00

The all-male ballet company defying stereotypes

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on subverting traditions and the importance of the right pair of shoes

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00

Akram Khan’s ‘Giselle’ – an astonishing twist on a timeless classic

‘We represent bringing ballet to the widest’ possible audience, wherever they are, whatever their means’

Sat Apr 14 2018 - 05:40

The best theatre shows: The Red Shoes opens at the Gate

Theatre Lovett ’s ‘They Called Her Vivaldi’ is at the Peacock and and a new play ‘Philip St John’ opens

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 04:00

Matthew Bourne: Moogmemory – Bob Moog’s vintage synth switched on again

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 22:00

Radioland - Radio-Activity Revisited: A rich and vibrant piece of work

Fri Jan 01 2016 - 00:00

Mary Poppins review: this spoonful of sugar goes down brilliantly

Rather than staying close to Disney's 1964 musical, Julian Fellowes' adaptation goes back to PL Travers' books. The result is a Mary Poppins even the author would love

Thu Dec 10 2015 - 06:30

Sleeping Beauty: now with added vampires

Although it uses most of the Tchaikovsky music, Matthew Bourne’s gothic-flavoured reworking of the ballet is quite a departure from the original

Fri Oct 23 2015 - 06:00

Review: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 17:08

Don’t feed the swans: pumped up for the all-male ballet

People used to walk out of ‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake’ when they saw male-on-male dancing, and the eroticism is undeniable. Backstage, as heads are shaved and make-up applied, the scenes are just as colourful

Wed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00