Jan McNulty Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I've received an email this morning: World Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell We are delighted to announce the World Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell, opening at Cheltenham Everyman on 9 September 2021, marking New Adventures' first visit to Cheltenham. The production will tour to 13 venues across the UK including Sadler’s Wells. Exploring 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. Step inside The Midnight Bell, a tavern where one particular lonely-hearts club gather to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart; bitter comedies of longing, frustration, betrayal and redemption. Inspired by the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton (Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, Hangover Square) who created some of the most authentic fiction of his era; stories borne out of years of social interactions with the working man and woman at his favourite location - the London Pub. Matthew Bourne said today: “Patrick Hamilton’s literary world could be seen as the flip-side of his close contemporary, Noel Coward, whose witty and glamorous world of cocktails and high society made him so fashionable and successful. Hamilton, on the other hand, wrote about the lives of everyday people, full of pathos, comedy and thwarted romance. Indeed his own personal setbacks and increasingly serious drinking problem became the source from which he created his finest and most individual work. More than any other author of the time, Hamilton’s characters speak with the authentic voice of the era and it’s the raw passion and secret lives that lie beneath the conventional exterior that appeals to me so much” Master storyteller Bourne once again joins forces with the Olivier and Tony award-winning team of Terry Davies, Lez Brotherston, Paule Constable and Paul Groothuis for this brand new production. The cast will feature twelve of New Adventures’ finest performers including Paris Fitzpatrick, Glenn Graham, Bryony Harrison, Daisy May Kemp, Kate Lyons, Michela Meazza, Andrew Monaghan, Liam Mower, Danny Reubens, Christopher Thomas, Richard Winsor, and Bryony Wood. We can’t wait to get back onstage and out on tour to perform live in front of our brilliant audiences, we’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces as well as welcoming new audiences to this exciting brand new production. Find out where your nearest venue is and to book your tickets for this unmissable World Premiere marking our return to live performance. MORE INFO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 This looks really interesting and just up Matthew Bournes street for creating characters and how lovely for Cheltenham as a first time venue for the Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Am watching Matthew Bourne company right now on BBC 4 on Dancing Nation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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