About this event
When
Tue 13th Oct - Sat 17th Oct 2026
7:30pm
Price
£26 - £99
Booking Info
Age guidance: 12+.Contains scenes of a sexual nature, brief nudity, strobe lighting and gunshots.
There will be a free post-show talk for ticket holders following the Wed 14 Oct 7.30pm performance. The talk will be BSL interpreted.
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A dance thriller like no other. Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is back!
Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire.
The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1950’s 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. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.
Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling combines with one of the most passionately dramatic scores ever written, with music by Terry Davies featuring Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), to create a dance thriller like no other.
The Car Man will ignite your senses and leave you breathless.
Buckle up for the ride of your life. gripping, gasp-making, edge of your seat stuff ★★★★★
credits
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- Music by Terry Davies & Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen)
- Sound by Paul Groothuis
- Lighting by Chris Davey
- Designed by Lez Brotherston
- Directed & Choreographed by Matthew Bourne
This performance is presented by Birmingham Hippodrome as part of THIS IS DANCE
THIS IS DANCE is an international season of dance in Birmingham presented in partnership with Fabric, Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham Rep, Fierce Festival, Midlands Arts Centre and Sampad Arts, bringing exceptional dance from both across the globe and the local community.
