Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is coming to Southampton for the first time!
Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera Carmen, The Car Man has a thrilling and instantly recognisable score and will be at Mayflower Theatre from September 16 to 19.
A scene from Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (Image: Johan Persson)
Tickets are on sale now from mayflower.org.uk
In a greasy 1950’s garage-diner in the American Mid-West, 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 passion and drama. With music by Terry Davies, and featuring Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, it creates a dance thriller like no other.
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella is also booked in for a stage stint in spring 2027.
A scene from Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (Image: Johan Persson)
A scene from Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (Image: Johan Persson)
A scene from Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (Image: Johan Persson)
A scene from Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (Image: Johan Persson)
A scene from Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man (Image: Johan Persson)