The Car Man
The Car Man brings a sharp-edged narrative and electrifying movement to the stage as a drifter arrives in a small American town and ignites passion, betrayal and revenge. On tour audiences will see powerful ensemble dance, striking staging reminiscent of film noir, and intense emotions played out without words but full of drama and menace.
Tour Dates
- Curve15 June 2026 - 20 June 2026Book Tickets
- The Lowry23 June 2026 - 27 June 2026On sale soon
- New Theatre30 June 2026 - 4 July 2026Book Tickets
- Milton Keynes Theatre7 July 2026 - 11 July 2026Book Tickets
- Theatre Royal14 July 2026 - 18 July 2026Book Tickets
- Lyceum Theatre21 July 2026 - 25 July 2026On sale soon
- Sadler’s Wells28 July 2026 - 29 August 2026Book Tickets
- Bristol Hippodrome1 September 2026 - 5 September 2026Book Tickets
- Theatre Royal8 September 2026 - 12 September 2026Book Tickets
- Mayflower Theatre16 September 2026 - 19 September 2026Book Tickets
- Theatre Royal22 September 2026 - 26 September 2026Book Tickets
- Theatre Royal29 September 2026 - 3 October 2026On sale soon
- Hippodrome13 October 2026 - 17 October 2026Book Tickets
- Alhambra Theatre20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026On sale soon
- King’s Theatre27 October 2026 - 31 October 2026Book Tickets
- Festival Theatre3 November 2026 - 7 November 2026On sale soon
- Marlowe Theatre10 November 2026 - 14 November 2026Book Tickets
First premiered in 2000, The Car Man marks one of Matthew Bourne’s most daring dance-theatre works. It uses a story loosely based on the opera Carmen and the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice, but re-imagined through Bourne’s own vision.
The production features music by Terry Davies based on Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite, and design by Lez Brotherston with lighting by Chris Davey. It originally won the Evening Standard Award for Musical Event of the Year and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Choreography.