Matthew Bourne’s award winning production The Midnight Bell is returning to the stage at York Theatre Royal this June with a show that ‘promises to delight audiences with Bourne’s masterful storytelling and signature style.’
Inspired by the work of the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton (Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, Hangover Square) and produced by New Adventures, the story is set in a 1930s tavern in London where ‘a lovely-hearts club gather to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart’.
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The play premiered in 2021, touring the nation, and received five nominations at the 2022 National Dance Awards, with Matthew Bourne winning the award for Best Modern Choreography and Michela Meazza for Outstanding Female Modern Performance.
The cast also features fourteen of New Adventures’ actors and dancers, alongside a team of Tony and Olivier award-winning designers, musicians, lighting designers, and tech team.
The show has won awards for its choreography (Image: Johan Persson) Matthew Bourne said: “This is, without doubt, the finest company of quintessential New Adventures actor/dancers ever assembled for a single production! Together they represent nearly 30 years of critically acclaimed performances and created roles in my work.
“In fact, it would be hard to imagine a cast more perfectly suited to the challenging world of Patrick Hamilton and his exploration of the darker reaches of the human heart.
“I’m thrilled to welcome back many of the superb original cast, Reece Causton, Glenn Graham, Daisy May Kemp, Andrew Monaghan, Liam Mower, Bryony Pennington and Michela Meazza, who won a National Dance Award for her role in this production.”
The Midnight Bell is created by New Adventures (Image: Johan Persson) “I urge you not to miss this never to be repeated opportunity to join us for an evening at The Midnight Bell and raise a glass to the very best that New Adventures has to offer.”
Tickets are on sale now via yorktheatreroyal.co.uk and at Box Office (01904 623568.)
