The production will begin its latest tour at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on the 16th November.
New Adventures has announced that Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella will embark on a UK tour in celebration of its 30th anniversary.
After its run in Plymouth, the production will then travel to: Lowry, Salford (24 – 28 November 2026), ahead of the annual Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells (1 December 2026 – 17 January 2027), marking New Adventures’ 24th Christmas season at the venue. Further tour dates and casting will be announced soon.
Matthew Bourne’s CINDERELLA is a thrilling and evocative love story, set in London during the Second World War. This epic interpretation of the classic fairytale, has, at its heart, a true war-time romance. A chance meeting results in a magical night for Cinderella and her dashing young RAF pilot, together just long enough to fall in love before being parted by the horrors of the Blitz.
Talking about the news, Matthew Bourne said: “Nearly thirty years ago, our Cinderella became the first (and only) ballet ever to premiere directly in the West End of London, starring Adam Cooper, Sarah Wildor, Will Kemp and Lynn Seymour. Apart from a triumphant run in Los Angeles in 1999, it did not go on its first UK Tour until the production was completely revised, with spectacular new design, lighting and surround-sound in 2010.
This story has always held a very special place in my heart. My parents were both children of the London Blitz, living streets apart from each other in the bomb-battered East End. It’s also a tribute to the spirit and resilience of my hometown but mostly it’s about love, the power of love to transcend troubled times and give hope for a better future. In fact, this could be the show that we all need right now. I look forward to welcoming you all to the Ball later this year.”
The production features Lez Brotherston’s Olivier Award winning designs, lighting by Olivier Award-winning Neil Austin and video and projection designs by Duncan McLean. In addition it includes sound design by Paul Groothuis which will take the audience into the heart of Prokofiev’s score.
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