The tour will open at the Curve in Leicester on the 15th June before visiting a further 17 venues across the UK.
New Adventures has now confirmed casting for the upcoming UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man which will begin later this year.
The title role of Luca, “The Car Man”, will be played by Will Bozier and Harrison Dowzell, alongside Cordelia Braithwaite and Ashley Shaw as the alluring Lana. Leonardo McCorkindale and Harry Ondrak-Wright play the troubled misfit, Angelo, whilst Anna Maria de Freitas with Kurumi Kamayachi will make their leading role debuts as Lana’s devoted sister, Rita. Danny Reubens and the original “Car Man” himself, Alan Vincent will portray Lana’s jealous husband, Dino.
They will be joined by Jack Frame, Serena McCall, Rae Miller, Jack Widdowson and Karishma Young, who all make their New Adventures debuts in the production, alongside returning New Adventures performers, Tanisha Addicott, Jamie Duncan-Campbell, Cameron Flynn, Rory Macleod, Callum Mann, Eleanor McGrath, Jarrod McWilliams, Eve Ngbokota, Nikolas Shikkis, Xavier Andriambolanoro-Sotiya and Lyra Treglown.
Loosely based on Bizet’s popular opera Carmen, Matthew Bourne’s piece was first seen on stage in 2000.
Following its run in Leicester, the production will then travel to Salford, Hull, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Sheffield, Bristol, Newcastle, Southampton, Nottingham, Norwich, Birmingham, Bradford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Canterbury, Eastbourne and Amsterdam. There will also be a five week summer season at London’s Sadler’s Wells.
Talking about the news, Matthew Bourne said: “As we announce a thrilling new 2026 cast for our dance thriller, THE CAR MAN, it’s interesting to reflect on how iconic, unique and sought after the leading roles in this show have become since it was made in 2000. We are still the only company in the world to perform this production and yet the roles of Luca, Lana, Angelo, Rita and Dino have become as legendary as the show itself and a unique part of the UK dance landscape for several generations of young dancers. I’m proud that New Adventures never just “revives” a show; we re-invent, question and grow with each new cast which is why I’m so excited to revisit the small town of Harmony this summer and, much like Luca himself, shake things up a bit!”
Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, the production features music by Terry Davies & Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), with sound by Paul Groothuis, lighting by Chris Davey and design by Lez Brotherston.
To find out more visit: https://www.new-adventures.net/the-car-man#overview