Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

Name: Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
Start: 2026-11-25T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-29T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Royal Theatre Carré

The award-winning The Car Man by Matthew Bourne is coming to Royal Theatre Carré. Loosely based on Bizet's hugely popular opera, The Car Man features one of the most compelling and recognisable music scores in the New Adventures repertoire. A sizzling, cinematically told dance thriller in which lust, jealousy and revenge follow one another at a furious pace. Fasten your seatbelts!

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

Dates

Wed 25 Nov20:00 - 22:00

Thu 26 Nov20:00 - 22:00

Fri 27 Nov20:00 - 22:00

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Location

Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amstel 115-125, 1018 EM Amsterdam

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A sizzling dance thriller full of lust, jealousy and revenge

The well-known 19th-century Spanish cigarette factory is transformed into a greasy 50s garage-diner in the American Midwest. Here, the dreams and passions of a small town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome and mysterious stranger. Driven by heat and desire, the residents are drawn into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.

Matthew Bourne creates a dance thriller like no other, combined with one of the most passionate and dramatic musical scores ever written, featuring music by Terry Davies and Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (based on Bizet’s Carmen). With Bourne’s signature mix of powerful choreography and vivid storytelling, The Car Man drags you along until the very last second.

Please note: The Car Man contains scenes of a sexual nature, brief moments of nudity, strobe lighting effects and gunshots.

About Matthew Bourne

Following Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, Edward Scissorhands and Swan Lake, the top British choreographer returns to Koninklijk Theater Carré thanks to the Carré Fonds. As an advocate for diversity and inclusion in dance and art, his work is characterized by strong character development and a cinematic approach to storytelling, with a focus on emotional depth.

Bourne is known for adding new dimensions to universally known stories. The Midnight Bell places Patrick Hamilton’s 1929 novel in a pub, while his Romeo and Juliet centers on themes such as mental health. Bourne is therefore arguably the most groundbreaking choreographer of the moment.

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