Touring The UK!

The revival of Matthew Bourne's adaptation of Bizet's sizzling masterpiece Carmen, renamed The Car Man, is heading out on a UK tour! Aptly so, as Bourne transplants the action from 19th-century Spain to a 1950s American garage diner. First seen in 2000, The Car Man is one of Bourne and New Adventures' most popular works, delivering a dramatic and sumptuous retelling of the story of the infamous femme fatale, featuring dazzling choreography and a blazing score.

The Story of Carmen

Carmen is a fiery, provocative woman at odds with the conventions of her time. Able to seduce men with her dulcet tones and feminine wiles, Carmen ensnares the heart of Don Jose, who drops everything, including his betrothed Micaela, to be with her. When Carmen tires of her latest conquest, she leaves him for the handsome Escamillo, setting off harrowing and ultimately fatal events fuelled by jealousy, obsession, and murderous rage.