Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
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Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
86%
86%
(30 Ratings)
Positive
90%
Mixed
7%
Negative
3%
Members say
Enchanting, Absorbing, Delightful, Entertaining, Clever

About the Show

Matthew Bourne's ballet reimages Charles Perrault's classic story.

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Critic Reviews (4)

The Times (UK)
December 8th, 2022

"Bourne’s robust choreography, while referencing the classics like mad, relies more on dramatic exposition than historic stylistic imperatives, and isn’t always pegged to the grandeur of Tchaikovsky’s music."
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The Guardian (UK)
December 8th, 2022

"Strange as it sounds, you don’t really go to a Bourne show for the dancing...It’s about playing to the gods, rather than the nuances of inner lives."
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The London Evening Standard
December 8th, 2022

"The way Bourne forces pieces of plot together doesn’t feel gorgeously inevitable, and this show can’t offer the emotional wallop of his best work, despite the sumptuous and ingenious ride."
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The Stage (UK)
December 8th, 2022

"The dancing and the melodrama reach hysteria pitch. A real shame: Bourne and his company of excellent dancers can do better than this."
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