Details

The Car Man is loosely based on Bizet's popular opera and has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures' repertory, brilliantly arranged by Terry Davies. The familiar 19th Century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy garage-diner in 1960's America where the dreams and passions of a small-town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.

Cast/Performers

Will Bozier (Luca - some performances), Richard Winsor (Luca - some performances), Ashley Shaw (Lana - some performances), Zizi Strallen (Lana - some performances), Paris Fitzpatrick (Angelo - some performances), Dominic North (Angelo - some performances), Kayla Collymore (Rita - some performances), Kate Lyons (Rita - some performances), Alan Vincent (Dino), Jonathon Luke Baker (Franco), Benjamin Barlow Bazeley (Fabio), Alistair Beattie (Marcello), Stephanie Billers (Delores), Isaac Peter Bowry (Elio), Cordelia Braithwaite (Mercedes), Ben Brown (Ricardo), Reece Causton (Dirk), Jade Copas (Natalie), Harrison Dowzell (Rocco), Cameron Flynn (Roberto), Rose Goddard (Sophia), Glenn Graham (Bruno), Bryony Harrison (Frankie), Shoko Ito (Elisabetta), Monique Jonas (Bianca), Nicole Kabera (Gina), Kurumi Kamayachi (Silvana), Katrina Lyndon (Monica), Rory Macleod (Marco), Andrew Monaghan (Vito), Stephen Murray (Chad), Harry Ondrak-Wright (Lorenzo), Edwin Ray (Alberto), Danny Reubens (Hot Rod), Sam Salter (Raf), Gabrielle de Souza (Giulietta), Catrin Thomas (Claudia), Christopher Thomas (Ugo), Bryony Wood (Elsa)

Creatives/Company

Director(s): Matthew Bourne, Etta Murfitt (associate director), Neil Westmoreland (resident director)
Choreographer: Matthew Bourne
Design: Lez Brotherston
Costume: Lez Brotherston
Lighting: Chris Davey
Music: Terry Davies (orchestrator)
Sound: Paul Groothuis