In 1930s London ordinary people emerge from cheap boarding houses nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in the pubs and fog-bound streets of Soho and Fitzrovia.
Step inside The Midnight Bell, a tavern where one particular lonely-hearts club gather to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart; bitter comedies of longing, frustration, betrayal and redemption.
The first Production images have been released for Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Midnight Bell ahead of a 17-week countrywide tour including performances at Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 1st until Saturday 5th July 2025.
The cast features fourteen of New Adventures’ finest leading actor/dancers. They are Cordelia Braithwaite, Reece Causton, Glenn Graham, Daisy May Kemp, Hannah Kremer, Michela Meazza, Andy Monaghan, Liam Mower, Dominic North, Bryony Pennington, Edwin Ray, Danny Reubens, Ashley Shaw and Alan Vincent.
For nearly 30 years these dancers have between them performed leading roles to critical acclaim in every production in Matthew Bourne’s repertoire, in the UK and internationally.
Matthew Bourne said on the cast:
“This is, without doubt, the finest company of quintessential New Adventures actor/dancers ever assembled for a single production! Together they represent nearly 30 years of critically acclaimed performances and created roles in my work. In fact, it would be hard to imagine a cast more perfectly suited to the challenging world of Patrick Hamilton and his exploration of the darker reaches of the human heart.
Matthew Bourne’s THE MIDNIGHT BELL comes to Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 1st until Saturday 5th July 2025. There will be a post-show talk featuring Sir Matthew Bourne on Friday 4th July. For more information and tickets visit www.thelowry.com.
