Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell

Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Midnight Bell comes to Northampton for the first time in 2025.

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.

Inspired by the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton (Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, Hangover Square) who created some of the most authentic fiction of his era; stories borne out of years of social interactions with the working man and woman at his favourite location – the London Pub.

Hailed by The Observer as ‘the undisputed king of dance theatre’, master storyteller Bourne has produced some of the most successful dance theatre productions of the last 30 years including Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Red Shoes and Edward Scissorhands.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “an exceptional show up there with Bourne’s best” The Times

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “captivating choreography and expressive storytelling” Fairy Powered Productions

★ ★ ★ ★ “a boozy, sumptuous dance of hidden feelings” The Independent

In Conversation with Matthew Bourne

Join us after the performance on Tue 15 July 7:30pm for a fully BSL interpreted chat with Matthew Bourne himself for a unique opportunity to discover the insights of creating this show. This event is free with a ticket to the performance that evening.

Access Enhanced Performance

Audio Described & Touch Tour
The performance on Wed 16 July 7.30pm will be Audio Described. (Touch Tour begins at 6.30pm)

Please click here for Access Performance Information

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