Sadler's Wells, LondonIntensity surges from the stage in this dark contortion of the classic ballet, given a mighty injection of new energyIt's funny that Matthew Bourne's shows are associated with Christmas festivity because his most famous, Swan Lake, is a dark, dark contortion of the classic ballet. A son repressed and depressed, deprived of love by his mother; hallucinations, strange sexual fantasies, a descent i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM on December 13, 2018