Matthew Bourne
FameRank: 6

"Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer/Best Theatre Choreographer"

2002 My Fair Lady

2003 Play Without Words

2005 Mary Poppins (musical)/Mary Poppins

/ dramadeskawards = "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical/Outstanding Director of a Musical"

1999 Swan Lake (Bourne)/Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

"Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography/Outstanding Choreography"

1999 Swan Lake (Bourne)/Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

/ tonyawards = "Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical/Best Direction of a Musical"

1999 br>"Tony Award for Best Choreography/Best Choreography"

1999 Swan Lake (Bourne)/Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

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"Matthew Bourne" Order of the British Empire/OBE (born 13 January 1960) is an English choreographer. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. He has received multiple awards and award nominations, including the Laurence Olivier Award, Tony Award and Drama Desk Award, and he has also received several Honorary Doctorates of Arts from UK universities.

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[Director Matthew Bourne said he was delighted that Burton snapped up 12 of the popular tickets. Bourne requested the rights to the story -- which follows a scientist who creates a young man with scissors for hands -- almost 10 years ago from Burton.] I gave up on it once or twice, ... I couldn't talk about it any longer and had to get it out of my head.

He's the ultimate outsider, isn't he, really?

You could tell another story - they could run off together and live in a more liberal place. But I think because he is essentially made out of pieces lying around a room, he's symbolic rather than real in many ways.