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Book tickets for Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words at Sadler’s Wells, the double Olivier Award-winning dance-theatre hit returning for its 25th anniversary.

Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words in London

Matthew Bourne’s double Olivier Award-winning Play Without Words returns for its 25th anniversary with a limited four-week season at Sadler’s Wells.

Playing from 27 July to 21 August 2027, this stylish, seductive dance-theatre thriller with no spoken words features a jazz-influenced original score by Terry Davies.

This award-winning piece is inspired by the 1963 film The Servant and British new-wave cinema, devised by Matthew Bourne.

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Book tickets for Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words, a 25th anniversary production of the award-winning piece. With a limited four-week run, demand will be high, so early booking is recommended.

London, 1965. In a suave Chelsea house, an urbane master and his beautiful fiancée welcome their new manservant, Prentice. But behind the privileged façade of domestic social order lies a struggle for power and sexual domination, and what follows will change their lives forever.

Inspired by the 1963 film The Servant and the new-wave British cinema of the 1960s, Matthew Bourne’s Play Without Words tells its story entirely without words. Bourne added to the intrigue by casting each character two or three times over, identically dressed, each dancer giving a variation on the story.

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words?

Cast to be announced at a later date.

Who are the creative team of Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words?

  • Devised by: Matthew Bourne
  • Music: Terry Davies (played live)
  • Designer: Lez Brotherston
  • Lighting Designer: Paule Constable

Venue Information

Sadler's Wells Theatre , Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

Nearest Tube or Train: Angel (Northern line)

Nearest Buses: 19, 38, 341, 171a

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