Dance
A season of extraordinary dance
Experience a dynamic season of dance ranging from iconic classics to bold contemporary storytelling. This programme brings together world‑renowned companies, standout new productions and inspiring local talent, offering a rich mix of drama, beauty and innovation across our stages. Explore what’s coming up and find the performances that move you.
Matthew Bourne’s
The Car Man
16 – 19 September 2026 | Mayflower Theatre
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS…
Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is a dance thriller set in a 1950s American Mid-West garage-diner, where a handsome stranger sparks heat, desire and a spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge, igniting senses and leaving you breathless.
Matthew Bourne’s
Cinderella
9 – 13 March 2027 | Mayflower Theatre
London 1940. The Blackout. A siren sounds…
New Adventures return to Mayflower with the 30th Anniversary celebration of one of their most popular and beloved productions, Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella – a thrilling and evocative love story set in London during the Second World War.
Kathakali
10 November 2026 | Mayflower Studios
Kathakali is a breathtaking blend of theatre, emotion, dance, drama, stunning costumes, beautiful makeup, and powerful storytelling that originated in Kerala, South India, around 500 years ago.
Kathakali tells stories that reflect human nature, family values, equality, the right of women to be safe and respected, and the eternal struggle between good and evil.
Risk free
The RISK FREE symbol on selected productions is our guarantee that you will enjoy them. If you don’t like the performance, we will give you a credit against another show.
You must notify the House Manager on the evening of the show to be eligible.
Spotlight on:
Mayflower has been a proud member of Dance Consortium since 2012. Dance Consortium exists to tour the best international contemporary dance from across the world to local audiences across the UK and Ireland.
The Consortium is currently made up of 22 member theatres from all regions of the country as well as the Republic of Ireland, and is proud to be included in the National Portfolio of arts organisation funded by Arts Council England.
Members look for the highest quality of performance and a diversity of styles and cultural influences that are different from those normally seen on our UK stages. They consider which companies are likely to be most entertaining for audiences and which will appeal to the broadest possible audience. Since 2000 Dance Consortium has organised 54 tours by 30 different companies.
The Consortium has a far-reaching Learning and Engagement Programme and works with member venues to engage local and community groups through ‘wrap around’ activity such as question and answer sessions with the artists and participatory workshops. It supports talent development amongst UK dance artists through a programme of live and online masterclasses and workshops and provide career development opportunities through its Future Leaders programme and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Dance Consortium presents
São Paulo Dance Company
23 – 24 March 2027 | Mayflower Theatre
The electrifying São Paulo Dance Company returns to the UK for its highly anticipated second tour, bringing bold Brazilian energy and world-class dance to Mayflower Theatre.
Following its hugely successful UK debut, Brazil’s leading dance company makes a triumphant return, bringing a stunning fusion of athleticism, precision and emotional intensity back to our shores.
We welcome back
English National Ballet
Romeo & Juliet
3 – 5 December 2026 | Mayflower Theatre
Shakespeare’s heart-breaking tale is reimagined in a ballet burning with intensity.
English National Ballet brings Nureyev’s electrifying Romeo & Juliet to life as Romeo and Juliet fall desperately in love amid Verona’s simmering hatred, powered by Prokofiev’s dramatic score performed live.
Birmingham Royal Ballet
The Maiden of Venice
14 – 17 April 2027 | Mayflower Theatre
Don’t miss this powerful story of love, lust, betrayal and murder.
In Acosta’s sumptuous reimagining of La Bayadère, Maiden of Venice follows Sandro and Nicoletta’s forbidden love in Renaissance Venice, with Minkus’s live score, gorgeous designs, the Kingdom of the Shades and show‑stopping dance.
Rambert Dance in
It’s A Sin
20 – 22 May 2027 | Mayflower Theatre
Joy as resistance. Love as survival.
In the heart of 80s London, Ritchie, Roscoe, Colin and Jill are chasing identity, connection and a life on their own terms. When day spills into night, they find a world of abandon, music and friendship, where bodies move freely and life feels limitless. Inspired by the acclaimed series by Russell T Davies.