- Born
- Birth nameMatthew Christopher Bourne
- Matthew Bourne was born on January 13, 1960 in London, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Swan Lake (2012), Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake (2019) and Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance (2013).
- Frequent collaborator of Richard Winsor. Winsor has starred in Bourne's Car Man, Play Without Words, Dorian Gray, Edward Scissorhands and Swan Lake.
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Honours List for his services to dance.
- He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Outstanding Achievement in dance for his concept and dramatization of The Car Man at the Old Vic.
- He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Theatre Choreographer of 2002 with the Company for Play without Words performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton.
- He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of 2002 for Play Without Words performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton.
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