Mercury Studios and Sadler’s Wells proudly announce Message In A Bottle, the dance theatre production set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting and choreographed by Kate Prince, is to be released on Blu-ray and TVOD. Message In A Bottle is an imagined story about one displaced family, and a universal tale of survival, hope and love. A village alive with joyous celebrations is suddenly under siege. Determined and daring, three parted siblings step out on their own extraordinary adventures.
Message In A Bottle will be available on Blu-ray + 4k and TVOD on October 10, 2025 combining highly original dance with breath-taking music in this uplifting story of humanity and hope. ‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘Roxanne’, ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ and ‘Fields of Gold’ feature in new arrangements by Alex Lacamoire, recorded by Sting and guest artists including Olivier Award-winner Beverley Knight. The show features the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.
Stage2View, a leading independent company in the stage to screen world, teamed up with Mercury Studios and Sadler’s Wells to produce the film in a sound stage environment to maximise the unique creative opportunity. Kate Prince worked closely with BAFTA-winning screen director Marcus Viner to capture the show on six Arri-LF 4k cameras to ensure the highest possible quality film capture. In 2024, the film was released in 500 cinemas across the United Kingdom in a partnership with the Royal Ballet and Opera, marking the first cinema release for a Sadler’s Wells production.
The stage production of Message In A Bottle received its world premiere at Sadler’s Wells home in the West End, the Peacock Theatre, in February 2020. It has since toured the United Kingdom extensively in Europe, and completed a 10-stop tour of North America in Spring 2024.
Kate Prince said: “Having the opportunity to film on a sound stage gave us the ability to capture each element of the show from the best possible angle, allowing the audience to truly appreciate the agility and athleticism of the dancers and draw them fully into the story.”
Sir Alistair Spalding CBE, Sadler’s Wells Artistic Director and Chief Executive said: “It's fantastic that we can bring Message In A Bottle to more people with this exciting filmed adaptation of the stage production. The meeting of Sting's rich catalogue of music and Kate Prince’s inventive and energy-filled choreography makes it a must-see show, with an important message at its heart.”
Message In A Bottle is produced by Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK co-produced with Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford.
