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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns for its 30 th anniversary with a 2024/25 UK tour . This audacious reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in this major revival for the next generation.

Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, this genre-defining event is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head First staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake took the dance theatre world by storm becoming the longest running full-length dance classic in the West End and on Broadway. It has since been performed across the globe, collecting over thirty international accolades including the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and three Tony Awards for Best Director of a Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

Matthew Bourne said, "As our swans take flight once more in this major revival, I’m full of anticipation for the challenges it will bring for our next generation of dancers and the wonder that it will bring to audiences who will experience it for the very first time.” Read the UK tour announcement and Matthew Bourne's full message here .

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ASTAIRE AWARDS 1999 Winner of Excellence in Dance on Broadway

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns for its 30th anniversary with a  2024/25 UK tour .

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake  returns for its 30 th  anniversary with a  2024/25 UK tour .

This audacious reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in this major revival for the next generation.

Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, this genre-defining event is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head

First staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake took the dance theatre world by storm becoming the longest running full-length dance classic in the West End and on Broadway.

It has since been performed across the globe, collecting over thirty international accolades including the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and three Tony Awards for Best Director of a Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

Matthew Bourne said, “When our Swan Lake was premiered nearly 30 years ago it created a sensation that none of us could have predicted. I think we knew that we had a good idea but could never have dreamt of the impact it would have on all of us, our audiences and the wider dance world. I have seen over those 30 years how this production has continued to change lives, create new audiences and inspire young dancers.

As our swans take flight once more in this major revival, I’m full of anticipation for the challenges it will bring for our next generation of dancers and the wonder that it will bring to audiences who will experience it for the very first time.”

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Edward Scissorhands UK Tour: Matthew Bourne's iconic show returns to the West End in 2024

Here's your chance to catch Matthew Bourne's iconic  Edward Scissorhands  in UK theatres. With a captivating UK tour and an enchanting West End Christmas season at Sadler's Wells theatre in London, This beloved adaptation, based on Tim Burton's classic movie, will once again grace the stage.

Touring schedule

The tour will open at the Theatre Royal Plymouth on 20 November 2023 and run through 25 November before heading to The Lowry in Salford from 28 November to Saturday, 2 December. Following these initial dates, the production will embark on a seven-week Christmas Season at Sadler's Wells, London, starting on 5 December 2023 and concluding on 20 January 2024.

But that's not all; Matthew Bourne's magical dance production of  Edward Scissorhands  will continue to captivate audiences throughout 2024, visiting The Marlowe in Canterbury from Tuesday, 23 January, to Saturday, 27 January, and Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday, 6 February, to Saturday, 10 February. Additional tour dates extending until May 2024 are yet to be announced.

The beloved story

Bourne's adaptation stays true to the essence of Tim Burton's original creation, combining the haunting music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies with the wit and bittersweet charm of the story of an incomplete boy, Edward Scissorhands, thrust into an unfamiliar world.

Edward, a boy created by an eccentric inventor, lives in a castle high on a hill. When his creator dies, he is left alone and unfinished with only scissors for his hands until a kindly townswoman invites him to live with her suburban family. Can Edward find his place in the well-meaning community which struggles to see past his curious appearance to the innocence and gentleness within?

Cast and crew

The show features set and costumes by Lez Brotherston, lighting design by Howard Harrison, and sound design by Paul Groothuis.

The show's casting has been unveiled, featuring a talented ensemble that includes Liam Mower and Stephen Murray as Edward Scissorhands, Katrina Lyndon and Ashley Shaw as Kim Boggs, Kerry Biggin, Etta Murfitt, and Mami Tomotani as Peg Boggs, and Glenn Graham and Dominic North as Bill Boggs. The cast includes Benjamin Barlow Bazeley, Ben Brown, Stephanie Billers, Nicole Kabera, Ashley Shaw, James Lovell, Luke Murphy, Reece Causton, and many more.

Matthew Bourne expressed his appreciation for the generational casting in the show, emphasizing that it allows the production to support younger dancers while reuniting with former New Adventures stars in the roles of parents, creating an authentic family atmosphere.

Edward Scissorhands  has carved a place in the hearts of audiences worldwide since its premiere in 2005, with sell-out performances in America, Australia, Korea, Japan, and Europe. After its first major revival in 2014, the production returns to UK theatres for the first time in nine years, promising a spellbinding experience for new and returning fans. Don't miss the opportunity to witness this extraordinary production when it graces UK stages again, delivering a message of joy, creativity, and acceptance to audiences of all ages.

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MATTHEW BOURNE’S EDWARD SCISSORHANDS – NEW UK TOUR ANNOUNCED

⭐ MATTHEW BOURNE’S EDWARD SCISSORHANDS – NEW UK TOUR ANNOUNCED ⭐

New Adventures, Martin McCallum and Marc Platt are delighted to announce that Edward Scissorhands, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne will return in 2023.

The tour opens at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 20th November, running until 25th November before going to The Lowry, Salford from 28th November – 2nd December, ahead of a seven-week Christmas Season at Sadler’s Wells, London from 5th December 2023 – 20th January 2024.

The four-month UK tour continues in 2024 and will visit The Marlowe, Canterbury from 23rd – 27th January and Birmingham Hippodrome from 6th – 10th February. Full tour dates until May 2024 to be announced soon.

Matthew Bourne’s magical dance production of Edward Scissorhands has carved a place in the hearts of audiences world-wide since its premiere in 2005. Following sell out performances in America, Australia, Korea and Japan and Europe, it had its first major revival in 2014 and now returns to UK theatres for the first time in 9 years.

Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his company, New Adventures return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world.

Edward Scissorhands is devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, with new music and arrangements by Terry Davies based on themes from the motion picture score composed by Danny Elfman. The show is based on the original motion picture by arrangement with 20th Century Studios, with original story and motion picture directed by Tim Burton, and original screenplay, story and co-adaptation by Caroline Thompson. The set and costumes designed by Lez Brotherston, lighting designed by Howard Harrison and sound designed by Paul Groothuis. By Special Arrangement with Buena Vista Theatricals.

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Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands embarks on six-month UK tour

14 September 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands will embark on an 18-venue UK tour in November.

Opening on 20 November 2023 at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth New Adventures ‘ production will run until 25 May 2024 when it plays the final performance at the King's Theatre in Glasgow [full tour dates below]. The tour includes a seven-week Christmas Season (5 December 2023 – 20 January 2024) at Sadler's Wells in London.

Bourne says,

Never has the story of Edward Scissorhands been more timely. In an era when uniqueness and identity is both celebrated and reviled, its story of how we treat anyone who appears to be different in our communities is as poignant and relevant as when my dear friend Caroline Thompson wrote the screenplay for Tim Burton 's legendary movie fable some 33 years ago.

The ballet tells the story of Edward, a boy created by an eccentric inventor. When his creator dies, he is left alone and unfinished with only scissors for hands. A kindly townswoman invites him to live with her suburban family, but can Edward find his place in the well-meaning community which struggles to see past his curious appearance to the innocence and gentleness within?

It is based on the Tim Burton movie and features the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his company, New Adventures return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world.

The production will star Liam Mower and Stephen Murray as Edward Scissorhands with Katrina Lyndon and Ashley Shaw as Kim Boggs. Featuring Kerry Biggin, Etta Murfitt and Mami Tomotani as Peg Boggs and Glenn Graham and Dominic North as Bill Boggs. Benjamin Barlow Bazeley and Ben Brown will play Jim Upton with Stephanie Billers, Nicole Kabera and Ashley Shaw as Joyce Monroe and James Lovell, Luke Murphy and Reece Causton as her husband, George.

Bourne adds,

Once again I am truly indebted to Caroline, Tim Burton and Danny Elfman for trusting us with their beloved tale. In fact, New Adventures is the only company in the world that performs Edward Scissorhands as a theatrical spectacle. One of the joys of our show is the generational casting. Our town of Harmony USA is made up of six families, a Mother, a Father, a Son and a Daughter (though this year we have also added a same-sex parent family for the first time). New Adventures truly is a family and never more so than in this production.

Bourne's Edward Scissorhands premiered in 2005 and has had sell-out performances in America, Australia, Korea, Japan and Europe. It had its first major revival in 2014 and now returns to UK theatres for the first time in 9 years.

Edward Scissorhands is devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, with new music and arrangements by Terry Davies based on themes from the motion picture score composed by Danny Elfman. The show is based on the original motion picture by arrangement with 20th Century Studios, with original story and motion picture directed by Tim Burton, and original screenplay, story and co-adaptation by Caroline Thompson. The set and costumes are designed by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Howard Harrison and sound by Paul Groothuis.

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

TOUR DATES 2023/2024

MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH   www.theatreroyal.com

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TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER

THE LOWRY, SALFORD   www.thelowry.com

TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER – SATURDAY 20 JANUARY 2024

SADLER'S WELLS, LONDON   www.sadlerswells.com

TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 JANUARY

MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY  –  www.marlowetheatre.com

TUESDAY 30 JANUARY – SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY

MILTON KEYNES THEATRE –  www.atgtickets.com/milton-keynes-theatre

TUESDAY 6 – SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY

BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME  –  https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com

TUESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY

NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING  –  www.atgtickets.com/new-victoria-theatre

TUESDAY 20 – SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE  –  www.atgtickets.com/liverpool-empire

TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 2 MARCH

THEATRE ROYAL, NOTTINGHAM  –  www.trch.co.uk

TUESDAY 5 – SATURDAY 9 MARCH

BRISTOL HIPPODROME­ –  www.atgtickets.com/bristol-hippodrome

WEDNESDAY 13 – SATURDAY 16 MARCH

MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON –  www.mayflower.org.uk

ON SALE NOW 

TUESDAY 19 – SATURDAY 23 MARCH

WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF –  www.wmc.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH – SATURDAY 6 APRIL

NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL –  www.theatreroyal.co.uk

TUESDAY 9 – SATURDAY 13 APRIL

THE ALHAMBRA, BRADFORD –  www.bradford-theatres.co.uk

TUESDAY 16 – SATURDAY 20 APRIL

NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL  –  www.norwichtheatre.org

TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 APRIL

HULL NEW THEATRE –  www.hulltheatres.co.uk

TUESDAY 14 – SATURDAY 18 MAY

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE –  www.capitaltheatres.com

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TUESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 25 MAY

KING'S THEATRE, GLASGOW  –  www.atgtickets.com/theatre-royal-glasgow

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Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE Celebrates 30th Anniversary With a 2024-25 UK Tour

The tour kicks off in November at Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Matthew Bourne ’s Swan Lake will return for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 UK tour. This reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in this major revival.

Matthew Bourne ’s Swan Lake begins at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 11 November until 16 November before visiting The Lowry, Salford from 19 November until 30 November, ahead of the 8-week annual Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells from 3 December 2024 to 26 January 2025. Further tour dates and casting to be announced soon.

Matthew Bourne  said today, “When our Swan Lake was premiered nearly 30 years ago it created a sensation that none of us could have predicted. I think we knew that we had a good idea but could never have dreamt of the impact it would have on all of us, our audiences and the wider dance world. I have seen over those 30 years how this production has continued to change lives, create new audiences and inspire young dancers.

The inspiration of Swan Lake is central to our “talent development” programme at New Adventures, especially in our Cygnet School and Swan School, where we aim to develop the dancers of the future to feature in our many productions. Indeed, this new revival of Swan Lake will feature dancers who have been nurtured through these programmes, or through their professional development as New Adventures company members, with many of them making their debuts in these coveted roles. 

As our swans take flight once more in this major revival, I’m full of anticipation for the challenges it will bring for our next generation of dancers and the wonder that it will bring to audiences who will experience it for the very first time.”

Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, this genre-defining event is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head. 

First staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in 1995, Matthew Bourne ’s Swan Lake took the dance theatre world by storm becoming the longest running full-length dance classic in the West End and on Broadway. It has since been performed across the globe, collecting over thirty international accolades including the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and three Tony Awards for Best Director of a Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

Alongside performances of Matthew Bourne ’s Swan Lake, New Adventures will deliver a programme of activity designed to encourage talent development, and to improve the well-being of children and young people through engaging them in dance. In addition to the New Adventures regular Schools Tour, this expanded programme will be specific to Swan Lake with further details to be announced.

Monday 11 – Saturday 16 November 2024 Theatre Royal Plymouth Www.theatreroyal.com On Sale Soon 

Tuesday 19 – Saturday 30 November 2024 The Lowry, Salford Www.thelowry.com On Sale 19 January 2024 

Tuesday 3 December 2024 – Sunday 26 January 2025 Sadler’s Wells, London Www.sadlerswells.com On Sale 26 January 2024

Further Tour Dates To Be Announced

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Matthew Bourne's Romeo & Juliet tour

Currently touring until 11 May 2024

Matthew Bourne's ROMEO AND JULIET gives Shakespeare's timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful vitality. Confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo & Juliet is hitting the road for a new UK tour and London run in 2023 – here’s all you need to know.

New Adventures and Sadler’s Wells will present the production across a 12-week UK tour and five-week summer season at Sadler’s Wells.

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet gives Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful vitality. Confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. A masterful re-telling of an ageless tale of teenage discovery and the madness of first love, Romeo and Juliet garnered universal critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019, and now joins the New Adventures repertoire alongside the very best of Bourne’s world renowned dance theatre productions.

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet 2023 tour dates and venues

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Meet the cast!

The role of Juliet will be played by Cordelia Braithwaite and Monique Jonas while Paris Fitzpatrick and Andrew Monaghan will play Romeo. Danny Reubens and Richard Winsor will share the role of Tybalt.

Completing the company are Tanisha Addicott, Matthew Amos, Carla Contini, Tasha Chu, Adam Davies, Gabrielle de Souza, Jackson Fisch, Anya Ferdinand, Cameron Flynn, Euan Garrett, Kurumi Kamayachi, Hannah Kremer, Rory Macleod, Blue Makwana, Leonardo McCorkindale, Eleanor McGrath, Enrique Ngbokota, Bryony Pennington and Harry Ondrak Wright .

Daisy May Kemp and Alan Vincent will also feature in the production as well as serving as Resident Directors for the tour.

Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, collaborating with the New Adventures Artistic team; Etta Murfitt (Associate Artistic Director), Lez Brotherston (Set and Costume design), Paule Constable (Lighting Design), Paul Groothuis (Sound Design) and Arielle Smith (Associate Choreographer) with Terry Davies’ thrillingly fresh orchestrations of Prokofiev’s dynamic score.

Matthew Bourne said: “I had resisted creating a new production of Romeo and Juliet for many years wondering if there was anything new to say in a much-performed work. In 2019 I found that inspiration in a countrywide young talent development project that surrounded the original production.

“Working alongside my usual world class creative team but with a team of ‘young artistic associates’ and a young cast of super talented emerging dance artists, we created something relevant, questioning and deeply moving…. But also, an unexpected hit show!

“I’m therefore thrilled to announce its long-awaited return as part of the celebrated New Adventures repertoire to entertain and provoke audiences with its powerful and timely tale of young love.”

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake will return for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 UK tour

New Adventures is delighted to announce that Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake will return for its 30th anniversary with a 2024-25 UK tour, playing The Lowry, Salford in November 2024.

This reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre production of all time. In celebration of that ongoing impact, Swan Lake will take flight once more in this major revival.

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake begins at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 11th November until 16th November before visiting The Lowry, Salford from 19th November until 30th November, ahead of the 8-week annual Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells from 3rd December 2024 to 26th January 2025. Further tour dates and casting to be announced soon.

Matthew Bourne said today, “When our Swan Lake was premiered nearly 30 years ago it created a sensation that none of us could have predicted. I think we knew that we had a good idea but could never have dreamt of the impact it would have on all of us, our audiences and the wider dance world. I have seen over those 30 years how this production has continued to change lives, create new audiences and inspire young dancers.

“The inspiration of Swan Lake is central to our “talent development” programme at New Adventures, especially in our Cygnet School and Swan School, where we aim to develop the dancers of the future to feature in our many productions. Indeed, this new revival of Swan Lake will feature dancers who have been nurtured through these programmes, or through their professional development as New Adventures company members, with many of them making their debuts in these coveted roles.

“As our swans take flight once more in this major revival, I’m full of anticipation for the challenges it will bring for our next generation of dancers and the wonder that it will bring to audiences who will experience it for the very first time.”

Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, this genre-defining event is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head.

First staged at Sadler’s Wells in London in 1995, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake took the dance theatre world by storm becoming the longest running full-length dance classic in the West End and on Broadway. It has since been performed across the globe, collecting over thirty international accolades including the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production and three Tony Awards for Best Director of a Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

Alongside performances of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, New Adventures will deliver a programme of activity designed to encourage talent development, and to improve the well-being of children and young people through engaging them in dance. In addition to the New Adventures regular Schools Tour, this expanded programme will be specific to Swan Lake with further details to be announced.

Swan Lake plays at The Lowry from the 19th to the 30th November 2024, https://thelowry.com/

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Casting announced for UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s  Romeo and Juliet

The production will play a summer season at Sadler’s Wells

Casting has been announced for the revival of Matthew Bourne’s  Romeo and Juliet , which will tour to 13 UK venues including a five-week summer season at Sadler’s Wells later this year.

Juliet will be played by Cordelia Braithwaite, who created the role in 2019, and Monique Jonas ( Nutcracker! ), who will be making her debut in the role. Paris Fitzpatrick and Andrew Monaghan both return as Romeo, having created the role in 2019.

Tybalt will be played by original cast member Danny Reubens alongside New Adventures veteran Richard Winsor.

Completing the company are Tanisha Addicott, Matthew Amos, Carla Contini, Tasha Chu, Adam Davies, Gabrielle de Souza, Jackson Fisch, Anya Ferdinand, Cameron Flynn, Euan Garrett, Kurumi Kamayachi, Hannah Kremer, Rory Macleod, Blue Makwana, Leonardo McCorkindale, Eleanor McGrath, Enrique Ngbokota, Bryony Pennington and Harry Ondrak Wright.

New Adventures senior artists, Daisy May Kemp and Alan Vincent will also feature in the production as well as serving as resident directors for the tour.

The UK tour will open at Curve, Leicester on 3 July, visiting The Lowry, Salford; Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe and Hull New Theatre, before opening at Sadler’s Wells on 1 August for a five-week season.

The UK tour continues to Milton Keynes Theatre; The Alhambra, Bradford; Festival Theatre, Edinburgh; King’s Theatre, Glasgow; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield; Churchill Theatre, Bromley; Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen finishing on 4 November 2023.

Romeo and Juliet  marks the first co-production between New Adventures and Sadler’s Wells. International tour dates for 2024 will be announced shortly.

Matthew Bourne said today: “When our  Romeo and Juliet  was created in 2019, it was primarily as a ‘talent development’ project, offering life-changing opportunities for young dancers and creative artists throughout the UK. As the piece now enters the New Adventures repertoire, I’m excited to say that several of the young performers who were given their first performance experience in this production are now returning to the show as seasoned professionals.”

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Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures announces the return of ‘EDWARD SCISSORHANDS’

New Adventures , Martin McCallum and Marc Platt  have announce that EDWARD SCISSORHANDS , devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne will return to the stage later this year for the first time since 2014.

A major new UK tour will open at Theatre Royal Plymouth on Monday 20 November 2023 and run until Saturday 25 November , before going to The Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 28 November to Saturday 2 December , ahead of a seven-week Christmas Season at Sadler’s Wells, London from Tuesday 5 December 2023 to Saturday 20 January 2024 .

The four-month UK tour continues in 2024 and will visit The Marlowe, Canterbury from Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 January and Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 February .

Full tour dates until May 2024 to be announced soon.

Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies , Bourne and his company, New Adventures return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world.

Matthew Bourne’s magical dance production of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS has carved a place in the hearts of audiences world-wide since its premiere in 2005.  Following sell out performances in America, Australia, Korea and Japan and Europe, it had its first major revival in 2014 and now returns to UK theatres for the first time in 9 years.

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne , with new music and arrangements by Terry Davies based on themes from the motion picture score composed by Danny Elfman . The show is based on the original motion picture by arrangement with 20 th Century Studios , with original story and motion picture directed by Tim Burton , and original screenplay, story and co-adaptation by Caroline Thompson . The set and costumes are designed by Lez Brotherston , with lighting designed by Howard Harrison and sound designed by Paul Groothuis . By Special Arrangement with Buena Vista Theatricals .

Full casting to be announced shortly.

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