Stage: Edward ScissorhandsThe Alhambra Theatre, BradfordLiz Coggins 5/5
It would have been an easy option for Matthew Bourne to make Edward Scissorhands a classic gothic horror ballet but instead Bourne has taken Tim Burton’s 1990 film and created a whimsical piece of dance. Edward Scissorhands is playful, mischievous and quirky. A tale of acceptance and inclusion – it is Bourne at his creative best. First premiered in 2005 and re-imagined in 2014, his interpretation of this modern fairy tale has a strong narrative that drives the dance.
Played out against the backdrop of designer Lez Brotherston’s simple but amazing sets of cut-out houses, sequinned gauzes, dancing topiary trees, snow falling in the auditorium and colourful 50’s costumes combined with Howard Harrison’s ever-changing pastel lighting, this is a visual banquet. Scissorhands is an ensemble show with Bourne giving everyone the chance to shine by creating six families in the story all with a mother, father and two children.
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