New Adventures, Martin McCallum and Marc Platt are delighted to deliver EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, to the Theatre Royal in Glasgow from 21-25 May 2024.
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS will star Liam Mower and Stephen Murray as Edward Scissorhands with Katrina Lyndon and Ashley Shaw as Kim Boggs. Featuring Kerry Biggin, Sophia Hurdley, 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.
Completing the forged are Andrew Ashton, Jade Copas, Jamie Duncan-Campbell, Anna Maria de Freitas, Perreira de Jesus Franque, Molly Shaw-Downie, Megan Ferguson, Savannah Ffrench, Christina Gibbs, Aristide Lyons, Xholindi Muci, Barnaby Quarendon, Edwin Ray, Holly Saw, Nikolas Shikkis, Xavier Andriambolanoro Sotiya (this yr’s New Adventures Emerging Artist) and Carrie Willis.
Matthew Bourne stated “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. 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 Hope Springs 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). This gives us a wonderful opportunity to support younger dancers, many of whom have been nurtured in our talent development programmes, but also to work, once again, with many former New Adventures stars, in the roles of the Mums and Dads! New Adventures truly is a family and never more so than in this production. I’m particularly delighted that my Associate Artistic Director, Etta Murfitt is returning to the stage in her created role as “Peg Boggs” and our New Adventures Take Part Creative Director, and unique “Kim” on this manufacturing, Kerry Biggin will even return to the present to additionally play “Peg”. I’m thrilled to welcome “Edward” again for our 2023/4 season to unfold his message of pleasure, creativity and acceptance”.
Matthew Bourne’s magical dance manufacturing of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS has carved a spot within the hearts of audiences world-wide since its premiere in 2005. Following promote out performances in America, Australia, Korea, Japan and Europe, it had its first main revival in 2014 and now returns to UK theatres for the primary time in 9 years.
Based on the traditional Tim Burton film and that includes the hauntingly stunning music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his firm, New Adventures return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a wierd new world.
In a citadel excessive on a hill lives Edward; a boy created by an eccentric inventor. When his creator dies, he’s left alone and unfinished with solely scissors for palms till a kindly townswoman invitations him to reside along with her suburban household. Can Edward discover his place within the well-meaning group which struggles to see previous his curious look to the innocence and gentleness inside?
TUESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 25 MAY
THEATRE ROYAL, GLASGOW
