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St. Ann's Warehouse will welcome back Kneehigh and director Emma Rice for the New York premiere of The Wild Bride. In this adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Girl Without Hands," narrated by Satan himself, a father accidentally sells his daughter to the Devil. When our heroine cleverly escapes, a lyrical love story laced with devilish humor unfolds. The production features a bluegrass score by longtime Kneehigh composer Stu Barker, performed by live musicians and the cast.

St. Ann's Warehouse welcomes back Kneehigh and director Emma Rice for the New York premiere of The Wild Bride. In this adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'The Girl Without Hands,' narrated by Satan himself, a father accidentally sells his daughter to the Devil. When our heroine cleverly escapes, a lyrical love story laced with devilish humor unfolds. The production features a bluegrass score by longtime Kneehigh composer Stu Barker, performed by live musicians and the cast.

The hit that ran away with hearts last winter comes back for a honeymoon engagement in 2013: 26 hot dates with The Wild Bride. A splendid reception of ovations and rave reviews ensured that this enchanting Bride enjoyed a three-week extension of its original run. Now Kneehigh Theatre comes back to America for a three-week encore at Berkeley Repertory Theatre from tomorrow, January 26 to February 17, 2013. Don't miss this devilish mix of vivid music and sweet romance from Britain's extraordinary theatrical troupe. Watch a trailer for the production below!

The hit that ran away with hearts last winter comes back for a honeymoon engagement in 2013: 26 hot dates with The Wild Bride. A splendid reception of ovations and rave reviews ensured that this enchanting Bride enjoyed a three-week extension of its original run. Now Kneehigh Theatre comes back to America for a three-week encore at Berkeley Repertory Theatre from tomorrow, January 26 to February 17, 2013. Don't miss this devilish mix of vivid music and sweet romance from Britain's extraordinary theatrical troupe. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!

The hit that ran away with hearts last winter comes back for a honeymoon engagement in 2013: today Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced 26 hot dates with The Wild Bride. A splendid reception of ovations and rave reviews ensured that this enchanting Bride enjoyed a three-week extension of its original run. Now Kneehigh Theatre comes back to America for a three-week encore - 26 performances only - from January 26 to February 17, 2013. Don't miss this devilish mix of vivid music and sweet romance from Britain's extraordinary theatrical troupe.

Today Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that The Wild Bride is coming back! The holiday hit that ran away with hearts last winter returns for a honeymoon engagement in 2013. A splendid reception of standing ovations and rave reviews ensured that this enchanting Bride enjoyed a three-week extension of its original run. Now Kneehigh Theatre comes back to America to reprise the show in a special presentation - 26 performances only - from January 26 to February 17, 2013. Don't miss this devilish mix of vivid music and sweet romance from Britain's extraordinary theatrical troupe.

Kneehigh Theatre Company is back with The Wild Bride at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The Wild Bride is extending its run for three whole weeks.

Kneehigh Theatre Company is back with The Wild Bride at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The Wild Bride is extending its run for three whole weeks.

All the way from across the pond, from Cornwall's Kneehigh Theatre to be exact, comes a dark fairy tale brilliantly told, stunningly performed and miraculously conjured up here on the stage of Berkeley Repertory's Roda Theatre. The US premiere of The Wild Bride, playing now through January 1st, is tragically, magically hellish and heavenly all at the same time… and it will disarm you.

After triumphing on Broadway and in the Bay Area with Brief Encounter, Kneehigh Theatre Company is back.

After triumphing on Broadway and in the Bay Area with Brief Encounter, Kneehigh Theatre Company is back.

Full casting is announced for Matthew Bourne's NUTCRACKER!, which returns to Sadler's Wells this Christmas to celebrate the production's 20th Anniversary with a limited seven week run from Tuesday 6 December 2011 - Sunday 22 January 2012, as well as touring extensively throughout the UK (tour schedule attached). New dates are also added, with the tour now playing Dublin Grand Canal Theatre (Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 May 2012) and Newcastle Theatre Royal (Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 May 2012). Christmas 2011 marks another special anniversary, as New Adventures returns to Sadler's Wells for a 10th consecutive Christmas Season.

Kneehigh returns to Lyric Hammersmith this September with the London premiere of The Wild Bride, a lyrical tale with a brutal edge and a beating heart in a story which tells what happens when your father accidentally sells you to the Devil.

Kneehigh returns to Lyric Hammersmith this September with the London premiere of The Wild Bride, a lyrical tale with a brutal edge and a beating heart in a story which tells what happens when your father accidentally sells you to the Devil.

Matthew Bourne's stage adaption of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, produced by New Adventures, will make its first return to the United Kingdom since its original 2005 London premiere, following a world tour. At the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris through November 2, the production will return to England, making stops at the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham, Lowry Theatre in Salford and New Wimbledon Theatre in London before returning to its original home at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre, where it will begin performances on December 2.

Matthew Bourne's stage adaption of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, produced by New Adventures, will make its first return to the United Kingdom since its original 2005 London premiere, following a world tour. At the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris through November 2, the production will return to England, making stops at the Hippodrome Theatre in Birmingham, Lowry Theatre in Salford and New Wimbledon Theatre in London before returning to its original home at London's Sadler's Wells Theatre, where it will begin performances on December 2.

Go behind the scenes of the National Tour of Edward Scissorhands currently playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music now through March 31st. In this special video, you'll hear from Matthew Bourne, Sam Archer and Richard Winsor who are bringing Tim Burton's magical movie to life!

Having completed sold-out runs in London, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C., Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands will make its Northwest Premiere in Seattle this upcoming April.

Bourne cuts to the heart of Edward Scissorhands with his approachable dance interpretation, picking up on the despair of the title character's struggle for acceptance in a superficial anywhere American neighborhood...

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles December 13...