Edward Scissorhands 2006

The Dukes have announced the launch of their new Autumn/Winter Season. This new season is packed with big drama titles, the best comedy, cinema, dance and more!

Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s dance version of Tim Burton’s classic, has been filmed for the big screen and will be released in cinemas across the UK and internationally for the first time from Wednesday 25th September 2024. 

Discover the talented cast of WEST SIDE STORY at Pittsburgh CLO, featuring a dynamic ensemble ready to bring this classic musical to life.

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

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, is coming to the Theatre Royal in Glasgoe from 21-25 May 2024.

Cameron Mackintosh has announced that his new co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre of Lionel Bart's iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the end of the year.

Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced today the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters (Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun) and Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Here Lies Love), and directed by Sir Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake, My Fair Lady), playing at the Ahmanson Theatre from February 8—March 9, 2025. 

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, devised, directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, comes to the Theatre Royal in Glasgow from 21-25 May 2024. 

Stranger Sings! is a musical parody based on the adventures of some unlikely heroes set in the 1980’s in Hawkins, Indiana. Created in part to celebrate the fandom surrounding the Netflix behemoth, Stranger Things super fans Jonathan Hogue and Nick Flatto, whereas Flatto also serves as producer-director of the show.

Center Theatre Group announces 'CTG: THE GALA 2024' featuring Matthew Bourne and Lea Salonga. Sir Matthew Bourne will be the inaugural artistic honoree at the gala event on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

An all new revival of Oliver! is coming to Chichester Festival Theatre as part of its new season. This new production of Lionel Bart’s musical has been fully reconceived especially for CFT by director and choreographer Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. Learn more about the show here!

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet will have its North American Premiere at the Ahmanson January 31, 2024 (with previews starting January 28th). Matthew directs and choreographs his cast of 27 New Adventures dancers. Matthew managed to answer a few of my queries on the phone amidst the background of police sirens blaring.

Martin McCallum, FRSA, has passed away at age 73.

Milton Keynes Theatre has announced its spring 2024 season! The theatre looks forward to a list of musicals, featuring a mix of returning titles and brand-new shows that are transferring from the West End, and more. Learn more about the lineup here!

Matthew Bourne's 'Romeo and Juliet' opens at the Ahmanson Theatre on January 31.

SCISSORHANDS: A Musical Tribute opened earlier this month (Dec. 1) and performs through January 14, 2024, at The Bourbon Room. The production has revealed that Lance Bass has joined Scissorhands as a producer, as the production eyes a run in NYC, London, or Toronto. 

TodayTix, the digital gateway to cultural experiences, is launching its annual Boxing Day Sale.

No Sugarplum Fairy at Sadler’s Wells this Christmas…they've got Edward Scissorhands instead! Specifically Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures production running until 20 January.

SCISSORHANDS: A Musical Tribute has announced an extension of its limited run at The Bourbon Room, now playing through Sunday, January 14. Check out photos from opening night here!

The West End says farewell to 2023 in style with some incredible theatre. We visit the world before it went upside down, go inside the government during the pandemic and get a London transfer of a time-travelling comedy.

Over 40 of London’s biggest theatre shows are welcoming in 2024 with Official London Theatre’s New Year Sale. Tickets are available at £10, £20, £30, £40 and £50 for performances from 1 January to 29 February 2024, with no booking or postage fees.

The smash jukebox tribute Scissorhands - A Musical Tribute returns with an all-new, immersive staging opening December 1, 2023, at The Bourbon Room (with previews starting November 24th). This hilarious parody of the 1990 classic film Edward Scissorhands features their unique take on such pop hits as: What Was I Made For, Dream On, Uninvited, Like a Prayer, I'm Every Woman, Shallow, Shake It Out, and Fast Car. Scissorhands’ playwright Bradley Bredeweg directs the vocally gifted cast of: Jordan Kai Burnett, Emma Hunton, Dionne Gipson, Natalie Masini, Ryan O'Connor, Carly Casey and Alex Ellis; with Carson Higgins, alternating with John Krause. Jordan cut some time out of their busy schedule to answer a few of my queries.

A compilation of the relaxed and accessible performances of theatre shows around the UK this Christmas.