The Marlowe
Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands
Matthew Bourne

Edward Scissorhands

This magical dance production based on the cult film is coming to Canterbury for the first time.

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.

In a castle high on a hill lives Edward; a boy created by an eccentric inventor. When his creator dies he is left alone and unfinished with only scissors for 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?

Show Talk

Show Talk

Learn more about the show with a free post-show talk. No need to book, simply stay in your seats at the end of the performance.

Date Tue 23 Jan
Time Post-show
Edward Scissorhands