QUOTES & REVIEWS
AWARDS
NEW YORK DRAMA DESK AWARD
Unique Theatrical Experience
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS AWARD
Best New Dance Production
Nominated for SOUTH BANK SHOW AWARD
Nominated for NATIONAL DANCE AWARD
Outstanding Male Dancer - Dominic North (2009)
Press Quotes 2006/2007 USA
“Demolishing conventions, bestriding art forms from ballet to musical comedy to film, Bourne’s work isn’t just high-brow or low-brow. It’s all-brow”
Time Magazine
“Composer, Terry Davies has expanded Danny Elfman’s original themes into a full, luscious score”
Time Magazine
“Edward’s magic shears make shear theatrical magic”
Time Magazine
“Has more smart laughs than most Broadway musical comedies”
Time Magazine
“Edward Scissorhands soars into ballet ecstasy…the climactic pas de deux is one of the most potent I have seen”
Time Magazine
“Calling all New Yorkers: dance on over to BAM for this sizzling Edward Scissorhands. I guarantee that, at the end, you’ll glide out”
Time Magazine
“Matthew Bourne, the British choreographer with a string of theatrical marvels to his name … a seemingly boundless sense of invention and attention to detail…could hardly be more inspired”
Wall Street Journal
“Moves from it’s opening curtain through to it’s snow falling curtain calls with a grace, a charm, a wit, a momentum and a depth worthy of any creation calling itself a ballet”
Wall Street Journal
“I suppose the scrupulous Mr Bourne will continue to find the term “ballet” too strict or limiting to describe his rich theatrical excursions. Now that I’ve seen and admired a small share of them, I wonder if he’d consider calling these original and memorable creations a name all their own: Bourneballet”
Wall Street Journal
“Scissorhands looks sharp on stage… as haunting as it is whimsical”
USA Today
Press Quotes 2005/2006 UK
"From the beginning the Matthew Bourne - Tim Burton chemistry is fizzing… a cracking piece of theatre”
The Guardian
“Matthew Bourne’s witty, compassionate staging of Tim Burton’s cult film cuts straight to the heart of small-minded small town America and reveals a magical hero who can’t shake hands but who touches us all”
The Scottish Herald
“Hugely accessible… a visually arresting, wildly ambitious and ceaselessly inventive piece of work….a mountain of eye-candy!”
Metro
“Bourne and designer Lez Brotherston have made the story dazzle”
The Guardian
“Truly magical…this is a show for lovers of dance, musicals, film and everything in between”
The Scotsman
“Charming, inventive…Bourne’s most endearing creation”
Lewis Segal - The LA Times
“Bourne cuts a dash with his magical, witty Scissorhands”
Evening Standard
“Wildly inventive and bold…with the fizz of Bourne’s mastery of romance and comedy…a splendid piece of music theatre’
Western Mail (Cardiff)
“When it comes to magic, Bourne is second to none”
Evening Standard
"This is a production that is as razor sharp as the blades at the end of Edward Scissorhands arms”
Western Mail (Cardiff)
“Lez Brotherston deserves a knighthood for the costumes alone”
Evening Standard
“A fantastic family show”
Daily Telegraph
“Bourne has reinvented Edward Scissorhands. Using his acute directorial skills and the incredible design flair of Lez Brotherston, Bourne has fashioned a tender and funny dance play about the ultimate outcast”
The Times
“Straight from the heart…. A stunning finale that knocks you sideways”
Metro
“Lovingly crafted…. beautifully choreographed….full of wit and detailed observation….poignant and visually magnificent”
BBC Norfolk
"This production is, in a word, stunning… the wait was worth it. And how! … Breathtaking"
The Evening Chronicle Newcastle
“This lavish production…provoked gasps of delight…Thanks to Bourne’s ingenious directing and choreography the pace never dropped…Dazzling!”
Evening Times (Glasgow)
“Matthew Bourne turns Tim Burton’s tale of the sharp-fingered misfit into a brilliant dance extravaganza…witty, touching and visually exciting”
The List (Scotland)
“A smash hit – Edward Scissorhands was a cut above the rest”
Nottingham Post
“This was truly sublime entertainment… never a dull moment in this funny, sad and genuinely enchanting production”
Manchester Evening News
"An evening of pure magic that see’s the movie hit become an enchanting theatre show…a love story with a cutting edge”
Birmingham Post
“The production is stylish and sophisticated with dance that is breathtaking in it’s clarity and polish, with music to die for. Yes, in case you were in any doubt, I absolutely adored this show”
Western Mail (Cardiff)
“A most breath-takingly beautiful experience….a masterpiece of dance, music and colour…that will endure for decades…. It brings great pleasure to everyone from very young children to very old adults. It is sheer magic, sheer joy and pure theatre…. Overwhelmingly ravishing”
Cardiff
“A romantic, magical, touching journey….the performances are exceptional…a truly captivating and enthralling production. Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands is a cut above!”
BBC Nottingham
"Edward Scissorhands leaves you spellbound. Whatever the talented Matthew Bourne touches turns to gold…it has comedy, drama and tragedy, all eloquently recreated through the power of dance…absolutely stunning…will leave you open mouthed"
Broadwaymania.com
“Matthew Bourne’s disregard for catagories has created a new genre – the dancical. Neither dance show or musical, but a delicious hybrid….unashamedly entertaining…Bewitching”
The Scotsman
"Bourne again at ballets cutting edge…his choreography has a wonderful life and energy…fun accessible and easy on the eye”
The Scottish Sunday Times
“Cutting-edge creation…Matthew Bourne works his magic… the result is stunning”
Metro
"I’ve yet to see a Matthew Bourne production that I haven’t loved. He has to be the hottest choreographer/director we have”
The Evening Chronicle Newcastle
“Edward Scissorhands shows Matthew Bourne yet again displaying his talent for innovation, his mastery of dance and the superb integration of choreography and design which is characteristic of New Adventures”
The British Theatre Guide
“Bourne has finally realised his dream to make his own theatrical version of the film. And what a job he has done…spine-tingling from the onset…dazzling”
The Stage
“Edward Scissorhands comes to the stage in three-dimensional, scissor-snipping glory…this show is a gem…funny,romantic, moving and hugely entertaining”
Telegraph and Argus (Bradford)
“A Triumph! Scissorhands as sharp as ever on stage…the effect is stunning”
Yorkshire Post
