Edward Scissorhands

I'm one of those very lucky people who manages to get all of their celebrations over with in one chunk, leaving the rest of the year free for the peace and quiet of normality. As such, I have Christmas, then New Year, then my birthday in a great big swathe of festivity over the course of a few weeks.

I had a fantastic birthday this year. There were pancakes for breakfast, there were presents, there was lunch in my favourite local pub and in the evening I went to Sadler's Wells in London to see Matthew Bourne's "Edward Scissorhands". Last year I went to see his famous "Swan Lake" with the all-male corps of swans and it was amazing. I'd never been to see a ballet before and I was surprised that the narrative structure of the piece was so clear. I've since learned that this is one of the hallmarks of Bourne's choreography, and as I loved the film of "Edward Scissorhands" I was keen to see his adaptation. It was really good - it can genuinely be described as magical. It even had dancing topiary. Not many shows on in London at the moment can boast that.

Somehow I think that it's good for us to turn off the verbal bits of our brain sometimes and follow stories told through other means. This rings especially true if you're particularly verbose like me! So much can be conveyed through music and movement and you have the ability to lose yourself in the narrative far more when tales are told like this.

"Edward Scissorhands" is on until February 4th at Sadler's Wells, after which I think it's touring round the country. It's definitely well worth going to see.

http://www.edwardscissorhands.co.uk/
http://www.sadlerswells.com/