SCISSORHANDZ: A Musical Reinvented
Southwark Playhouse Elephant
5/5 based on 2 reviews (read reviews)- Booking until: Saturday, 29 March 2025
- Running time: 1hr 30min. No interval.
SCISSORHANDZ: A Musical Reinvented description
So you adored the classic Tim Burton movie Edward Scissorhands? This new musical will blow your mind. Welcome to the haunting, hilarious, stunning and inventive Scissorhandz: A Musical Reinvented, inspired by the 1990 movie and produced by the iconic Michelle Visage and NSYNC’s Lance Bass.
Inhibitions? Forget them! This joyful, moving celebration of eccentricity is loved by hero-weirdos for its bedazzling plot enhanced by some of the best-loved chart toppers from the nineties to the noughties. Including tunes by Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette, Lady Gaga and loads more, Scissorhandz is a powerful parody celebrating the magic of difference.
A smash hit in Hollywood USA
The show sold out in Hollywood, captivating everyone who saw it and attracting rave reviews. Now this radical, raucous, joyful and touching tribute to the ultimate outsider is in the West End, ready to delight people of every shape, size and flavour, from the hes and shes to the gays, the theys and everyone in between. If you're a rebellious type who relishes being different, this is your show. Tim Burton must be delighted to have inspired such a powerhouse of a musical.
Who stars in the Scissorhandz musical?
Jordan Kai Burnett (Magic Mike Live, Romy & Michele the Musical) plays Scissorhands, and the four-time Olivier nominated Emma Williams (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mrs Henderson Presents) plays Peg. Dionne Gipson is The Inventor, Lauren Jones is Kim, Annabelle Terry plays Esmeralda, Ryan O’Connor is Helen, and Richard Carson plays Jim. The Ensemble is Candida Mosoma, Luke Cairns, and Grace Towning.
Written and directed by Bradley Bredeweg with choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento, the musical direction is by Gregory Nabours, set design by James Pearse Connelly, and costume design by Abby Clarke. The lighting design comes from Adam King, sound design by Yvonne Gilbert, casting by Harry Blumenau Casting, production management by James Anderton and general management by Wildpark Entertainment. The show is produced by Bradley Bredeweg, Kelley Parker and Brian Pendleton, along with co-producers Lance Bass and Michelle Visage.
Playing at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Age restrictions
Ages 12+.