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Dateline: 7th February, 2006
Scissorhands Tour Begins The national tour of Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands begins today (7th February) at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre after a hugely successful run at Sadler's Wells, where 92,500 people saw the show paying £2.8m, making it the highest grossing show ever at Sadler’s Wells. 66% of the audience were new attendees at Sadler’s Wells, and there were 1829 children’s half-price matinee tickets and 3205 schools tickets. Tickets are selling fast on tour and the productions looks set to recoup its costs easily before the end. It was also nominated for a South Bank Show Award for Dance and an international tour that includes Tokyo, Seoul, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Paris will ensure that Edward Scissorhands will rapidly become one of the most successful touring dance shows created in the UK. Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Sadler’s Wells, said, "I'm delighted that our ongoing relationship with Matthew Bourne as associate artist has resulted in another outstanding Christmas season for Sadler's Wells. This is a very exciting time for dance. Its increasing popularity in every part of the nation's cultural life is aided enormously by the creations of Matthew Bourne, and Sadler's Wells is proud to support his work.”
Mathew Bourne said, " New Adventures is delighted to have once again broken the Sadler’s Wells box office record with our new production of Edward Scissorhands. We are dedicated to bringing highly entertaining and inspiring dance/theatre to as wide an audience as possible. The fact that 66% of our audience was first time attendee's at the UK's premiere dance house is particularly thrilling and speaks for itself. I have been privileged to watch audiences take Edward to their hearts and roar their approval at over 85 performances. I would like to thank Alistair Spalding and Sadler’s Wells for another wonderful Christmas Season and, as they embark on a 14 week British Tour, pay tribute to the hardest working company in the UK." Tour details
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