It’s a tale as old as time: An eccentric inventor builds a boy, gives him scissors for hands, dies, and leaves the boy alone in a castle high on a hill. Discovered by a kindly townswoman, the scissor-handed boy is invited to live with her suburban family, setting off a journey of self-discovery and sculptural design. Based on the classic Tim Burton movie, Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s Dance Version features appropriately haunting and affective music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies. Filmed live in March 2024 at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, this fish-out-of-water narrative is big-screen fun for the whole family.
Wednesday 9/25. $12–16, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net