​A Cut above the Rest: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test

Tim Burton’s modern classic, ‘Edward Scissor hands’, has finally made its (0)        B        way onto the stage! Theatre producer, Matthew Bourne, brings us a theatrical adaptation that is guaranteed to (1)________ your breath away! (2)________ contemporary dance, spectacular scenery and a heart-warming storyline, this comic fantasy is a (3)________ treat for the imagination.

The part of Edward Scissor hands is (4)________ by Sam Archer. Edward is a young man (5)________ by a lonely inventor to keep him company, but sadly, the inventor dies, leaving Edward incomplete. At first, Edward lives in isolation but then decides he doesn’t want to be (6)________ all his life, so he steps out into his local community. Edward’s strange appearance is in complete contrast to the play’s white-fenced, suburban (7)________. What follows is a sweet and gentle story with a hidden depth; the struggle to (8)________ past people’s physical appearance and focus on their inner beauty. Bourne’s latest production has been well (9)________ by critics, some claiming that it is his best work to date! Many originally questioned Bourne’s plans to (10)________ Burton’s master piece into a dance production. However, he has managed to bring to get here brilliant cast of (11)________ unknown actors, who use modern dance to breathe new (12)________ into this gothic fairytale.