Matthew Bourne is a canny operator when it comes to choosing titles and concepts with instant appeal, but his stage version of Tim Burton’s film isn’t just shrewd marketing – it is a perfect fit with his own sensibilities as a choreographer. There’s the outsider status of the central figure, the pastel-perfect (or is it?) 1950s suburban setting, the comic book-style exaggeration of plot and characters. It’s a warmly entertaining watch with a bittersweet thread running through.
