A DANCER who was the youngest to win an Olivier award is coming to the North West with the first major revival of Tim Burton’s modern fairytale Edward Scissorhands.

Liam Mower will appear in Matthew Bourne’s magical production at The Lowry, Salford Quays, from Tuesday, November 25, to Saturday, November 29.

Based on the classic film, the love story tells the bittersweet tale of a boy created by a lonely inventor who dies leaving him alone and unfinished.

Left with only scissors for hands, Edward must find his place in a strange suburban world where the well-meaning community struggles to see past his appearance to the innocence and gentleness within.

The iconic title role is being shared by Liam and Dominic North, another popular star of director and choreographer Matthew’s New Adventures dance company.

Liam, aged 22, from Hull, said: “It's very different to what people have seen before.

"It's on the scale and size of a musical but without words.

"It's a story told through movement and dance.

"It relates to so many different people.

"The story of Edward Scissorhands is about a boy who is alienated because he is so different to everyone in the neighbourhood,

"He finds himself in this strange neighbourhood that he isn't used to.

"He is looked upon as a bit of a weird creature, someone completely different.

"I think so many people can relate to that."

It was at the age of nine that Liam took up ballet as a hobby and, by the age of 13, had landed a role in West End hit Billy Elliot.

He was discovered when the producers conducted a nationwide search in 2003, selecting three boys to share the title role in the show.

He was the youngest recipient of an Olivier award, until 2012, when Eleanor Worthington Cox and Cleo Demetriou won a joint Olivier for playing Matilda, both aged 10.

Liam said: "When Billy Elliot came along, it was obviously a big step into the unknown.

"It all just kind of took off from there.

"It was quite daunting. It was the first big stage I had ever stepped on.

"I think I was just so young, I didn't kind of realise what I was getting myself into.

"I didn't realise how big it was going to be."

Edward Scissorhands will be Liam’s fifth show for Matthew, widely hailed as the UK's most popular and successful choreographer and director.

Liam said: “His company has been one I have wanted to work for since I have been quite young.

"I've seen a lot of his work and I absolutely love it.

"When I came out of college, I auditioned for the company and I was lucky enough to get the job.

"I was absolutely thrilled. It's opened so many doors for me in the past few years.

"Swan Lake was a pretty special one for me because that was one of the first productions I saw of Matthew's and it's one of the most famous.”

Looking to the future and Liam says there are many more of his shows he would love to appear in, including Cinderella and The Car Man.

Describing the dancing in Edward Scissorhands, he said: “It's a lot of styles really.

"Some of it comes from classical ballet, there's contemporary dance in it.

"(Matthew) is a big fan of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and all of those dance movie stars of that time.

"I think he draws a lot of inspiration from different eras and styles of dance as well.”

Edward Scissorhands is on at The Lowry, Salford Quays, from Tuesday, November 25, to Saturday, November 29.