Celebrating 20 spellbinding years on the stage, the live version of Raymond Briggs’ iconic and much-loved children’s classic flies into the Theatre Royal Nottingham from 28th January to 1st February 2014
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of The Snowman™, based upon the book by Raymond Briggs and the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates. Music and lyrics by Howard Blake.
Sparkling with charm and wit, The Snowman tells the magical story of a young boy’s adventures when his snowman comes miraculously to life on Christmas Eve. A glittering host of international snowmen and snow women are joined onstage by an array of colourful characters including dancing penguins, magical reindeer, a beautiful snow princess and her abominable beau Jack Frost and of course, Father Christmas himself. With its joyful combination of classic storytelling, music and dance, The Snowman is an enchanting treat for all the family.
Stuart Rogers, Producer of The Snowman and executive director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre says of the show:
‘The Snowman has been delighting audiences young and old for an amazing 20 years. There are very few shows that enjoy such a remarkably long life and its continuing success and appeal to new generations of audiences is a tribute to the genius of the artistic team that created the show. We look forward to many more years of Walking in the Air with audiences old and new.’
The Snowman first appeared as a beautifully illustrated picture book by Raymond Briggs in 1978. It subsequently inspired the classic Oscar nominated, BAFTA award-winning animated film featuring Howard Blake’s wonderful score, first transmitted by Channel 4 on Christmas Eve thirty years ago. The film’s signature song Walking in the Air reached number 3 in the UK charts when sung by choirboy Aled Jones in 1985, and the song was voted number 2 in a poll conducted by Classic FM to find out children’s favourite pieces of classical music, beating Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy amongst others.
More about the show can be found at www.snowmanshow.com .
The Snowman is directed by Bill Alexander and choreographed by Robert North with set and costume designs by Ruari Murchison and lighting by Tim Mitchell.
Details
THE SNOWMAN
Dates: Tuesday 28 January – Saturday 1 February 2014
Performance Times: Evenings 7.30pm, Weds & Thurs matinees 2pm, Sat matinee 2.30pm
Suitable for children aged four and upwards.
Tickets: £29.50 - £14 plus concessions
Box Office: 0115 989 5555
Online booking: www.trch.co.uk
