When a young boy’s snowman comes to life on Christmas Eve, the two set off on a night-time quest for adventure. On their travels they meet dancing penguins, reindeer and naturally, Father Christmas. Watch spellbound as the Snowman flies through the night sky above you, before escaping the clutches of the evil Jack Frost to return home for Christmas morning.
Featuring Howard Blake’s beautiful Walking In the Air, performed by a live orchestra, choreographed by Robert North and directed by Bill Alexander, this is the perfect Christmas treat for all the family. Read more …
The stage show based on Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman and the subsequent film has become a modern classic. Ruari Murchison’s enchanting design combined with Tim Mitchell’s spectacular lighting has been delighting children for over a decade. With its wonderful mix of storytelling, spectacle and magic, The Snowman is back for a record-breaking 14th year.
The tale of a boy and his magical night with a snowman friend will forever remain a classic. In part, possibly, because it doesn’t have a cloying and sentimental ending. Even now the scenes of the morning after the Snowman’s nocturnal adventures are surprisingly affecting. But the fact remains that it belongs to another era, before we all became so obsessed with modern technology and the speed at which we do things.
While there is, admittedly, a little unnecessary padding here and there, it is a beautiful and engaging Christmassy show that will appeal to the very young, the very old and many in between.
Rather than capturing the original’s essence, Alexander has instead transformed it from a eyecatching short story into a pretty but diluted ballet.
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday December 13, 2012, until Sunday December 30, 2012. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
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