Samantha Barks returns to Frozen!
Saadiqah, December 18th, 2023Barks took time off from the production for maternity leave
The musical currently playing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane will be welcoming Samantha Barks back into her role as Elsa on February 7, 2024. Barks went on maternity leave in the summer of 2023, with Jenna Lee-James assuming the role to cover from August 23rd.
Oscar-winning composer and lyric team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, director Michael Grandage, choreographer Rob Ashford, scenic designer Christopher Oram, and book by Jennifer Lee are the minds behind bringing this enchanting musical to life. The soaring score and stunning stagecraft led the production to receive critical acclaim on Broadway and earn the Tony nomination for Best Musical in 2018.
What is the story of Frozen?
Loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson's fairytale The Snow Queen, the story takes place in the Scandinavian surrounds of Arendelle, where two royal sisters, Elsa and Anna must grow up alone after losing their parents in a tragic sea accident.
Elsa, the elder of the two, must also contend with a secret - she has the power to create ice and snow with her bare hands, which she must keep secret, even from her sister, who nearly died whilst playing together as a little girl. By contrast, Anna is a sunny, albeit naive young lady who yearns for the outside world, having been isolated from Elsa since the accident.
When Elsa comes of age, she must take the throne as Queen, and the kingdom is reopened for her coronation - just for one day. Anna meets a handsome and charming Prince called Hans, who she instantly wishes to marry, much to Elsa's consternation. When the argument inadvertently reveals Elsa's powers, she flees to the wild North Mountain to live out a life of solitude and freedom. But Anna must find her sister and bring her back (with the help of an ice-seller, his reindeer and a talking snowman); otherwise, the fate of Arendelle will be frozen forever and left to the mercy of a cruel power.
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