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The Snowman

Why see The Snowman?

27 years young!

Birmingham Repertory Theatre's wildly successful live stage adaptation of Raymond Briggs' best-loved children's book marks its 27th return to the Peacock this Christmas. Cemented as one of London's best Christmas traditions, this production makes use of a live orchestra, singing, and charming choreography. Including the haunting "Walking in the Air", the show re-imagines Briggs' book and subsequent film for new audiences and old, without losing any of its original charm.

WHAT IS THE SNOWMAN ABOUT?

Waking up to a thick blanket of snow outside, a young boy named James rushes downstairs and into the garden, where he begins to build a snowman. After a fun-filled and exhausting day, he goes to bed, unaware of the adventure that awaits at the stroke of midnight...

After a fitful sleep, James wakes up and decides to check up on his snowman. Opening the back door, he can't believe his eyes as his creation has magically come to life!

Watch spellbound as The Snowman and James literally fly through the night sky above you, escaping the clutches of the evil Jack Frost, before attending a party with the big man himself - Father Christmas - and other snowmen, not to mention those comical penguins!

Key Information

Audience

The Snowman is suitable for all children aged two and upwards, this is a captivating mix of dance, stagecraft and music from a live orchestra. It is the perfect introduction to dance and theatre for the very young or a Christmas family day out.

Run Time

One hour 50 minutes with one 15-minute intermission

Dates

Finished 4 Jan

Creative

Based on the book by Raymond Briggs
Design by Ruari Murchison
Lighting Designer by Tim Mitchell
Choreographed by Robert North
Directed by Bill Alexander

Reviews

Our review

Festive, Captivating, Enchanting

The Snowman is in its 18th magical year and continues to delight young and old with its heartfelt story. Here's what the Theatreland kids have to say!

Scarlet Fleetwood

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Customer reviews

15 reviews, average rating: (3.7 Stars)

Anonymous

Fantastic!

My (nearly) 3yo nephew and 5yo niece utterly loved this! Nephew was enthralled the entire way through, niece loved dancing and costumes. Can't recommend enough. Planning on taking my 1yo daughter Xmas this year! Think she'll love it too. I'd say 5 is on the edge of the age group. A little older and it will lose some of the kiddy magic :-) ... Read more

Sarah

Wonderful

This is a wonderful show and my four year old loved it. Magical. Love the fact that it is so kid friendly as well. ... Read more

maurice

harsh review

having just read the review of roberto,s visit to the show 7/12/2012, i find it very hard to see how a show that has run for 13 years detereate so quickly.having been associated with the show (my grandson lewis coppen)has played the main part for the previouse four years all over the world, with rave reviews,about the whole production, i suggest roberto is a very hard person to please. ... Read more
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