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entertainment
The Snowman flies
into Southampton in
January
.
by Jason Harris
Celebrating 15 spellbinding years on the stage the live version of
Raymond Briggs’ much-loved children’s classic, The Snowman, visits
the Mayflower Theatre from 21 – 25 January 2014 to enchant
audiences of all ages.
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 snowwomen 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.
The Snowman first appeared as a beautifully illustrated picture book
by Raymond Briggs in 1978. It has since inspired the classic Oscar
Nominated, BAFTA Award winning animated film, first transmitted
by Channel 4 on Christmas Eve, 1982. The film’s signature song
Walking in the Air, by Howard Blake, reached number 3 in the UK
charts when sung by choirboy Aled Jones in 1985, and the song was
recently voted no 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.
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This is sheer theatrical magic.
Go see The Snowman and melt
The Times
Since its premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1997 the live
stage show of The Snowman has thrilled audiences at The Peacock
Theatre, London for 15 years. The show made it’s international debut
at the Seoul Opera House, Korea in 2009. In 2012 a performance of
the stage show was filmed in the auditorium of Birmingham
Repertory Theatre - the show’s birthplace - with a live audience, 14
cameras and a superb narration by Joanna Lumley. It is now on
major DVD release in the UK but comes to Southampton for the first
time in January.
The Snowman is showing at The Mayflower,
Southampton from Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 January
2014. Suitable for children aged four and upwards,
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