The Snowman

Synopsis

When a little boy builds a snowman in his garden, little does he know what Christmas Eve has in store for him. That night, he can't sleep, so he opens the front door and amazingly the snowman has come to life. The boy shows him into a cozy home and, in return, the snowman introduces the boy to his wintry world. They join hands and fly up into the night. As they fly, other snowman from the surrounding gardens take off to join them as they travel to the Snowman's Ball where Father Christmas gives the boy a present of a scarf. Next morning, having returned home, the boy is saddened to find the snowman has melted. His tears turn to joy however when he discovers the scarf and he remembers his fantastic journey.

Our Review:

Michael Coveney - 13 December 2010

Bill Alexander’s utterly beguiling Birmingham Rep production of The Snowman is now playing its thirteenth consecutive season at the Peacock. It’s becoming as much of a seasonal fixture as the pre-RSC Peter Pan used to be at the old Scala Theatre.

And this is in many ways a softer Peter Pan for a newer, and younger, generation: the Boy (our one of three sharing the role was a captivating little fair-haired sprog, Elliot Reeve) leaves home on an adventure with a new friend, the Snowman he’s built in the garden, and they fly through the night to a winter wonderland of penguins, polar bears, Jack Frost, an ice princess and Father Christmas with his reindeers.

The children in the audience are completely familiar with the animated film of 1982 and probably the delightful Raymond Briggs cartoon story of four years earlier. Not only that: Howard Blake’s enchanting score, which is almost entirely derived from the central beautif...

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