The Snowman Birmingham Repertory Theatre
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Duration: 1 hr 50 mins (including one interval of 20 minutes)
Sadler’s Wells presents
Birmingham Rep’s production of
The stage show based upon the book by Raymond Briggs
and the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates
Music and Lyrics by
HOWARD BLAKE
Choreographer
ROBERT NORTH
Director
BILL ALEXANDER
Scenario by
HOWARD BLAKE, BILL ALEXANDER & ROBERT NORTH
Music Supervisor
HOWARD BLAKE
Designer
RUARI MURCHISON
Lighting Designer
TIM MITCHELL
Sound Designer
RICHARD BROOKER
Musical Director
GEMMA HAWKINS
Casting Director
DEBBIE O’BRIEN
Assistant Choreographers
ROSSELLA CAPRIOLO, JULIAN MOSS & DARREN PARISH
Flying Effects by
FLYING BY FOY LTD
Copyright
© Snowman Enterprises Limited 2024.
THE SNOWMAN™
is a trademark of Snowman Enterprises Ltd.
Executive Producers
STUART ROGERS &
HOWARD BLAKE
Performers
The Snowman Andrew Ashton & Martin Fenton
The Boy Phoenix Beharry, Teddy Holton-Frances & Stanley Williams
Father Christmas / Dad Federico Casadei
Ice Princess / Music Box Ballerina / Kung Fu Snowman / Reindeer Laura Boulter, Pippa Higham & Carla Hogarth
Jack Frost / Cowboy Snowman / Toy Soldier / Coconut Wil Trash
Jack Frost / Cowboy Snowman / Toy Soldier / Pineapple Marko Matic
Scotty Snowman / Badger / Reindeer / Cat Michaela Marrable
Fred Astaire Snowman / Banana / Drunk Bradley Applewhaite
Mum / Jolly Snowman / Fox / Reindeer / Dance Captain Charlotte Lovell
Tommy Cooper Snowman / Cat / Squirrel / Reindeer Katrina Kelly
Penguin / Teddy / Rabbit Kynda Ng
Penguin / Teddy / Rabbit Pearl Okada
Badger / Reindeer / Swing Emi Ichikawa
Swing Pippa Higham & Andrii Osadchyi
Musicians / Backstage
Musicians
Musical Director / Piano Gemma Hawkins
Assistant Musical Director / String Keyboard Louise Hunt
Wind / Brass Keyboard Faith Leadbetter
Flute / Piccolo Claire Findlater
Percussion Sam Walton
Associate MD Jeremy Young
Backstage
Production Manager Andy Beardmore
Associate Production Manager Andy Pye
Company Stage Manager Tal Sharville
Deputy Stage Manager Ellie Muscutt
Assistant Stage Managers Gabi Coomber & Charlotte Dukes
Sound Operator Ian Audsley
Production Electricians Alex Bosworth & George Seal
Costume Supervisor Jackie Orton
Wardrobe Manager Kat Day-Smith
Wardrobe Deputy Hannah Woodey
Wardrobe Assistant Abi Hulse
Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Manager Kit Beaumont
Chaperones Richard, Maria & Adam Linnell
Special Thanks Antony Edwards
Production Credits
Producer Birmingham Rep Enterprises Ltd for Birmingham Rep Theatre Company
Original Sets, Props & Costumes by Birmingham Rep workshops
Lighting Equipment supplied by Encore
Relighter Alex Bosworth
Sound Design by Richard Brooker Sound Design Ltd
Associate Sound Designer Chris Campbell
Keyboard Programmer Stuart Andrews
Orchestra Manager Steve Socci
Sound Equipment supplied by Autograph
Transport provided by Fly by Nite
Music Rights Chester Music Ltd & Highbridge Music Ltd
Use of Original Images Snowman Enterprises Ltd (A Penguin Company)
Costume Makers Ian Costello, Applied Arts, Pat Farmer, Sarah Juliet Costumes & Bryony Lemon
Costume Alterations Natascha Mozley, Phoebe Firth & Laila Jam
Costume Dyer Gabrielle Firth
Hats made by Simon Dawes
Heads made by Robert Allsop
Foys Flying Crew Nikki Watts, Robyn Lawes
The Snowman film – Production Credits
Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman
Director Dianne Jackson
Supervising Director Jimmy Murakami
Executive Producer Iain Harvey
Producer John Coates
Music composed and directed by Howard Blake
The original book of The Snowman was first published in 1978.
The original animated film was first broadcast in 1982.
A TVC London Production, Snowman Enterprises Limited 1982
The original film is available on Polygram video and Sony DVD.
Photo © Kris Askey
About Birmingham Rep
Birmingham Rep is the only producing theatre in the UK’s Second City.
The oldest building-based theatre company in the UK, The Rep has an unparalleled pioneering history and has been at the forefront of theatre in this country for over 100 years. It is a registered charity (number 223660).
The Rep’s mission is to create artistically ambitious popular theatre for, by, and with the people of Birmingham and the wider world.
The commissioning and production of new work lies at the core of The Rep’s programme and over the last 15 years, the company has produced more than 130 new plays. As well as presenting over 60 productions on its three stages every year, the theatre tours its productions nationally and internationally. The Rep’s acclaimed learning and outreach programme is one of the largest and most diverse of any arts organisation in the country. Every year The Rep has over 70,000 contacts with young people and adults in the community on projects from drama or writing workshops to large-scale productions. The Rep is also committed to nurturing new talent through its youth theatre groups, and it offers training for early career writers, directors, and artists through its ground-breaking Rep Foundry theatre-makers programme.
Many of The Rep’s productions go on to have lives beyond Birmingham. Alongside The Snowman, now in it’s 27th consecutive year here at the Peacock Theatre, other tours and transfer since 2021 include: Of Mice and Men, Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, The Way Old Friends Do, The Play What I Wrote, Animal Farm and East is East.
Artistic Director Designate Joe Murphy
Deputy Artistic Director Madeleine Kludje
Chief Executive Rachael Thomas
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