The Snow Queen: - play adaptation
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The Snow Queen
Original by Hans Christian Andersen
Adapted for the stage by Neil Duffield
Acclaimed musical stage version of The Snow Queen is a hit with theatres in the UK and abroad.
This timeless classic is brought to life for the 21st century by award-winning children’s playwright Neil Duffield.
Seasonal favourite for Christmas and winter productions.
This vibrant adaptation of beloved children’s author Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen stays true in plot to the original and is ideal for use in schools, amateur groups, youth theatre groups, etc.
“…Children’s theatre at its best – and there is enough to keep the adults entertained too.” The Times
“…Full of frost bright colours, crunchy tunes and tangy originality … a quality show for children … so potent that ancient symbols really seemed to work in new ways…” The Guardian
“…Simple, unaffected theatrical magic…about keeping faith with your beliefs.” The Sunday Times
“… A sizzling seasonal show to melt the hearts of the whole family…great Christmas entertainment. What more could you ask?” Manchester Evening News
Neil Duffield has worked as a full-time professional playwright for almost 35 years and his plays have been staged extensively in theatres throughout Britain and abroad. Recent work includes: The Machine Stops (York Theatre Royal); The Ugly Duckling (Northumberland Theatre Company); The Road to Glory (The Point, Eastleigh); A Christmas Carol (Derby Theatre, Edinburgh Lyceum, Bolton Octagon); The Firebird (Dundee Rep); Dancing in My Dreams (Oxfordshire Theatre Company); The Minotaur and Leopard (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster). His play The Lost Warrior (commissioned by the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster) won the Arts Council England Children's Award in 2006 for work that displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre. Neil lives in Bolton with his partner, Eileen Murphy, and loves to spend as much time as possible with their four young grandchildren, Toby, Gabriel, Clyde and Beatrice. Neil Duffield has written more than sixty plays and adaptations which have been staged extensively throughout Britain and abroad. Plays include The Machine Stops (for York Theatre Royal), A Christmas Carol (Bolton Octagon Theatre); Twice upon a Time (Dundee Rep), Dancing in my Dreams (Oxfordshire Theatre Company), The Minotaur and Leopard (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield); The Emperor and the Nightingale, The Firebird (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster); The Secret Garden (Polka Theatre for Children); and Talking with Angels (Quicksilver Theatre, London). The Lost Warrior (for The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster) won the 2006 Arts Council England Children's Award for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre. www.neilduffield.co.uk The Snow Queen, The Jungle Book, The Road to Glory, A Christmas Carol, The Emperor and the Nightingale, and the collection Plays for Youth Theatres and Large Casts are also published by Aurora Metro Books.About the authorNeil Duffield has written more than 50 plays which have been produced extensively throughout Britain and abroad. His play The Lost Warrior, commissioned by the Dukes Lancaster, won the 2006 Arts Council of England Award for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children's theatre. Recent productions include: The Ugly Duckling (Sheffield Crucible and Nottingham Playhouse 2007), Leopard (Sheffield Crucible 2007), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dukes Theatre, Lancaster 2006). The Snow Queen (Watermill Theatre, Newbury 2006), The Firebird (Northumberland Theatre Company 2006), The Secret Garden (Heli
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