The Snowman 2019 #review

I cannot quite believe that we have already seen The Snowman again

Just where has 2019 gone?

We booked our tickets for this festive ballet back in June

And were so very very excited that the day had finally come around

Dressed in our finest snowman outfits

We headed to London and The Peacock Theatre

To begin our #adventtoremember

Our #adventfortilda

Arriving at the theatre is always exciting

Edie loved meeting the inflatable snowman

While William loved reading the programme

Finding out more about the dancers we would see on stage

As you enter the auditorium

The stage is set and looks like a snow globe

My children absolutely love the theatre

And for all of them

The Snowman is where their love of theatre began

A story they are familiar with on page and screen

Brought to life on the stage

This was Edie’s first time seeing The Snowman

And she absolutely loved it

She was engaged for the whole of the ballet

Commenting on the characters and dancing on the stage

She was very taken with the boy, James

Danced beautifully by George Nearn Stuart

Age 9

I think he was the youngest dancer we have ever seen in this role

We all thought he was wonderful

His face was filled with excitement

With all the awe and wonder the magic of the story commands

His dancing was beautiful to watch

He had huge stage presence for one so little

And so much energy and emotion

A super performance!

Bea loved the Ice Princess

I think she dreams of dancing in a show like The Snowman one day

Esther loved the teddy bear

The toy dance is one of my favourite parts of the show

A train rushes across the stage

The music box ballerina, the teddy and the toy soldier are all wonderful

William loves the fruit limbo

And Father Christmas

He also loves Jack Frost who is an inspiration for young acro dancers like William

Edie calls Jack Frost ‘The Frost Monster’

She is still talking about the whole show

It has had a huge impact on her

She loves The Snowman

And seeing it on stage has been the best start to Christmas for her

For us all

We feel like we know all the characters

And the music is of course recognisable to all

Composed by the wonderful Howard Blake

So synonymous with advent and Christmas

And snowmen around the world

Every year we see this show

We are all engaged and enchanted

Our eyes never leave the stage

Each section of the ballet

Is a story told for children

Told with magic and music

Told through dance

We love everything about The Snowman

But some special snippets are

The flying scene of course (This always makes me cry!)

The motorbike scene with the woodland creatures

We always talk about which animal each of us would like to be

The fridge fruit limbo

The toys dance

The penguin duo

The reindeer entrance

The snowman party

The dream sequence

The carol singers

There is EVERYTHING to love about this wonderful festive family ballet

If you are looking for snow this festive season

If you are looking for some Christmas magic

If you are searching for awe and wonder

If you love The Snowman and want to share that love with your little ones

Do take them to see The Snowman ballet

You will not regret it

You will all just want to go again and again and again

And every time you leave

Covered in the snow that falls at the end of the finale

You will feel like you are walking on air!

The Snowman at Sadlers Wells by the Birmingham Repertory is playing at The Peacock Theatre from the 21st of November 2019 until the 5th of January 2020. Tickets start at £120 for a family of four (at least one adult per party) and can be booked through the Sadlers Wells box office (members will receive a 20% discount).

Need more convincing?

Here are our posts from previous years

The Snowman 2018: It’s A Kind Of Magic

The Snowman At Christmas

The Magic Of The Snowman

Do You Wanna See The Snowman?

Advent Book Review: The Snowman

We were gifted a family ticket and bought the remaining tickets ourselves

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